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sagbobbit

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Registered: 2026-03-16

Posts: 1

PulseAudio Plugin resetting volume on login

I've googled and found others with similar issues but no fixes. I'm using Linux Mint 22.1 with XFCE 4.18 on an AMD Framework laptop.

Whenever I lock the screen, after unlock volume is unmuted and set to 40% regardless of what it was before screen lock. What I would expect is for the volume and mute state to be the same as when I locked the computer.

I found that removing and re-adding the PulseAudio Plugin from the Panel temporarily fixes it, but only very temporarily (not sure what exactly causes it to start acting up again).

Any advice on how to diagnose is appreciated. Thanks.

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 909

Re: PulseAudio Plugin resetting volume on login

I've seen this issue pop up in the past but not recently. Maybe some info here.
https://pipewire.pages.freedesktop.org/ … tings.html

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JmaCWQ

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Registered: 2022-12-06

Posts: 69

Re: PulseAudio Plugin resetting volume on login

I'm seeing similar with the microphone volume control, it keeps resetting itself back to 100% and On after being set to zero and turned off following a logout/reboot/startup.
Setting the slider at zero (front and back microphone ports) and clicking 'set as default' via the Audio Mixer Volume Control app only works until the next login.
If I use the Panel plugin's icon to set to zero and switch off, then open the Audio Mixer the slider still shows 100%.
Haven't had time to search for a fix as yet.

System:
  Kernel: 6.12.73+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
    avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12.73+deb13-amd64 root=UUID=<filter>
    ro quiet nosplash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.48 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 with: xfce4-panel tools:
    avail: xfce4-screensaver,xscreensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-25.1_x64 Infinity
    Nov 9 2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 9020 v: 01 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 15 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 00V62H v: A01 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: OptiPlex 9020
    uuid: <superuser required> BIOS: Dell v: A09 date: 11/20/2014

Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio vendor: Dell
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0c0c class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:8c20 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.73+deb13-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl