Howto save AlsaMixer settings?
Hello I have tryed out the programm "EarCandy", now I had/have a lot of problems.
At first I did not get any sound and now it is very low volume. PS Earcandy is now deleted from my harddisk.
When Im opening the Alsamixer with:
alsamixer
I see that the volume for the speakers is zero. Now I push it to the max volume. But after every restart, I have to open alsamixer again and have to set the volume to max again. Can I save the settings for alsamixer or is there any other way to fix the problem ?
alsa
asked Jun 22 '11 at 16:50
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Hello I have tryed out the programm "EarCandy", now I had/have a lot of problems.
At first I did not get any sound and now it is very low volume. PS Earcandy is now deleted from my harddisk.
When Im opening the Alsamixer with:
alsamixer
I see that the volume for the speakers is zero. Now I push it to the max volume. But after every restart, I have to open alsamixer again and have to set the volume to max again. Can I save the settings for alsamixer or is there any other way to fix the problem ?
alsa
asked Jun 22 '11 at 16:50
jsterr
1,12751927
add a comment |
Hello I have tryed out the programm "EarCandy", now I had/have a lot of problems.
At first I did not get any sound and now it is very low volume. PS Earcandy is now deleted from my harddisk.
When Im opening the Alsamixer with:
alsamixer
I see that the volume for the speakers is zero. Now I push it to the max volume. But after every restart, I have to open alsamixer again and have to set the volume to max again. Can I save the settings for alsamixer or is there any other way to fix the problem ?
alsa
asked Jun 22 '11 at 16:50
jsterr
1,12751927
Hello I have tryed out the programm "EarCandy", now I had/have a lot of problems.
At first I did not get any sound and now it is very low volume. PS Earcandy is now deleted from my harddisk.
When Im opening the Alsamixer with:
alsamixer
I see that the volume for the speakers is zero. Now I push it to the max volume. But after every restart, I have to open alsamixer again and have to set the volume to max again. Can I save the settings for alsamixer or is there any other way to fix the problem ?
alsa
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Execute:
sudo alsactl store
This should save alsamixer configurations to /etc/asound.state which gets loaded every startup.
edited Jun 26 '11 at 21:12
Isaiah
42.9k20118138
answered Jun 22 '11 at 17:23
Seppo Erviälä
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12
My laptop continues to reset my configuration, even after running the above command. It claims to be storing it to/var/lib/alsa/asound.state. Is there any other reason for it not working?
– Azmisov
Aug 31 '13 at 3:35
1
I have exactly the same problem, and exactly the same behaviour when I try sudo alsactl store.
– JeanSibelius
Oct 18 '14 at 19:15
1
@Azmisov: You can further experiment with the system like following: (1) store the configuration (2) startalsamixerand change master level (2) restore the configuration (3) check that master level was restored. If above is as expected, check that restore is actually triggered at system boot (chkconfig alsa-utilsshould displayalsa-utils on).
– dma_k
Mar 12 '15 at 10:54
This answer solved my SPDIF problem: askubuntu.com/questions/541847/…
– neves
Dec 5 '15 at 17:04
When I runsudo alsactl storeit gives me the following erroralsactl: get_controls:567: snd_ctl_open error: Invalid argument.
– user2513149
Nov 8 '16 at 20:36
add a comment |
You could also save the mixer settings into a custom file with alsactl:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
Reloading:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
answered May 14 '14 at 7:36
palacsint
1,217109
2
The top answer didn't work for me but this did! I created a config file and placed it at/etc/asound.stateand added the reload line to my/etc/rc.local.
– John
Aug 31 '15 at 13:21
This was the right solution for me... but I had to specify the absolute path to .config file inside therc.local(although it should work even with relative because it's the same user.. but it didn't). thank you and I hope my hint also helps someone
– davidhq
Nov 29 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
Seppo Erviälä's answer is right but not complete. As dma_k already noted, man alsactl clearly states at the end that,
/var/lib/alsa/asound.state (or whatever file you specify with the -f
flag) is used to store current settings for
your soundcards.
palacsinit appropriately noted that you can store config into your file with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
and reload with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
This can be further improved with placing the second line, the restore command into a .desktop file.
