My volume is either max volume or muted, no middle ground
Asus Zenbook UX550, running Ubuntu Gnome 17.04.
Like the title says, my volume is either max or muted. I tried following this, but nothing helped. In fact, prior to applying that fix, I could hear the volume indicator noises, now I can't even hear those. (By indicator noises, I mean those beeps that are made when adjusting the volume via keyboard).
Solution 1:
I have the same laptop and couldn't get volume control work well for a long time. Any level of volume was at the highest volume of the laptop speakers so I used it always on mute. This issue only affected speakers and not headphones (from plug or bluetooth).
I found a working solution based on this answer:
- Edit the file
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common(with sudo):
sudo vi /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
- Add the following lines before the
[Element PCM] block:
[Element Master]
switch = mute
volume = ignore
- Kill the running daemon:
pulseaudio -k
After this steps I got the volume level working for my speakers. I assume a new daemon started automatically after killing the runnig daemon. If the daemon does not start, try to start it manually with:
pulseaudio -D
Hope this helps!
Solution 2:
I had the same issue on my UX550 until I activated two bottom speakers.
apt install alsa-tools-gui
hdajackretask
Select a codec: Realtek ALC295
Click Show unconnected pins
Then you need to override Pin ID: 0x1b and Pin ID: 0x1e and select Internal speaker (Back) or Internal speaker (LFE) - I didn't noticed any difference between them.
Next click Apply now and Install boot override.