Pulseaudio 3.0 - No sound from speakers at startup (muted)

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After the recent update to Pulseaudio 3.0, I had the following problem: my speakers were muted on startup. Headphones and HDMI output had no problems, but there was no sound coming from speakers. I had to use alsamixer (from terminal) to restore the volume on speakers, everytime I started PCLinuxOS.

The original thread is located here

Other users reported no issues with Pulseaudio 3.0 so this problem must be hardware specific. This means that you may encounter it or not.
But if you have similar problem, maybe the workaround posted here will help.

This workaround came after a lot of tests (and time) and with help and suggestion from other members (especially Just17).

As root, open the file /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf

Locate the following section:

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[Element Speaker]
switch = mute
volume = off
Change the "volume" value so it reads like this:

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[Element Speaker]
switch = mute
volume = merge

You may have to edit the entry [Element Desktop Speaker] in the same way.

NOTE: as the file that is being edited is under the /usr/share folder, this change affects all users on the same machine.