Audio Issue with Arch Linux Installation (Volume Stuck at Max)
 

Hey,

I recently installed Arch Linux alongside my Windows 11 installation (on a separate drive), and I'm encountering an audio problem that I can't seem to resolve. Whenever I try to play a YouTube video or any other audio, the volume behaves strangely. When I set it to 0%, no sound is produced (as expected). However, if I increase the volume to even 1%, it jumps to the maximum level and remains stuck at 100% regardless of further adjustments.

Here are some additional details about my setup:

- Desktop Environment: KDE
- Display Server: Xorg (X11)
- Audio Server: Pipewire

If anyone has encountered a similar problem or knows of a potential solution, I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Thank you in advance for your help!

Please let me know if any other information would be helpful in diagnosing this issue.

Cheers!

How are you adjusting the volume. Are you using just alsa or pipwire too.

Have you stopped by the wiki?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Adv...d_Architecture
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sound_system
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PulseAudio

Thanks for the fast response. To adjust the volume, I am using pipewire. I read the wiki pages, but I didn’t find a solution to my problem.