You will need to run nano ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop, which will open nano text editor and create ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop file. Entries in ~/.config/autostart/ directory are used to autostart programs and services for specific user on startup/graphical login.
The contents of the .desktop file should be the following:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=alsarestore
Exec=alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
Among other things, you could store your config in /etc/asound.state and symlink it to /var/lib/alsa/asound.state, but this one is more of a suggestion rather than tested solution
edited Nov 11 '16 at 12:08
kleinfreund
273316
answered Apr 6 '15 at 21:34
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
69.9k9144307
This was the only way I worked for me on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04
– Francisco Tomé Costa
Mar 18 '16 at 19:23
1
The "store" and "restore" command work fine for manual control. However, when I set up the autostart file with the "restore" command, I see the mic setting in alsamixer is being rewritten to mute and the result is static. If i manually do the restore command, all is fine. Why is the mic setting changing and not being corrected by an appropriately stored configuration file by autostart???
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:40
@BradHorn it's possible you have something else overwriting your command. It runs, but then something else undoes its changes
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:43
any ideas what that could be?
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:44
1
@BradHorn not of the top of my head, no. Try changing theExecline in the.desktopfile to beExec=bash -c "sleep 5 && alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore". That will introduce a 5 second delay, so whatever is overwriting your settings will run first, and then your restore command will run after that. Try playing with thesleepvalues if that still overrides your settings.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:49
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After 2 months of trying to make "sudo alsactl store" to work, I finally managed to do it.
Firstly type in terminal "alsamixer" to enter the alsamixer UI. Then make the configurations you need(e.g increase speakers/headphones level or unmute something pressing "m" on keyboard).
Now the most important part. Before you exit alsamixer, open a new terminal and do : "sudo su" to get high privileges (Be very careful with commands you use in "sudo su" mode because you may destroy your system) and then do "alsactl store" to save alsa settings. Then close both terminals and restart your computer. This will do the job.
answered Dec 30 '15 at 1:19
tisfo
10914
This doesn’t work for me.
– kleinfreund
Aug 21 '18 at 7:28
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After running sudo alsamixer the mixer should should retain the changes you make.
See Sound does not work once my profile loads on which answers you can find a clue also.
Good luck!
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
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answered Jun 22 '11 at 18:51
Geppettvs D'Constanzo
16.2k43283
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Alsa-Json-Gateway https://github.com/fulup-bzh/AlsaJsonGateway supports store/restore of sound card sessions from JSON/REST API
- list sessions /jsonapi?request=session-list&cardid=hw:0
- store session /jsonapi?request=session-store&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
- restore /jsonapi?request=session-load&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
answered Apr 6 '15 at 20:47
fulup
1
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For those whom @Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy 's answer didn't work, try replacing alsactl by its complete path (whatever the which alsactl returned to you).
answered 2 days ago
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Execute:
sudo alsactl store
This should save alsamixer configurations to /etc/asound.state which gets loaded every startup.
edited Jun 26 '11 at 21:12
Isaiah
42.9k20118138
answered Jun 22 '11 at 17:23
Seppo Erviälä
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My laptop continues to reset my configuration, even after running the above command. It claims to be storing it to/var/lib/alsa/asound.state. Is there any other reason for it not working?
– Azmisov
Aug 31 '13 at 3:35
1
I have exactly the same problem, and exactly the same behaviour when I try sudo alsactl store.
– JeanSibelius
Oct 18 '14 at 19:15
1
@Azmisov: You can further experiment with the system like following: (1) store the configuration (2) startalsamixerand change master level (2) restore the configuration (3) check that master level was restored. If above is as expected, check that restore is actually triggered at system boot (chkconfig alsa-utilsshould displayalsa-utils on).
– dma_k
Mar 12 '15 at 10:54
This answer solved my SPDIF problem: askubuntu.com/questions/541847/…
– neves
Dec 5 '15 at 17:04
When I runsudo alsactl storeit gives me the following erroralsactl: get_controls:567: snd_ctl_open error: Invalid argument.
