Problem :
I’ve installed XFCE for Ubuntu and use it as my default X session.
After this change some sound problems appeared:
I can mute sound with alsamixer or with hotkey on a keyboard.
But just reenable it isn’t enough to unmute sound.
In order to unmute it I need to:
- go to alsamixer:
- Mute master, headphone and speaker
- Unmute one by one master headphone and speaker quickly and in this exact order
This is the only way I can make it work again.
The problem didn’t appear when I use handphones.
How can it be?
Solution :
The bug is not in Ubuntu, it is in Xfce. There is a temporary fix. Open a terminal and write:
pactl set-sink-mute 1 0
And you should be good to go.
In graphical xfce settings editor > xfce-mixer > active-card, give your active card name.
Finding your active card
Open audio mixer for Xfce.It has drop down list of sound cards. Try and see which one is controlling Volume. Name of the card you have selected in audio mixer will appear as ‘sound card’ under ‘xfce-mixer’ in graphical xfce settings editor. Copy the ‘sound card’ name and paste it in ‘active card’ name.