alsa-project/alsa-utils issue #72 was opened from atreyasha:
Hello, thank you for developing `alsa-utils`. I have a specific question pertaining to `amixer`.
## Current behaviour
When starting `X11` and `i3` (my window manager), I would like to have all audio channels (speaker, headphones, etc.) muted. At the moment, I have the following command in my `i3` configuration file:
``` amixer -q sset Master mute ```
And as expected, the Master channel is indeed muted after starting `X11`. However, when I connect or disconnect my headphones, the volume automatically reverts back to the volume that was saved during the last boot.
## Expected behaviour
I would like all volume channels to stay muted. So for example after starting `X11` and `i3`, I would like to see that both my speakers and headphones are muted, even when I plug/unplug the jack. Would you have any recommendations on how to do this?
I was considering manually muting both headphones and speakers with `amixer` and then re-using the `alsa` state file during boots. But I am unsure because this seems like a hack'ish solution.
## System specifications
OS/Kernel: Linux lt410 5.9.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:44:11 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux alsa-utils: 1.2.4-2 (installed via `pacman` package manager) wm: `i3-gaps`
Issue URL : https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-utils/issues/72 Repository URL: https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-utils