– user2513149
Nov 8 '16 at 20:36
add a comment |
Execute:
sudo alsactl store
This should save alsamixer configurations to /etc/asound.state which gets loaded every startup.
edited Jun 26 '11 at 21:12
Isaiah
42.9k20118138
answered Jun 22 '11 at 17:23
Seppo Erviälä
2,71942337
12
My laptop continues to reset my configuration, even after running the above command. It claims to be storing it to/var/lib/alsa/asound.state. Is there any other reason for it not working?
– Azmisov
Aug 31 '13 at 3:35
1
I have exactly the same problem, and exactly the same behaviour when I try sudo alsactl store.
– JeanSibelius
Oct 18 '14 at 19:15
1
@Azmisov: You can further experiment with the system like following: (1) store the configuration (2) startalsamixerand change master level (2) restore the configuration (3) check that master level was restored. If above is as expected, check that restore is actually triggered at system boot (chkconfig alsa-utilsshould displayalsa-utils on).
– dma_k
Mar 12 '15 at 10:54
This answer solved my SPDIF problem: askubuntu.com/questions/541847/…
– neves
Dec 5 '15 at 17:04
When I runsudo alsactl storeit gives me the following erroralsactl: get_controls:567: snd_ctl_open error: Invalid argument.
– user2513149
Nov 8 '16 at 20:36
add a comment |
Execute:
sudo alsactl store
This should save alsamixer configurations to /etc/asound.state which gets loaded every startup.
edited Jun 26 '11 at 21:12
Isaiah
42.9k20118138
answered Jun 22 '11 at 17:23
Seppo Erviälä
2,71942337
Execute:
sudo alsactl store
This should save alsamixer configurations to /etc/asound.state which gets loaded every startup.
edited Jun 26 '11 at 21:12
Isaiah
42.9k20118138
answered Jun 22 '11 at 17:23
Seppo Erviälä
2,71942337
edited Jun 26 '11 at 21:12
Isaiah
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edited Jun 26 '11 at 21:12
Isaiah
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edited Jun 26 '11 at 21:12
Isaiah
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42.9k20118138
answered Jun 22 '11 at 17:23
Seppo Erviälä
2,71942337
answered Jun 22 '11 at 17:23
Seppo Erviälä
2,71942337
answered Jun 22 '11 at 17:23
Seppo Erviälä
2,71942337
2,71942337
12
My laptop continues to reset my configuration, even after running the above command. It claims to be storing it to/var/lib/alsa/asound.state. Is there any other reason for it not working?
– Azmisov
Aug 31 '13 at 3:35
1
I have exactly the same problem, and exactly the same behaviour when I try sudo alsactl store.
– JeanSibelius
Oct 18 '14 at 19:15
1
@Azmisov: You can further experiment with the system like following: (1) store the configuration (2) startalsamixerand change master level (2) restore the configuration (3) check that master level was restored. If above is as expected, check that restore is actually triggered at system boot (chkconfig alsa-utilsshould displayalsa-utils on).
– dma_k
Mar 12 '15 at 10:54
This answer solved my SPDIF problem: askubuntu.com/questions/541847/…
– neves
Dec 5 '15 at 17:04
When I runsudo alsactl storeit gives me the following erroralsactl: get_controls:567: snd_ctl_open error: Invalid argument.
– user2513149
Nov 8 '16 at 20:36
add a comment |
12
My laptop continues to reset my configuration, even after running the above command. It claims to be storing it to/var/lib/alsa/asound.state. Is there any other reason for it not working?
– Azmisov
Aug 31 '13 at 3:35
1
I have exactly the same problem, and exactly the same behaviour when I try sudo alsactl store.
– JeanSibelius
Oct 18 '14 at 19:15
1
@Azmisov: You can further experiment with the system like following: (1) store the configuration (2) startalsamixerand change master level (2) restore the configuration (3) check that master level was restored. If above is as expected, check that restore is actually triggered at system boot (chkconfig alsa-utilsshould displayalsa-utils on).
– dma_k
Mar 12 '15 at 10:54
This answer solved my SPDIF problem: askubuntu.com/questions/541847/…
– neves
Dec 5 '15 at 17:04
When I runsudo alsactl storeit gives me the following erroralsactl: get_controls:567: snd_ctl_open error: Invalid argument.
