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How to save the settings for alsamixer settings?
When Im opening the Alsamixer with: 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 ?
How to restore the volume setting in ALSA?
Alsa resets the volume for mic, headphones and speaker for my system. So I executed following commands to store and restore alsa setting. Then run following command and adjust the volume as per your need. Make sure you select correct soundcard for which you want to modify the setting.
Where do I save ALSA settings on my computer?
This should save alsamixer configurations to /etc/asound.state which gets loaded every startup. 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.
Can a PulseAudio server override ALSA settings?
However, it may happen that PulseAudio (the audio server that is often used by default on “recent” distributions), will override the ALSA settings by its own, sometimes messing up things. It may not so easy to teach PulseAudio to behave as you’d like, so a workaround of this kind might be used:
How does alsamixer work on a Raspberry Pi?
alsamixer on a Raspberry Pi In this utility you can move the volume up and down using the up and down cursor keys, mute and unmute using the “m” key and move from one device to another (if you have them) using the left and right cursor keys. Press the Esc key to exit.
When to disable ALSA utils on Raspberry Pi?
If you want to stop the current state being saved when the machine shuts down then you need to disable the alsa-utils init script from running when the machine enters runlevel 0 (halt) and 6 (reboot). A slightly hacky way of doing this is to execute these commands: Note that the files have been renamed to have a lowercase “k” at the start.