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Re: [trinity-users] KMix can't control audio volume

From: "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <office@...>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 20:35:48 +0200
Anno domini 2020 Tue, 21 Jul 18:56:24 +0100
 Janek Stolarek scripsit:
> I'm setting up TDE-based Debian on a new machine and I've run into a problem I have not 
> experienced on any other of my machines with similar configurations: KMix can't control audio 
> volume. More specifically, I have two audio outputs: an HDMI one (via nVidia card with 
> proprietary drivers) and a front panel audio jack. Sound works correctly on both outputs and I 
> can control it with pavucontrol (PulseAudio sound mixer). However:
> 
> 1. KMix master slider that appears after clicking on the tray icon does absolutely nothing.
> 2. When I open the mixer window in KMix it recognizes PulseAudio as an audio device. There is just 
> one volume slider and it does nothing.
> 3. Another recognized audio device is HD-Audio Generic. This has a bunch of output sliders and the 
> sliders work correctly (i.e. they change the volume) when the sound is directed to headphones, 
> but not when it's directed to HDMI (output change done via pavucontrol).
> 4. The final audio device recognized by KMix is HDA Nvidia. This only has seven toggles labales 
> IEC958. First toggle mutes/unmutes the sound, the remaining ones don't seem to be doing anything.
> 
> I'm puzzled. This is the first time I see KMix master slider not working at all, even though I 
> have pulseaudio set up on all my other machines with TDE. Any thoughts or suggestions?

I have remove pulseaudio due to strange things happening. 

Nik

> 
> Janek
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