– user2513149
Nov 8 '16 at 20:36
12
12
My laptop continues to reset my configuration, even after running the above command. It claims to be storing it to
/var/lib/alsa/asound.state. Is there any other reason for it not working?– Azmisov
Aug 31 '13 at 3:35
My laptop continues to reset my configuration, even after running the above command. It claims to be storing it to
/var/lib/alsa/asound.state. Is there any other reason for it not working?– Azmisov
Aug 31 '13 at 3:35
1
1
I have exactly the same problem, and exactly the same behaviour when I try sudo alsactl store.
– JeanSibelius
Oct 18 '14 at 19:15
I have exactly the same problem, and exactly the same behaviour when I try sudo alsactl store.
– JeanSibelius
Oct 18 '14 at 19:15
1
1
@Azmisov: You can further experiment with the system like following: (1) store the configuration (2) start
alsamixer and change master level (2) restore the configuration (3) check that master level was restored. If above is as expected, check that restore is actually triggered at system boot (chkconfig alsa-utils should display alsa-utils on).– dma_k
Mar 12 '15 at 10:54
@Azmisov: You can further experiment with the system like following: (1) store the configuration (2) start
alsamixer and change master level (2) restore the configuration (3) check that master level was restored. If above is as expected, check that restore is actually triggered at system boot (chkconfig alsa-utils should display alsa-utils on).– dma_k
Mar 12 '15 at 10:54
This answer solved my SPDIF problem: askubuntu.com/questions/541847/…
– neves
Dec 5 '15 at 17:04
This answer solved my SPDIF problem: askubuntu.com/questions/541847/…
– neves
Dec 5 '15 at 17:04
When I run
sudo alsactl store it gives me the following error alsactl: get_controls:567: snd_ctl_open error: Invalid argument.– user2513149
Nov 8 '16 at 20:36
When I run
sudo alsactl store it gives me the following error alsactl: get_controls:567: snd_ctl_open error: Invalid argument.– user2513149
Nov 8 '16 at 20:36
add a comment |
You could also save the mixer settings into a custom file with alsactl:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
Reloading:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
answered May 14 '14 at 7:36
palacsint
1,217109
2
The top answer didn't work for me but this did! I created a config file and placed it at/etc/asound.stateand added the reload line to my/etc/rc.local.
– John
Aug 31 '15 at 13:21
This was the right solution for me... but I had to specify the absolute path to .config file inside therc.local(although it should work even with relative because it's the same user.. but it didn't). thank you and I hope my hint also helps someone
– davidhq
Nov 29 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
You could also save the mixer settings into a custom file with alsactl:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
Reloading:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
answered May 14 '14 at 7:36
palacsint
1,217109
2
The top answer didn't work for me but this did! I created a config file and placed it at/etc/asound.stateand added the reload line to my/etc/rc.local.
– John
Aug 31 '15 at 13:21
This was the right solution for me... but I had to specify the absolute path to .config file inside therc.local(although it should work even with relative because it's the same user.. but it didn't). thank you and I hope my hint also helps someone
– davidhq
Nov 29 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
You could also save the mixer settings into a custom file with alsactl:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
Reloading:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
answered May 14 '14 at 7:36
palacsint
1,217109
You could also save the mixer settings into a custom file with alsactl:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
Reloading:
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
answered May 14 '14 at 7:36
palacsint
1,217109
answered May 14 '14 at 7:36
palacsint
1,217109
answered May 14 '14 at 7:36
palacsint
1,217109
answered May 14 '14 at 7:36
palacsint
1,217109
1,217109
2
The top answer didn't work for me but this did! I created a config file and placed it at/etc/asound.stateand added the reload line to my/etc/rc.local.
– John
Aug 31 '15 at 13:21
This was the right solution for me... but I had to specify the absolute path to .config file inside therc.local(although it should work even with relative because it's the same user.. but it didn't). thank you and I hope my hint also helps someone
– davidhq
Nov 29 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
2
The top answer didn't work for me but this did! I created a config file and placed it at/etc/asound.stateand added the reload line to my/etc/rc.local.
