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How to fix pulseaudio unamplified != 0% problem
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fix_pulse.rst

  1. Copy pulseaudio configuration template to home folder.

    cp /etc/pulse/default.pa ~/.pulse/default.pa

  2. Append ignore_dB=1 to line with load-module module-udev-detect.

  3. Make sure "speaker" volume is at 100% using alsamixer (press F6 and select HDA NVidia to see more volume controls.

  4. To make "speaker" volume persist between boots, run alsactl store -f ~/.asoundrc then make alsactl restore -f ~/.asoundrc start when logging into your user. (See Arch Wiki - ALSA)

  5. Profit.

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