When I play audio on my `aux` headphone output, when the master-volume is 0% no sound is heard, no problem there. However, when I go to 1% or anything between that and 100%, the volume is at 100%, and doesn't change in audible volume/db, until it goes over 100%, like 115% it's audibly louder.
So basically the audio goes from 0 to 100. While the internal sound volume (it's a laptop) works fine. And it switches between them automatically fine when I plug in a headphone.
Also, this is not a an issue with the hardware itself, because this has work normally before and still works fine with windows 10. (I think it even might have something to do with `i3`, because I think it worked fine with Cinnamon)
I've tried googling this issue, but I can't find any prior cases or the right search terms to use.
When I open `pavucontrol` I can control the volume there per application, that is the only way to control the volume, but not with the master volume.
This might help:
❱ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: me2 Kernel: 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: i3 4.14.1 Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine: Mobo: Micro-Star model: MS-17B1 v: REV:1.0
Bios: American Megatrends v: E17B1IMS.310 date: 04/07/2017
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-7700HQ (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 22464
clock speeds: max: 2700 MHz 1: 2800 MHz 2: 2800 MHz 3: 2800 MHz 4: 2800 MHz
5: 2800 MHz 6: 2800 MHz 7: 2800 MHz 8: 2800 MHz
Graphics: Card-1: Intel Device 591b bus-ID: 00:02.0
Card-2: NVIDIA Device 1c20 bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 driver: nvidia
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz, 3840x2160@60.00hz, 1920x1080@59.93hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 1060/PCIe/SSE2
GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 375.66 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel Device a171 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-35-generic
Network: Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 driver: alx port: d000 bus-ID: 3d:00.0
IF: enp61s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 3e:00.0
IF: wlp62s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-3: Atheros usb-ID: 001-007
IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 2000.4GB (5.6% used)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 model: N/A size: 512.1GB
ID-2: /dev/sda model: ST2000LM015 size: 2000.4GB
ID-3: /dev/mmcblk0 model: N/A size: 124.5GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 119G used: 17G (15%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5
ID-2: /home size: 67G used: 60G (94%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7
ID-3: swap-1 size: 32.00GB used: 0.19GB (1%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-0
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 62.5C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:48C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 392 Uptime: 1 day Memory: 12399.8/15929.3MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (zsh 5.1.1) inxi: 2.2.35
Output of `pacmd info`: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e1911 ... e2d09d5c3f
Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux [solved]-ish
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Re: Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux
As a first step, run
alsamixer
in a terminal. Press F6 to select your sound card and check the settings it shows you."There is, ultimately, only one truth -- cogito, ergo sum -- everything else is an assumption." - Me, my swansong.
Re: Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux
It shows 1 card: `0 HDA Intel PCH`catweazel wrote:As a first step, runalsamixer
in a terminal. Press F6 to select your sound card and check the settings it shows you.
Furthermore, the master volume in alsamixer moves around like expected, however, the output volume of the aux is still not affected.
Re: Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux
This is interesting though:
When below 8%, I still have sound, and the Front speaker goes down (still no audible difference in the AUX though...)
Alsamixer says 0%: But Pavucontrol is more accurate: So when pavu says 5%, , alsa says Front: 58%;
At 8%, alsa Front is 100%
At 2%, alsa says 22%
4% = 51%
However, even between that range the AUX still has no difference in volumen, still on/off. So the `Front` is not linked to my AUX.
When below 8%, I still have sound, and the Front speaker goes down (still no audible difference in the AUX though...)
Alsamixer says 0%: But Pavucontrol is more accurate: So when pavu says 5%, , alsa says Front: 58%;
At 8%, alsa Front is 100%
At 2%, alsa says 22%
4% = 51%
However, even between that range the AUX still has no difference in volumen, still on/off. So the `Front` is not linked to my AUX.
Re: Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux
I'm even more confused now, suddenly the laptop speakers were pumping out the music I was testing with. I think I've never noticed it until now, because I just kept the volume at 8% in order not to accidentally blow up my speakers when I unplug my headphone.
But now it seems as though it's the `PCM` which is in control of the volume, if I move that around, the volume on my AUX does change, but this does require me to set the master to at least 1%, which means there is still music coming out of my speakers.
One last interesting/odd behaviour:
When I put pavu at 1%: The PCM changes to 99%
But now it seems as though it's the `PCM` which is in control of the volume, if I move that around, the volume on my AUX does change, but this does require me to set the master to at least 1%, which means there is still music coming out of my speakers.
One last interesting/odd behaviour:
When I put pavu at 1%: The PCM changes to 99%
Re: Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux
So in summary
- The internal speakers don't mute when I plug in the headphones (this is a different issue than this post)
- The internal speakers work fine with the master volume.
- The AUX output is not shown in `Output Devices` which might be the main problem here.
