Bug 158789 - Sound Volume control doesn't work
Summary: Sound Volume control doesn't work
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kdemultimedia
Classification: Miscellaneous
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Multimedia Developers
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Reported: 2008-03-05 10:39 UTC by thomas klein
Modified: 2009-01-23 00:28 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description thomas klein 2008-03-05 10:39:27 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.0.2)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

I can't control the sound volume when using KDE4 desktop. Even alsamixer don't change the volume.

The sound volume control is ok outside kde4 (in kde3 for example)

Card: HDA Intel                                                                                                      Chip: Realtek ALC660
Comment 1 George Goldberg 2008-03-06 03:36:51 UTC
Please could you answer a few questions to help pinpoint this bug.

First, when you say even alsamixer doesn't change the volume, what volume to you mean? The desktop sound effects? Amarok playback? something else?

Does the volume change effect non-KDE4 apps running in your KDE4 session? For example, does amarok or kaffeine from KDE3's volume stay the same when running in a KDE4 session.

Any more detail you can provide will be very useful.
Comment 2 thomas klein 2008-03-06 13:14:12 UTC
"even alsamixer doesn't change the volume" : This means that I checked that kmix was modifying the "good device". It appears that it was.

The volume of the desktop effects don't change but non kde apps are ok. At least I can change vlc volume with kmix or alsamixer.
Comment 3 George Goldberg 2008-08-20 13:30:58 UTC
What about another KDE 4 application, such as dragonplayer? Is it also 
impossible to change the volume for this, or is the issue only present with the 
sounds of desktop effects?
Comment 4 FiNeX 2008-11-24 17:54:18 UTC
Are you still having this problem using a more updated KDE version like KDE 4.1.3 or trunk?
Comment 5 FiNeX 2008-12-26 18:12:14 UTC
Cannot reproduce using current trunk too. Probably upgrading to a more recent version (updating Ubuntu too) will solve this issue to you too.

I'm closing even because there is no feedback since months.
Comment 6 TWO 2009-01-23 00:28:10 UTC
Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex
KDE 4.1.96 (KDE 4.2 RC1)
Kmix 3.5
Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)

I experienced the problem with being unable to control volume levels via the keyboard shortcuts under KDE 4.1.x but this doesn't seem to be a problem under the first release candidate for KDE 4.2. However, the remaining problem with volume is that I cannot activate mute via the keyboard shortcuts. 

It is possible to activate mute if the option is selected from within the kmix system tray however. 

I have verified that the shortcut has been assigned in the global shortcuts menu for KDE.