[pulseaudio-tickets] [Bug 54673] New: master volume at zero and muted when pulseaudio starts

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54673

             Bug #: 54673
           Summary: master volume at zero and muted when pulseaudio starts
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: PulseAudio
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: x86-64 (AMD64)
        OS/Version: Linux (All)
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: pulseaudio-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: fajwilson at gmail.com
         QAContact: pulseaudio-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
                CC: arthur at psw.ro, lennart at poettering.net


Arthur Titeica <arthur at psw.ro> changed:

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Pulseaudio version: pulseaudio 2.1

This is issue was previously reported and discussed on the mailinglist back in
June.

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2012-June/013710.html

I have since updated my arch linux system and it is still affected.

I reran the same test I described earlier and I got the same results.

Problem description:

I have noticed that the master channel volume is set to zero and muted
when I login to gnome3 on my arch linux vm.

After looking at various things such as storing and restoring alsa
settings, I determined the volume settings get changed when pulseaudio
starts.

To fully isolate the cause I did a test with a bare non-graphical
login (no gnome session, no login manager, no other sound program).

Test trace (fresh as of 08/09/2012)

[frank at basilica ~]$ date
Sat  8 Sep 16:33:28 BST 2012
[frank at basilica ~]$ alsactl init 0
Found hardware: "ICH" "SigmaTel STAC9700,83,84" "AC97a:83847600" "0x8086"
"0x000                                                                         
                    0"
Hardware is initialized using a generic method
[frank at basilica ~]$ speaker-test

<<<<< CAN HEAR SOUND >>>>>

[frank at basilica ~]$ amixer -c0 > amixer.org
[frank at basilica ~]$ pulseaudio --start -vvvvv
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Daemon startup successful.
[frank at basilica ~]$ speaker-test

<<<<< CANNOT HEAR SOUND! >>>>

[frank at basilica ~]$ amixer -c0 > amixer.pulse

I will attach *fresh* amixer.org, amixer.pulse and pulse_syslog.log.gz (the
relevant portion of my syslog file, where pulseaudio has logged its
stuff).

--- Comment #1 from Frank Wilson <fajwilson at gmail.com> 2012-09-08 16:00:49 UTC ---
I cannot upload the fresh amixer.org, amixer.pulse and pulseaudio log files
(internal server error). Either use the ones attached to mailinglist post or
email me for the fresh files.

--- Comment #2 from Frank Wilson <fajwilson at gmail.com> 2012-09-08 16:03:51 UTC ---
There are other people on ArchLinux that seem to be affected.

http://archlinux.2023198.n4.nabble.com/GDM-and-or-PulseAudio-mute-my-sound-td4659822.html

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130201

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