No notification sounds in KDE

Hi folks,
as mentioned in title i have a problem with the notification sounds in KDE. No notification sound is played except the logout-sound. When i test the sounds in the configuration window everthing is played properly.
Muting of the notification sounds is toggled off. That was the solution for most people in the forums.

I use Manjaro KDE with all updates installed. Sound IS working - Playing music works fine…

I think it is just a small configuration thing.

Any ideas?

Thank you very much for your replies :slight_smile:

Look in systemsettings -> hardware -> audio , in Applications tab , notificatios volume.

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Notifications volume is not muted.

sounds are enabled in config for some events

the ONLY sound that is playing, is the logoff-sound… strange!

any help is appreciated! welcome every idea you have!

I know but I misread that one of the sounds is working, so my reply had no value.

It’s very hard to see whether it’s muted or not. Have you tried clicking on the button?

2020-08-18_17-44

:thinking:

have you checked your sound options in terminal what’s your ouput of

pacmd list-sinks

Application sounds are turnded on - are on 100% and not muted. :thinking:

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2 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
        name: <alsa_output.usb-DisplayLink_LAPDOCK_U3D2338335653-02.analog-stereo>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
        state: SUSPENDED
        suspend cause: IDLE
        priority: 9049
        volume: front-left: 13107 /  20% / -41,94 dB,   front-right: 13107 /  20% / -41,94 dB
                balance 0,00
        base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 0,00 ms
        max request: 0 KiB
        max rewind: 0 KiB
        monitor source: 0
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Stereo
        used by: 0
        linked by: 0
        configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms
        card: 0 <alsa_card.usb-DisplayLink_LAPDOCK_U3D2338335653-02>
        module: 6
        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 = "1"
                alsa.card_name = "LAPDOCK"
                alsa.long_card_name = "DisplayLink LAPDOCK at usb-0000:00:14.0-1.4, high speed"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:1.4:1.2"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.4/1-1.4:1.2/sound/card1"
                udev.id = "usb-DisplayLink_LAPDOCK_U3D2338335653-02"
                device.bus = "usb"
                device.vendor.id = "17e9"
                device.vendor.name = "DisplayLink"
                device.product.id = "4307"
                device.product.name = "LAPDOCK"
                device.serial = "DisplayLink_LAPDOCK_U3D2338335653"
                device.string = "front:1"
                device.buffering.buffer_size = "384000"
                device.buffering.fragment_size = "192000"
                device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
                device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
                device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
                device.description = "LAPDOCK Analog Stereo"
                alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer"
                alsa.components = "USB17e9:4307"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
        ports:
                analog-output: Analoge Ausgabe (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:

        active port: <analog-output>
    index: 1
        name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
        state: SUSPENDED
        suspend cause: IDLE
        priority: 9039
        volume: front-left: 35808 /  55% / -15,75 dB,   front-right: 35808 /  55% / -15,75 dB
                balance 0,00
        base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 0,00 ms
        max request: 0 KiB
        max rewind: 0 KiB
        monitor source: 2
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Stereo
        used by: 0
        linked by: 0
        configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms
        card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
        module: 7
        properties:
                alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.class = "sound"
                alsa.class = "generic"
                alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
                alsa.name = "ALC236 Analog"
                alsa.id = "ALC236 Analog"
                alsa.subdevice = "0"
                alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
                alsa.device = "0"
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xd1220000 irq 129"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.vendor.id = "8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                device.product.id = "9d70"
                device.product.name = "Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio"
                device.form_factor = "internal"
                device.string = "front:0"
                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 = "Internes Audio Analog Stereo"
                alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC236"
                alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0236,17aa3845,00100002 HDA:80862809,80860101,00100000"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
        ports:
                analog-output-speaker: Lautsprecher (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                analog-output-headphones: Kopfhörer (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
        active port: <analog-output-speaker>

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Thank youuuuuu :sweat_smile: I had the same problem, I didn’t notice it was closed :slight_smile:

I think it will work.

Well, It didn’t work :confused: Any ideas?

Hi everyone,

This is still ongoing. My laptop is way too silent. I can run music app, listen youtube, watch a movie etc. But no notification sound at all. Do your DE’s are the same? Any help please?

Note: I have KDE.

And this is the output of:

pacmd list-sinks

1 sink(s) available.

  • index: 0
    name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
    driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
    flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
    state: SUSPENDED
    suspend cause: IDLE
    priority: 9039
    volume: front-left: 98304 / 150% / 10,57 dB, front-right: 98304 / 150% / 10,57 dB
    balance 0,00
    base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
    volume steps: 65537
    muted: no
    current latency: 0,00 ms
    max request: 0 KiB
    max rewind: 0 KiB
    monitor source: 0
    sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
    channel map: front-left,front-right
    Stereo
    used by: 0
    linked by: 0
    configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 … 2000,00 ms
    card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
    module: 7
    properties:
    alsa.resolution_bits = “16”
    device.api = “alsa”
    device.class = “sound”
    alsa.class = “generic”
    alsa.subclass = “generic-mix”
    alsa.name = “ALC269VC Analog”
    alsa.id = “ALC269VC Analog”
    alsa.subdevice = “0”
    alsa.subdevice_name = “subdevice #0
    alsa.device = “0”
    alsa.card = “1”
    alsa.card_name = “HDA Intel PCH”
    alsa.long_card_name = “HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a10000 irq 34”
    alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
    device.bus_path = “pci-0000:00:1b.0”
    sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1”
    device.bus = “pci”
    device.vendor.id = “8086”
    device.vendor.name = “Intel Corporation”
    device.product.id = “8c20”
    device.product.name = “8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller”
    device.form_factor = “internal”
    device.string = “front:1”
    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 = “Built-in Audio Analog Stereo”
    alsa.mixer_name = “Realtek ALC269VC”
    alsa.components = “HDA:10ec0269,1b0a210a,00100202”
    module-udev-detect.discovered = “1”
    device.icon_name = “audio-card-pci”
    ports:
    analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
    properties:
    device.icon_name = “audio-speakers”
    analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
    properties:
    device.icon_name = “audio-headphones”
    active port: “analog-output-speaker”

same for me: playing music works fine - but NO notifications sounds.
Testing the sounds in the KDE options works fine too :thinking:

Don’t know if this helps: after a clean install sounds are finally working for me!

A little late on the reply here, but to fully hear the notification sounds, I had to turn it up to 100%. Maybe it’ll help you too!

hey folks,
for anyone who’s struggling to figure out why the notification sounds are not working on a clean installation of ${yourDistro} + KDE while the actual sound configuration seems to be properly set:
make sure you have “Notifications” application entry in the System Tray settings set to “Always shown”,
This has worked out for me on Debian 11