– John
Aug 31 '15 at 13:21
This was the right solution for me... but I had to specify the absolute path to .config file inside therc.local(although it should work even with relative because it's the same user.. but it didn't). thank you and I hope my hint also helps someone
– davidhq
Nov 29 '18 at 9:45
2
2
The top answer didn't work for me but this did! I created a config file and placed it at
/etc/asound.state and added the reload line to my /etc/rc.local.– John
Aug 31 '15 at 13:21
The top answer didn't work for me but this did! I created a config file and placed it at
/etc/asound.state and added the reload line to my /etc/rc.local.– John
Aug 31 '15 at 13:21
This was the right solution for me... but I had to specify the absolute path to .config file inside the
rc.local (although it should work even with relative because it's the same user.. but it didn't). thank you and I hope my hint also helps someone– davidhq
Nov 29 '18 at 9:45
This was the right solution for me... but I had to specify the absolute path to .config file inside the
rc.local (although it should work even with relative because it's the same user.. but it didn't). thank you and I hope my hint also helps someone– davidhq
Nov 29 '18 at 9:45
add a comment |
Seppo Erviälä's answer is right but not complete. As dma_k already noted, man alsactl clearly states at the end that,
/var/lib/alsa/asound.state (or whatever file you specify with the -f
flag) is used to store current settings for
your soundcards.
palacsinit appropriately noted that you can store config into your file with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
and reload with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
This can be further improved with placing the second line, the restore command into a .desktop file.
You will need to run nano ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop, which will open nano text editor and create ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop file. Entries in ~/.config/autostart/ directory are used to autostart programs and services for specific user on startup/graphical login.
The contents of the .desktop file should be the following:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=alsarestore
Exec=alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
Among other things, you could store your config in /etc/asound.state and symlink it to /var/lib/alsa/asound.state, but this one is more of a suggestion rather than tested solution
edited Nov 11 '16 at 12:08
kleinfreund
273316
answered Apr 6 '15 at 21:34
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
69.9k9144307
This was the only way I worked for me on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04
– Francisco Tomé Costa
Mar 18 '16 at 19:23
1
The "store" and "restore" command work fine for manual control. However, when I set up the autostart file with the "restore" command, I see the mic setting in alsamixer is being rewritten to mute and the result is static. If i manually do the restore command, all is fine. Why is the mic setting changing and not being corrected by an appropriately stored configuration file by autostart???
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:40
@BradHorn it's possible you have something else overwriting your command. It runs, but then something else undoes its changes
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:43
any ideas what that could be?
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:44
1
@BradHorn not of the top of my head, no. Try changing theExecline in the.desktopfile to beExec=bash -c "sleep 5 && alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore". That will introduce a 5 second delay, so whatever is overwriting your settings will run first, and then your restore command will run after that. Try playing with thesleepvalues if that still overrides your settings.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:49
add a comment |
Seppo Erviälä's answer is right but not complete. As dma_k already noted, man alsactl clearly states at the end that,
/var/lib/alsa/asound.state (or whatever file you specify with the -f
flag) is used to store current settings for
your soundcards.
palacsinit appropriately noted that you can store config into your file with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
and reload with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
This can be further improved with placing the second line, the restore command into a .desktop file.
You will need to run nano ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop, which will open nano text editor and create ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop file. Entries in ~/.config/autostart/ directory are used to autostart programs and services for specific user on startup/graphical login.
The contents of the .desktop file should be the following:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=alsarestore
Exec=alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
Among other things, you could store your config in /etc/asound.state and symlink it to /var/lib/alsa/asound.state, but this one is more of a suggestion rather than tested solution
edited Nov 11 '16 at 12:08
kleinfreund
273316
answered Apr 6 '15 at 21:34
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
69.9k9144307
This was the only way I worked for me on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04
– Francisco Tomé Costa
Mar 18 '16 at 19:23
1
The "store" and "restore" command work fine for manual control. However, when I set up the autostart file with the "restore" command, I see the mic setting in alsamixer is being rewritten to mute and the result is static. If i manually do the restore command, all is fine. Why is the mic setting changing and not being corrected by an appropriately stored configuration file by autostart???
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:40
@BradHorn it's possible you have something else overwriting your command. It runs, but then something else undoes its changes
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:43
any ideas what that could be?
