# Temporary Workaround for others who face this Get the list of available sinks:
``` $ pactl list sinks Sink #1 State: IDLE Name: alsa_output.usb-Audio_Technica_Corp_ATR2100x-USB_Microphone-00.analog-stereo Description: ATR2100x-USB Microphone Analog Stereo Driver: module-alsa-card.c Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz Channel Map: front-left,front-right Owner Module: 26 Mute: no Volume: front-left: 5282 / 8% / -65.62 dB, front-right: 49145 / 75% / -7.50 dB balance 0.89 Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB Monitor Source: alsa_output.usb-Audio_Technica_Corp_ATR2100x-USB_Microphone-00.analog-stereo.monitor Latency: 34631 usec, configured 40000 usec Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY Properties: alsa.resolution_bits = "16" device.api = "alsa" device.class = "sound" alsa.class = "generic" alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" alsa.name = "USB Audio" alsa.id = "USB Audio" alsa.subdevice = "0" alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" alsa.device = "0" alsa.card = "3" alsa.card_name = "ATR2100x-USB Microphone" alsa.long_card_name = "Audio Technica Corp ATR2100x-USB Microphone at usb-0000:08:00.3-3.3, full speed" alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.3-usb-0:3.3:1.0" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:08:00.3/usb3/3-3/3-3.3/3-3.3:1.0/sound/card3" udev.id = "usb-Audio_Technica_Corp_ATR2100x-USB_Microphone-00" device.bus = "usb" device.vendor.id = "0909" device.vendor.name = "Audio-Technica Corp." device.product.id = "004d" device.product.name = "ATR2100x-USB Microphone" device.serial = "Audio_Technica_Corp_ATR2100x-USB_Microphone" device.form_factor = "microphone" device.string = "front:3" device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800" device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400" device.access_mode = "mmap+timer" device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" device.description = "ATR2100x-USB Microphone Analog Stereo" module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone-usb" Ports: analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority: 9900) Active Port: analog-output-headphones Formats: pcm Sink #2 State: SUSPENDED Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.4.analog-stereo Description: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo Driver: module-alsa-card.c Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz Channel Map: front-left,front-right Owner Module: 27 Mute: no Volume: front-left: 19660 / 30% / -31.37 dB, front-right: 19660 / 30% / -31.37 dB balance 0.00 Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.4.analog-stereo.monitor Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY Properties: alsa.resolution_bits = "16" device.api = "alsa" device.class = "sound" alsa.class = "generic" alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" alsa.name = "ALC1220 Analog" alsa.id = "ALC1220 Analog" alsa.subdevice = "0" alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" alsa.device = "0" alsa.card = "2" alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc800000 irq 73" alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.4" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:08:00.4/sound/card2" device.bus = "pci" device.vendor.id = "1022" device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]" device.product.id = "1487" device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller" device.string = "front:2" device.buffering.buffer_size = "17664" device.buffering.fragment_size = "2944" device.access_mode = "mmap" device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo" module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" Ports: analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority: 9000, available) analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority: 9900, not available) Active Port: analog-output-lineout Formats: pcm ``` set your prefered sink as the default one (use the "name" field from the previous output): ``` $ pactl set-default-sink "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.4.analog-stereo" ``` it should automatically switch in the ubuntu settings as well. You can set this as a startup script in "Startup applications settings". # Note on list of sinks For some reason the `pactl` listing command shows two sinks one of which has two "ports". The port does not show up in the `set-default-sink` command which effectively gives me only two options. But in the Ubuntu settings I see 4 output devices. No idea how those are computed - but it's kinda confusing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924852 Title: Selected output device in Sound settings is not persisted across restarts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1924852/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs