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I had a "dummy output" problem and started messing with the terminal. After trying multiple users' solutions I decided to uninstall pulseaudio and use alsamixer instead. That didn't fix my issue, rather it just got rid of the volume system tray that I would like to get back.

I used sudo apt-get autoremove pulseaudio to uninstall then sudo apt-get install pulseaudio to re-install but all of my issues are still the same, and the system tray volume icon isn't back after re-booting either.

How do I get my sound devices to output properly and the volume tray back?
Also, the hdmi output disappeared from PulseAudio Volume Control.

HelpMeee
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  • Also, when you have a dummy output problem, see my answer here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/491346/how-do-i-get-my-sound-working – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 22:56
  • I can't get past the first command as the terminal throws back Failed to stop pulseaudio.service: Unit pulseaudio.service not loaded. (first command being sudo service pulseaudio stop) – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 22:58
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    Then keep going. It can't restart if it's not started. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 23:00
  • Failed to start pulseaudio.service: Unit pulseaudio.service not found. – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:02
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    Just ignore the service commands as the newer versions of ubuntu don't seem to run that as a service anymore. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 23:03
  • did all the commands (saved the file after changing it) and rebooted but still nothing but dummy output – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:07
  • I added instructions for newer users on the other answer. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 23:11
  • Yes! :D The system icon tray is back! Upvoted your answer on the other thread, now to fix this dummy output issue. Thank you – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:16

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Okay, a simple run of the following command:

apt-cache search pulse | egrep 'tray|indicator'

returns the following:

indicator-sound - System sound indicator.
indicator-sound-gtk2 - System sound indicator.
pasystray - PulseAudio controller for the system tray
pnmixer - Simple mixer application for system tray
volti - control audio volume from system tray/notification area

Although, I think what you are looking for is indicator-sound as the tray icons are called indicators for unity. In any case, run the following command to hopefully install the system tray icon you are looking for:

sudo apt-get install pasystray pnmixer volti indicator-sound

reboot.

If you are using unity, you might be able to skip a reboot by running the following command:

indicator-sound &

For Kubuntu:

Run the following command to install the systray icon:

sudo apt-get install kmix

Start it up using the following command:

kmix &
mchid
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  • I get almost the same output (only volti is in a different line) indicator-sound - System sound indicator. volti - control audio volume from system tray/notification area indicator-sound-gtk2 - System sound indicator. pasystray - PulseAudio controller for the system tray pnmixer - Simple mixer application for system tray after inputting the second code in the terminal and rebooting, the volume is not back on the system tray – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 22:56
  • @HelpMeee What does it return when you run indicator-sound & on a unity desktop. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 22:58
  • Sorry, I'm using kubuntu (kde desktop environment) so it just returns indicator-sound: command not found – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:00
  • @HelpMeee I added some new instructions here and I also added some new instructions on the other answer. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 23:10
  • name@name-desktop:~$ plasma-pa & [1] 3494 name@name-desktop:~$ plasma-pa: command not found (there's a line break before and after "[1] 3494" in the terminal, not something I inputted) – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:11
  • I did, thats what it outputted. Tried again now after rebooting and still same result – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:18
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    @HelpMeee I see, I have changed the commands to use kmix instead. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 23:19
  • name@name-desktop:~$ kmix & [1] 3531 name@name-desktop:~$ QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. KGlobal::locale(): Warning your global KLocale is being recreated with a valid main component instead of a fake component, this usually means you tried to call i18n related functions before your main component was created. You should not do that since it most likely will not work QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may misbehave. – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:21
  • @HelpMeee This is supposed to be for the system icon tray so if it's already working then . . . Also, those are warnings and can be ignored if working. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 23:21
  • Oh, right, sorry! I thought this was supposed to fix the dummy output problem. I now have two system trays that differ in UI xD

    (KDE mixer was never there before, but I think its better than the other one anyway, might be useful to have both)

     – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:23
  • @HelpMeee You should ask the dummy output problem as a separate question to get that addressed, thanks. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 23:24
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    @HelpMeee To get rid of the second tray icon, you can uninstall kmix. – mchid Jul 18 '16 at 23:24
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    Thank you for letting me know. Posted separate question here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/800262/persistent-dummy-output – HelpMeee Jul 18 '16 at 23:37