Can't save line out preset

Issues & Assistance
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I’m having an issue where my earphone volume is extremely quiet whenever I plug them in. I have to manually open alsamixer and raise the Line Out slider to maximum every time. However, as soon as I unplug and replug the earphones, the ‘Line Out’ preset resets to zero. Also, sudo alsactl store doesn’t seem to work. I’m not sure how to make these settings persistent

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This works for me, and auto-mute is a feautre for ear phone’s. (Prevent Hearing Loss)

I’ll create a systemd service:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/disable-auto-mute.service

This is how I edit that file/service:

[Unit]
Description=Disable ALSA Auto-Mute Mode
After=sound.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/amixer -c 0 sset "Auto-Mute Mode" Disabled

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then enable the service via:

sudo systemctl enable disable-auto-mute.service

A reboot should set it now. Let me know how this works out for you.

3

there is a problem here that auto mute is always disabled, the only problem is line out

4

Do this for me please, un-plug earphones now re-plug them and run this:

pactl list sinks | grep -B1 -A9 State:

Paste the content back here.

I knew that, but it still works along with alsamixer settings were changed to your disired level.

Sample from mine:

pactl list sinks | grep -B1 -A9 State:|rg -e Mute -e Volume                                       

        Mute: no
        Volume: front-left: 55706 /  85% / -4.23 dB,   front-right: 55706 /  85% / -4.23 dB,   rear-left: 55706 /  85% / -4.23 dB,   rear-right: 55706 /  85% / -4.23 dB,   lfe: 55706 /  85% / -4.23 dB
        Mute: no
        Volume: front-left: 52455 /  80% / -5.80 dB,   front-right: 52455 /  80% / -5.80 dB
        Mute: no
        Volume: front-left: 49152 /  75% / -7.50 dB,   front-right: 49152 /  75% / -7.50 dB
        Mute: no
        Volume: front-left: 43347 /  66% / -10.77 dB,   front-right: 43347 /  66% / -10.77 dB

Just as I have them set. :wink:

wpctl status | rg -e 51 -e 52 -e 107                                                              

 │      42. GA107 High Definition Audio Controller [alsa]
 │      51. Triple-display Docking station Analog Surround 4.1 [vol: 0.85]
 │      52. Ryzen HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo [vol: 0.80]
 │     107. SRS-XB22                            [vol: 0.66]
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I have

State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_64_00.6.analog-stereo
Description: Ryzen HD Audio Controller Аналоговый стерео
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 36854 / 56% / -15,00 dB, front-right: 36854 / 56% / -15,00 dB
balance 0,00

~

Also i use rog ally x

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systemctl status astate.service                                                                   ─╯
○ astate.service - Set alsa state during boot
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/astate.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) since Sun 2026-04-26 07:51:02 MDT; 36min ago
 Invocation: fb631cdd5ccc40e882e65f5e60b21cc2
    Process: 1023 ExecStart=/sbin/alsactl store (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 1023 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Mem peak: 2.4M
        CPU: 8ms

Apr 26 07:51:02 cachyos-x8664-btrfs systemd[1]: Starting Set alsa state during boot...
Apr 26 07:51:02 cachyos-x8664-btrfs systemd[1]: astate.service: Deactivated successfully.
Apr 26 07:51:02 cachyos-x8664-btrfs systemd[1]: Finished Set alsa state during boot.

what command did you use?

8

I used the first command

pactl list sinks | grep -B1 -A9 State:

this one

9

Please run that,and paste back.

10

In command systemctl status astate.service i have

unit astate.service could not be found

11

I see now why alsa store isn’t working.

This install is years old here so I have to go over my notes for sound changes.

 systemctl --state=inactive                                                                        ─╯

  UNIT                                                                                 LOAD      ACTIVE>
● usr-share.mount                                                                      not-found inacti>
● usr.mount                                                                            not-found inacti>
  var-lib-machines.mount                                                               loaded    inacti>
● var.mount                                                                            not-found inacti>
  systemd-ask-password-console.path                                                    loaded    inacti>
  alsa-restore.service                                                                 loaded    inacti>
  archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync.service                                                   loaded    inacti>
  astate.service                                                                       loaded    inacti>
12

I got this

fish: Expected a string, but found end of the statement
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE>

13

I’m having the exact same issue with the exact same results for all the terminal commands (running Lenovo Legion). Started about ~1 week ago after a larger update. Rolling back Cachy to pre-update state solves the issue, so it’s very likely due to an update.

Would be great if someone has an idea how to solve this!

14

Here ya go.

inxi -F|rg -e Type: -e Audio                                                                      ─╯
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82JW v: Legion 5 15ACH6
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA107 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Audio Coprocessor driver: N/A
  Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio