Sound of LXLE is very low.

[DiaNobb]

My hardware:
MB : G45T AM2 V:1.0
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad and cooling fan
RAM: DDR2 800 SDRAM 4G (2x2)
PSU: UFO AB450 (450W)

Ran live bootable of LXLE on the hardware as above. Used Librewolf to browse the internet. Went on fine but the sould. Too low. Hard to hear what people talking about even on highest volume.

Help, please?
Thanks.
DiaNobb

 

[CaffeineAddict]

Run alsamixer in terminal and set all levels to the max.

 

[MzQ1NjExN2]

Ran live bootable of LXLE on the hardware as above

You mean LXDE?

 

[MzQ1NjExN2]

Btw I had the same issue with LXQT (similar to LXDE) the volume was really low. Not sure why and haven't resolved it yet. If I do I will let you know what I did.

 

[MzQ1NjExN2]

Run alsamixer in terminal and set all levels to the max.

That fixed the issue on my end. The volume was set to low so I put it up to 100 and now the volume is fine. Thanks.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

That fixed the issue on my end. The volume was set to low so I put it up to 100 and now the volume is fine. Thanks.

Glad to hear, btw. it won't persist reboots because it reverts to driver defaults.

See for solution about this here:

Thread 'Restoring ALSA state upon reboot'

Nov 8, 2025

Problem:
ALSA levels set in alsamixer do not persist, upon reboot they're reset to driver defaults.

The service responsible to ALSA restore is alsa-restore:

sudo systemctl status alsa-restore
[sudo] password for <user>:
● alsa-restore.service - Save/Restore Sound Card State
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/alsa-restore.service; static)
     Active: active (exited) since Sat 2025-11-08 10:26:32 CET; 48min ago
 Invocation: db28511a7c5647509e9fbd050fba471d
       Docs: man:alsactl(1)
    Process: 1334 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/alsactl -E HOME=/run/alsa -E...

• CaffeineAddict
• Replies: 3
• Forum: Linux Audio / Video

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[MzQ1NjExN2]

Glad to hear, btw. it won't persist reboots because it reverts to driver defaults.

I did a reboot to see if it would revert. Alsamixer volume is still at 100. Hopefully it stays at 100.

 

[DiaNobb]

Run alsamixer in terminal and set all levels to the max.

Thank you.
Yes. Did it accordingly. Wonderful!
Really appreciate!
DiaNobb

 

[DiaNobb]

Thank you.
Yes. Did it accordingly. Wonderful!
Really appreciate!
DiaNobb

Running a LXLE live bootable.
It does not work if LXLE is re-booted.
The volume on Alsamixer is 100, the actual sound remains in very low volume.
Tried various websites, all the same.
Wonder if there might be an issue somewhere else.
Thanks.
DiaNobb

 

[wizardfromoz]

@DiaNobb , if that is really LXLE you are running - it reached end of life a little over 6 months ago. The distro is defunct, and I would advise against using it.

Cheers
Chris Turner
wizardfromoz