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:44
1
@BradHorn not of the top of my head, no. Try changing theExecline in the.desktopfile to beExec=bash -c "sleep 5 && alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore". That will introduce a 5 second delay, so whatever is overwriting your settings will run first, and then your restore command will run after that. Try playing with thesleepvalues if that still overrides your settings.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:49
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Seppo Erviälä's answer is right but not complete. As dma_k already noted, man alsactl clearly states at the end that,
/var/lib/alsa/asound.state (or whatever file you specify with the -f
flag) is used to store current settings for
your soundcards.
palacsinit appropriately noted that you can store config into your file with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
and reload with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
This can be further improved with placing the second line, the restore command into a .desktop file.
You will need to run nano ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop, which will open nano text editor and create ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop file. Entries in ~/.config/autostart/ directory are used to autostart programs and services for specific user on startup/graphical login.
The contents of the .desktop file should be the following:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=alsarestore
Exec=alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
Among other things, you could store your config in /etc/asound.state and symlink it to /var/lib/alsa/asound.state, but this one is more of a suggestion rather than tested solution
edited Nov 11 '16 at 12:08
kleinfreund
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answered Apr 6 '15 at 21:34
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
69.9k9144307
Seppo Erviälä's answer is right but not complete. As dma_k already noted, man alsactl clearly states at the end that,
/var/lib/alsa/asound.state (or whatever file you specify with the -f
flag) is used to store current settings for
your soundcards.
palacsinit appropriately noted that you can store config into your file with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store
and reload with
alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
This can be further improved with placing the second line, the restore command into a .desktop file.
You will need to run nano ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop, which will open nano text editor and create ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop file. Entries in ~/.config/autostart/ directory are used to autostart programs and services for specific user on startup/graphical login.
The contents of the .desktop file should be the following:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=alsarestore
Exec=alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore
Among other things, you could store your config in /etc/asound.state and symlink it to /var/lib/alsa/asound.state, but this one is more of a suggestion rather than tested solution
edited Nov 11 '16 at 12:08
kleinfreund
273316
answered Apr 6 '15 at 21:34
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
69.9k9144307
edited Nov 11 '16 at 12:08
kleinfreund
273316
edited Nov 11 '16 at 12:08
kleinfreund
273316
edited Nov 11 '16 at 12:08
kleinfreund
273316
273316
answered Apr 6 '15 at 21:34
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
69.9k9144307
answered Apr 6 '15 at 21:34
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
69.9k9144307
answered Apr 6 '15 at 21:34
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
69.9k9144307
69.9k9144307
This was the only way I worked for me on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04
– Francisco Tomé Costa
Mar 18 '16 at 19:23
1
The "store" and "restore" command work fine for manual control. However, when I set up the autostart file with the "restore" command, I see the mic setting in alsamixer is being rewritten to mute and the result is static. If i manually do the restore command, all is fine. Why is the mic setting changing and not being corrected by an appropriately stored configuration file by autostart???
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:40
@BradHorn it's possible you have something else overwriting your command. It runs, but then something else undoes its changes
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:43
any ideas what that could be?
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:44
1
@BradHorn not of the top of my head, no. Try changing theExecline in the.desktopfile to beExec=bash -c "sleep 5 && alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore". That will introduce a 5 second delay, so whatever is overwriting your settings will run first, and then your restore command will run after that. Try playing with thesleepvalues if that still overrides your settings.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:49
add a comment |
This was the only way I worked for me on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04
– Francisco Tomé Costa
Mar 18 '16 at 19:23
1
The "store" and "restore" command work fine for manual control. However, when I set up the autostart file with the "restore" command, I see the mic setting in alsamixer is being rewritten to mute and the result is static. If i manually do the restore command, all is fine. Why is the mic setting changing and not being corrected by an appropriately stored configuration file by autostart???
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:40
@BradHorn it's possible you have something else overwriting your command. It runs, but then something else undoes its changes
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:43
any ideas what that could be?
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:44
1
@BradHorn not of the top of my head, no. Try changing theExecline in the.desktopfile to beExec=bash -c "sleep 5 && alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore". That will introduce a 5 second delay, so whatever is overwriting your settings will run first, and then your restore command will run after that. Try playing with thesleepvalues if that still overrides your settings.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:49
This was the only way I worked for me on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04
– Francisco Tomé Costa
Mar 18 '16 at 19:23
This was the only way I worked for me on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04
– Francisco Tomé Costa
Mar 18 '16 at 19:23
1
1
The "store" and "restore" command work fine for manual control. However, when I set up the autostart file with the "restore" command, I see the mic setting in alsamixer is being rewritten to mute and the result is static. If i manually do the restore command, all is fine. Why is the mic setting changing and not being corrected by an appropriately stored configuration file by autostart???
