[Solved] Pulse Audio issue, does not save output port

Cetra · 2012-10-04 02:21:24

Hey guys,

I've got 2 output ports on the one hardware device, which show up fine I load up to pavucontrol. Every time I reboot/logout, it defaults back to "Speakers" and I have to change the port to "Headphones". I want it to keep my "Headphones" selection rather than "Speakers". This used to save properly but stopped working after a fresh install a few months ago.

Here's a picture of the screen I am talking about:

Any clues?

Edit: I've just given up and manually hard set the port in /etc/pulse/default.pa

Here's my current workaround:

Get the sink name and output port you want using the command pacmd list-sinks

[user@example pulse]$ pacmd list-sinks
Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.
>>> 1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
        name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
        state: SUSPENDED
        suspend cause: IDLE 
        priority: 9959
        volume: 0:  47% 1:  47%
                0: -19.48 dB 1: -19.48 dB
                balance 0.00
        base volume: 100%
                     0.00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 0.00 ms
        max request: 0 KiB
        max rewind: 0 KiB
        monitor source: 0
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Stereo
        used by: 0
        linked by: 0
        configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
        card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
        module: 5
        properties:
                alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.class = "sound"
                alsa.class = "generic"
                alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
                alsa.name = "ALC260 Analog"
                alsa.id = "ALC260 Analog"
                alsa.subdevice = "0"
                alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
                alsa.device = "0"
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel at 0xe2500000 irq 43"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                device.product.name = "NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller"
                device.form_factor = "internal"
                device.string = "front:0"
                device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
                device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
                device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
                device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
                device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
                device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
                alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC260"
                alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0260,103c3010,00100400"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
        ports:
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, available: unknown)
                        properties:

                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, available: no)
                        properties:

        active port: <analog-output-headphones>

Edit /etc/pulse/default.pa adding the command set-sink-port. I'm using alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo as the sink and analog-output-headphones as the port:
```
set-sink-port alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo analog-output-headphones
```

You can confirm this command works by using pactl to run it manually and confirm within pavucontrol if you want

[user@example pulse]$ pactl set-sink-port alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo analog-output-headphones

Last edited by Cetra (2012-11-13 02:06:17)

Cetra · 2012-10-11 00:13:05

Bumperage. Should be an easy one?

RJQ · 2012-10-15 15:59:13

May be gstreamer-settings? change the device there and pavucontrol will keep it. this happens to me more than once and I tend to forget this step.

Cetra · 2012-11-13 01:32:46

It seems to be internal to Pulse Audio, which is what I use by default. I don't even think I use gstreamer.

It works fine if I change it manually in pavucontrol, I just want the option to stick. Any other ideas?

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#1 2012-10-04 02:21:24

[Solved] Pulse Audio issue, does not save output port

#2 2012-10-11 00:13:05

Re: [Solved] Pulse Audio issue, does not save output port

#3 2012-10-15 15:59:13

Re: [Solved] Pulse Audio issue, does not save output port

#4 2012-11-13 01:32:46

Re: [Solved] Pulse Audio issue, does not save output port

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