Default sound device resets every time I restart PC

[indru]

Hi,

I have the same problem as here, but the solution in this thread does not work for me, as there is no IDLE device - all are SUSPENDED when I run that command.

Changing default sound output on boot

When I open my pc, My pc's sound not worked. So, I went to setting>sound>output and changed output device option analog to line out. Then my pc's sound worked. Every time I had to change my sound setting. I'm using core Zorin OS 16 and there has no dual boot. This is my daily driver. [Screenshot from 2022-01-03 07-10-57] [Screenshot from 2022-01-03 07-11-02]

Anybody knows how to solve it, by any chance?

[Ponce-De-Leon]

You could try it with Pulse Audio Volume control. you can install it with sudo apt install pavucontrol and when installed, open it and go to the Output Tab and the Confioguration tab to set up Your Sound.

[indru]

I'm not seeing a way/option to do that in either tabs.

[Ponce-De-Leon]

@indru

Which one of these Output Sources do You want use?

[indru]

The HDMI one. Why?

[Ponce-De-Leon]

Because on Your Picture the CM102 Option is marked as Fallback (the little Note Symbol on the far right). Click thin on the HDMI Option. And further, You could go to the Configuration Tab and there set the Sources that You don't use in the Dropdown Menu of each to off.

[indru]

Apologies, but I don't understand the instructions. What does "click thin on the HDMI option" mean?

On the Configuration tab, there is no way to set them to off. The dropdown just shows various devices, but not an off setting.

LE: I completely disconnected the headset and it still goes to Analog by default upon restart, even though there's no physical Analog device connected anymore, which is strange.

[Ponce-De-Leon]

@indru

Apologies, but I don't understand the instructions. What does "click thin on the HDMI option" mean?

I meant here:

So, when You see the Dropdown Menu, You don't see an ''Off'' Option there?

[indru]

No, no OFF option. Not sure why, but I'm unable to capture a screenshot while the dropdown is clicked, so I can't show. But there's no off option.

[Forpli]

If you want to take screenshots of dropdown menus which can't be taken with the integrated screenshot tool because you are not able to set a time delay there, you can use instead gnome-screenshot or other screenshot tools which offer more functions, e.g. ksnip.

sudo apt install gnome-screenshot

sudo apt install ksnip

Open the tool, set a time delay of some seconds and then open the context/dropdown menu you want to take a screenshot of.

[indru]

@Forpli

sudo apt install gnome-screenshot

Thank you so much! Used Ksnip.

@Ponce-De-Leon:

[Ponce-De-Leon]

And You can't scroll in the Dropdown Menu?

But wait ... You have Markers:

Interesting, I don't have them. In this Case, try it with unmark the Options that you don't want use.

@indru

Not sure why, but I'm unable to capture a screenshot while the dropdown is clicked, so I can't show.

Only as Tip: When the Dropdown Menu is open, click on the Prnt-Button on Your Keyboard. Then You can make a Picture of it, too.

[indru]

There's no scroll option, but yes, unmarking seems to have done the trick. Thank you!