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:40
The "store" and "restore" command work fine for manual control. However, when I set up the autostart file with the "restore" command, I see the mic setting in alsamixer is being rewritten to mute and the result is static. If i manually do the restore command, all is fine. Why is the mic setting changing and not being corrected by an appropriately stored configuration file by autostart???
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:40
@BradHorn it's possible you have something else overwriting your command. It runs, but then something else undoes its changes
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:43
@BradHorn it's possible you have something else overwriting your command. It runs, but then something else undoes its changes
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:43
any ideas what that could be?
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:44
any ideas what that could be?
– Brad Horn
Oct 8 '16 at 11:44
1
1
@BradHorn not of the top of my head, no. Try changing the
Exec line in the .desktop file to be Exec=bash -c "sleep 5 && alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore" . That will introduce a 5 second delay, so whatever is overwriting your settings will run first, and then your restore command will run after that. Try playing with the sleep values if that still overrides your settings.– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:49
@BradHorn not of the top of my head, no. Try changing the
Exec line in the .desktop file to be Exec=bash -c "sleep 5 && alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore" . That will introduce a 5 second delay, so whatever is overwriting your settings will run first, and then your restore command will run after that. Try playing with the sleep values if that still overrides your settings.– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Oct 8 '16 at 11:49
add a comment |
After 2 months of trying to make "sudo alsactl store" to work, I finally managed to do it.
Firstly type in terminal "alsamixer" to enter the alsamixer UI. Then make the configurations you need(e.g increase speakers/headphones level or unmute something pressing "m" on keyboard).
Now the most important part. Before you exit alsamixer, open a new terminal and do : "sudo su" to get high privileges (Be very careful with commands you use in "sudo su" mode because you may destroy your system) and then do "alsactl store" to save alsa settings. Then close both terminals and restart your computer. This will do the job.
answered Dec 30 '15 at 1:19
tisfo
10914
This doesn’t work for me.
– kleinfreund
Aug 21 '18 at 7:28
add a comment |
After 2 months of trying to make "sudo alsactl store" to work, I finally managed to do it.
Firstly type in terminal "alsamixer" to enter the alsamixer UI. Then make the configurations you need(e.g increase speakers/headphones level or unmute something pressing "m" on keyboard).
Now the most important part. Before you exit alsamixer, open a new terminal and do : "sudo su" to get high privileges (Be very careful with commands you use in "sudo su" mode because you may destroy your system) and then do "alsactl store" to save alsa settings. Then close both terminals and restart your computer. This will do the job.
answered Dec 30 '15 at 1:19
tisfo
10914
This doesn’t work for me.
– kleinfreund
Aug 21 '18 at 7:28
add a comment |
After 2 months of trying to make "sudo alsactl store" to work, I finally managed to do it.
Firstly type in terminal "alsamixer" to enter the alsamixer UI. Then make the configurations you need(e.g increase speakers/headphones level or unmute something pressing "m" on keyboard).
Now the most important part. Before you exit alsamixer, open a new terminal and do : "sudo su" to get high privileges (Be very careful with commands you use in "sudo su" mode because you may destroy your system) and then do "alsactl store" to save alsa settings. Then close both terminals and restart your computer. This will do the job.
answered Dec 30 '15 at 1:19
tisfo
10914
After 2 months of trying to make "sudo alsactl store" to work, I finally managed to do it.
Firstly type in terminal "alsamixer" to enter the alsamixer UI. Then make the configurations you need(e.g increase speakers/headphones level or unmute something pressing "m" on keyboard).
Now the most important part. Before you exit alsamixer, open a new terminal and do : "sudo su" to get high privileges (Be very careful with commands you use in "sudo su" mode because you may destroy your system) and then do "alsactl store" to save alsa settings. Then close both terminals and restart your computer. This will do the job.
answered Dec 30 '15 at 1:19
tisfo
10914
answered Dec 30 '15 at 1:19
tisfo
10914
answered Dec 30 '15 at 1:19
tisfo
10914
answered Dec 30 '15 at 1:19
tisfo
10914
10914
This doesn’t work for me.