- The AUX volume only changes when the main volume is above 100%
- The AUX volume can only be changed by changing the volume of the source app, or under the `Playback` tab in pavucontrol.
- Under configuration tab in pavucontrol the profile `Analogue Stereo Duplex` or `Analogue Stereo Output` gives me sound through the AUX, the others don't
- The internal speakers don't mute when I plug in the headphones (this is a different issue than this post)
- The internal speakers work fine with the master volume.
- The AUX output is not shown in `Output Devices` which might be the main problem here.
- The AUX volume only changes when the main volume is above 100%
- The AUX volume can only be changed by changing the volume of the source app, or under the `Playback` tab in pavucontrol.
- Under configuration tab in pavucontrol the profile `Analogue Stereo Duplex` or `Analogue Stereo Output` gives me sound through the AUX, the others don't
Re: Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux
I solved the output problem
Selecting `Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output` will mute my speakers, and the master volume will work on the AUX.
For some reason the `Output Devices` port will say `S/PDIF`, while it is not an optical plug, just a stereo jack.
Anyways, now I'll just need to find a way to detect the plugging in of the AUX which is a different topic entirely.
I hesitate to close the issue, since the 0 to 100% is still strange and not expected behaviour.
Selecting `Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output` will mute my speakers, and the master volume will work on the AUX.
For some reason the `Output Devices` port will say `S/PDIF`, while it is not an optical plug, just a stereo jack.
Anyways, now I'll just need to find a way to detect the plugging in of the AUX which is a different topic entirely.
I hesitate to close the issue, since the 0 to 100% is still strange and not expected behaviour.
Re: Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux [solved]-ish
The screenshots seem to be broken, I've posted this on stackoverflow with working screenshots:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/question ... t-detected
https://unix.stackexchange.com/question ... t-detected
Re: Volume goes from 0 to 100 in 1% on aux
Great but little bit sounds feeling irritate.
TrySpace wrote:I'm even more confused now, suddenly the laptop speakers were pumping out the music I was testing with. I think I've never noticed it until now, because I just kept the volume at 8% in order not to accidentally blow up my speakers when I unplug my headphone.
But now it seems as though it's the `PCM` which is in control of the volume, if I move that around, the volume on my AUX does change, but this does require me to set the master to at least 1%, which means there is still music coming out of my speakers.
One last interesting/odd behaviour:
When I put pavu at 1%:
PAVU_1.png
The PCM changes to 99%
ALSA_PCM_1.png
TrySpace wrote:When I play audio on my `aux` headphone output, when the master-volume is 0% no sound stock video clips is heard, no problem there. However, when I go to 1% or anything between that and 100%, the volume is at 100%, and doesn't change in audible volume/db, until it goes over 100%, like 115% it's audibly louder.
So basically the audio goes from 0 to 100. While the internal sound volume (it's a laptop) works fine. And it switches between them automatically fine when I plug in a headphone.
Also, this is not a an issue with the hardware itself, because this has work normally before and still works fine with windows 10. (I think it even might have something to do with `i3`, because I think it worked fine with Cinnamon)
I've tried googling this issue, but I can't find any prior cases or the right search terms to use.
When I open `pavucontrol` I can control the volume there per application, that is the only way to control the volume, but not with the master volume.
This might help:
❱ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: me2 Kernel: 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: i3 4.14.1 Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine: Mobo: Micro-Star model: MS-17B1 v: REV:1.0
Bios: American Megatrends v: E17B1IMS.310 date: 04/07/2017
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-7700HQ (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 22464
clock speeds: max: 2700 MHz 1: 2800 MHz 2: 2800 MHz 3: 2800 MHz 4: 2800 MHz
5: 2800 MHz 6: 2800 MHz 7: 2800 MHz 8: 2800 MHz
Graphics: Card-1: Intel Device 591b bus-ID: 00:02.0
Card-2: NVIDIA Device 1c20 bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 driver: nvidia
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz, 3840x2160@60.00hz, 1920x1080@59.93hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 1060/PCIe/SSE2
GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 375.66 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel Device a171 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-35-generic
Network: Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 driver: alx port: d000 bus-ID: 3d:00.0
IF: enp61s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 3e:00.0
IF: wlp62s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-3: Atheros usb-ID: 001-007
IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 2000.4GB (5.6% used)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 model: N/A size: 512.1GB
ID-2: /dev/sda model: ST2000LM015 size: 2000.4GB
ID-3: /dev/mmcblk0 model: N/A size: 124.5GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 119G used: 17G (15%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5
ID-2: /home size: 67G used: 60G (94%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7
ID-3: swap-1 size: 32.00GB used: 0.19GB (1%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-0
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 62.5C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:48C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 392 Uptime: 1 day Memory: 12399.8/15929.3MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (zsh 5.1.1) inxi: 2.2.35
Output of `pacmd info`: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e1911 ... e2d09d5c3f