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I have installed Ubuntu 15.04 from a bootable pen-drive. When I start my machine, I get no sound on my headphone. To get around, I go to the terminal and type alsamixer and unmute the headphone from MM to 00. It works fine but I have to do the same each time I log in to my machine.

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Here are the steps to follow after the system log in:

  1. Open terminal and type alsamixer.
  2. Unmute the Headphone entry pressing m once.
  3. Save the alsamixer output by running sudo alsactl store in the terminal.
  4. Save the mixer settings into a custom file with alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store command. This command will store/clone a copy of the asound.state file from the /var/lib/alsa/ directory to ~/.config/.

  5. Create a .desktop file by running sudo nano ~/.config/autostart/alsarestore.desktop and paste the following in.

    [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Terminal=false Name=alsarestore Exec=alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore

  6. Save the file by Ctrl+x and responding to any query that pops up.

  7. Restart your machine and you should be OK with your sound.

I found the solution from the thread cited in the first comment. Grabbed the information together from different answers to make it clearer.

I am not sure whether the answer should apply to even slightly different problems from mine.

Notes:

  1. .config is a hidden folder in your home folder. Use Ctrl+h to let the hidden files show up.
  2. If the autostart folder does not exist in .config folder, create it manually or through terminal. I did not have autostart folder and I had to create.
  3. Ubuntu 15.04
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