– kleinfreund
Aug 21 '18 at 7:28
add a comment |
This doesn’t work for me.
– kleinfreund
Aug 21 '18 at 7:28
This doesn’t work for me.
– kleinfreund
Aug 21 '18 at 7:28
This doesn’t work for me.
– kleinfreund
Aug 21 '18 at 7:28
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After running sudo alsamixer the mixer should should retain the changes you make.
See Sound does not work once my profile loads on which answers you can find a clue also.
Good luck!
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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answered Jun 22 '11 at 18:51
Geppettvs D'Constanzo
16.2k43283
add a comment |
After running sudo alsamixer the mixer should should retain the changes you make.
See Sound does not work once my profile loads on which answers you can find a clue also.
Good luck!
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
1
answered Jun 22 '11 at 18:51
Geppettvs D'Constanzo
16.2k43283
add a comment |
After running sudo alsamixer the mixer should should retain the changes you make.
See Sound does not work once my profile loads on which answers you can find a clue also.
Good luck!
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
1
answered Jun 22 '11 at 18:51
Geppettvs D'Constanzo
16.2k43283
After running sudo alsamixer the mixer should should retain the changes you make.
See Sound does not work once my profile loads on which answers you can find a clue also.
Good luck!
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
1
answered Jun 22 '11 at 18:51
Geppettvs D'Constanzo
16.2k43283
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
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1
answered Jun 22 '11 at 18:51
Geppettvs D'Constanzo
16.2k43283
answered Jun 22 '11 at 18:51
Geppettvs D'Constanzo
16.2k43283
answered Jun 22 '11 at 18:51
Geppettvs D'Constanzo
16.2k43283
16.2k43283
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Alsa-Json-Gateway https://github.com/fulup-bzh/AlsaJsonGateway supports store/restore of sound card sessions from JSON/REST API
- list sessions /jsonapi?request=session-list&cardid=hw:0
- store session /jsonapi?request=session-store&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
- restore /jsonapi?request=session-load&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
answered Apr 6 '15 at 20:47
fulup
1
add a comment |
Alsa-Json-Gateway https://github.com/fulup-bzh/AlsaJsonGateway supports store/restore of sound card sessions from JSON/REST API
- list sessions /jsonapi?request=session-list&cardid=hw:0
- store session /jsonapi?request=session-store&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
- restore /jsonapi?request=session-load&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
answered Apr 6 '15 at 20:47
fulup
1
add a comment |
Alsa-Json-Gateway https://github.com/fulup-bzh/AlsaJsonGateway supports store/restore of sound card sessions from JSON/REST API
- list sessions /jsonapi?request=session-list&cardid=hw:0
- store session /jsonapi?request=session-store&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
- restore /jsonapi?request=session-load&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
answered Apr 6 '15 at 20:47
fulup
1
Alsa-Json-Gateway https://github.com/fulup-bzh/AlsaJsonGateway supports store/restore of sound card sessions from JSON/REST API
- list sessions /jsonapi?request=session-list&cardid=hw:0
- store session /jsonapi?request=session-store&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
- restore /jsonapi?request=session-load&cardid=hw:0&args=MySoundConfig
answered Apr 6 '15 at 20:47
fulup
1
answered Apr 6 '15 at 20:47
fulup
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answered Apr 6 '15 at 20:47
fulup
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answered Apr 6 '15 at 20:47
fulup
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1
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For those whom @Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy 's answer didn't work, try replacing alsactl by its complete path (whatever the which alsactl returned to you).
answered 2 days ago
dev93
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For those whom @Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy 's answer didn't work, try replacing alsactl by its complete path (whatever the which alsactl returned to you).
answered 2 days ago
dev93
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For those whom @Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy 's answer didn't work, try replacing alsactl by its complete path (whatever the which alsactl returned to you).
answered 2 days ago
dev93
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For those whom @Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy 's answer didn't work, try replacing alsactl by its complete path (whatever the which alsactl returned to you).
answered 2 days ago
dev93
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answered 2 days ago
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