Kodi and MX

[UncleGrandpa]

Using MX19 KDE, it's actually the only distro that works on my pc, believe me I tried a ton other KDE distros. XFCE works too but I like KDE/Plasma better. My problem is when using Kodi (18.5 ver) the volume is always at 100%, I can turn it down but volume will just go back to 100% clicking an icon or just navigating within Kodi. Is this a Kodi problem, KDE problem or a problem with MX??? I have 0 idea how to fix this, I use Kodi a lot but have to use winblows 10 to not get the 100% volume at every click. It's not my speakers or sound card because this works fine on windows 10, the problem doesn't care if I'm connected through my stereo or using Bluetooth speakers or headphones either. Super annoying when some thing you're watching comes on at 100%, surprised my speakers and/or eardrums haven't blown up yet.

[Stevo]

That seems to be a unique problem--we haven't had any reports like that with 18.5 or the 19.0 in the test repo.

Do you have the same problem if you update to 19.0, or create a new user account and log in as that user?

[UncleGrandpa]

Thanx Stevo,
No I haven't tried 19, will give it a try and let you know if that works.

[UncleGrandpa]

That seems to be a unique problem--we haven't had any reports like that with 18.5 or the 19.0 in the test repo.

Do you have the same problem if you update to 19.0, or create a new user account and log in as that user?

Still have the same problem, either way, 18.5 or 19, my user account or another no change.

[JayM]

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[UncleGrandpa]

Please run Quick System Info and post your system information. Just run it then right-click paste in a reply, don't copy/paste. Instructions are here if you need them. Thanks.

I jumped over to an XFCE DE to see if it was caused by KDE but that's not it either???

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.10.0-5mx-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-5mx-amd64 
           root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-19.4_ahs_x64 patito feo March 31  2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: All Series v: N/A serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: MAXIMUS VII HERO v: Rev 1.xx serial: <filter> 
           UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 3103 date: 03/09/2016 
Battery:   Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Gaming Mouse serial: <filter> 
           charge: 10% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: Discharging 
           Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800 
           serial: <filter> charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes 
           status: Discharging 
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-4690K bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Haswell 
           family: 6 model-id: 3C (60) stepping: 3 microcode: 28 L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 28561 
           Speed: 1326 MHz min/max: 800/4500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1326 2: 1326 3: 1326 
           4: 1326 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled 
           Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled 
           Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled 
           Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
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           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, 
           STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode 
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Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GM204 [GeForce GTX 980] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nouveau v: kernel 
           bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:13c0 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa tty: N/A 
           OpenGL: renderer: NV124 v: 4.3 Mesa 20.3.4 direct render: Yes 
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           v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:8ca0 
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           v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0fbb 
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           bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:15a1 
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           Device-2: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter 
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           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nouveau fan: 0 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
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[Stevo]

It's almost certainly due to problems with the opensource nouveau video driver which MX is using by default for your card, which in many situations is not going to take full advantage of your Nvidia card. Kodi uses openGL 3D to drive its GUI, so you may have to try and install the Nvidia video driver instead, and I suggest you try to do so with the MX Nvidia Installer in MX Tools.

[dreamer]

It is most likely the flat-volumes setting, which is only used by default in Debian/MX. It has even been changed in upstream PulseAudio.

See this thread:
Make "flat-volumes = no" MX-15 default
viewtopic.php?f=97&t=40639&p=393768

[UncleGrandpa]

It is most likely the flat-volumes setting, which is only used by default in Debian/MX. It has even been changed in upstream PulseAudio.

See this thread:
Make "flat-volumes = no" MX-15 default
viewtopic.php?f=97&t=40639&p=393768

That's something that's not built in to MX, something I need to add? Presently I have the audio settings in Kodi set to my sound-card, there's a PA setting too but setting audio to that made no diff.

[UncleGrandpa]

It is most likely the flat-volumes setting, which is only used by default in Debian/MX. It has even been changed in upstream PulseAudio.

See this thread:
Make "flat-volumes = no" MX-15 default
viewtopic.php?f=97&t=40639&p=393768

Edited flat-volumes to 'no' from 'yes' and that made 0 difference