Legion Go Z1E - No audio in gaming mode after update 43
Ever since the update to 43, there's no audio via any device in gaming mode on my Legion Go Z1E.
Audio works fine on all devices in desktop mode, and in games launched in both desktop and gaming mode, just not in gaming mode or in any non-game media app installed via bazzite portal (e.g. YouTube, Netflix).
I've tried all available audio devices in settings, I've tried the built in speakers, the 3.5mm audio port, HDMI, and bluetooth. Everything works in desktop mode and in games launched in either mode, nothing works in gaming mode itself.
I've also tried disabling all audio devices other than the one I'm using in desktop mode and then switching back to gaming mode, and obviously I've tried rebooting, power off / power on, switching to desktop mode and back, checking the volume, and any other immediate possible fix I've found by looking through past issues and bugs.
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Fixed it! Thanks to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/163q94f/no_ui_sound_in_gaming_mode_anymore/
The problem was that the Chromium process was muted. This can be fixed in the Audio Volume dialog in the System Tray, but Chromium won't show up there unless a sound is playing in Chromium.
So I solved it by:...
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Solution
Fixed it! Thanks to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/163q94f/no_ui_sound_in_gaming_mode_anymore/
The problem was that the Chromium process was muted. This can be fixed in the Audio Volume dialog in the System Tray, but Chromium won't show up there unless a sound is playing in Chromium.
So I solved it by:
- Going into desktop mode
- Opening Steam, navigating to the Store, starting a video, and unmuting the video (again, you need to have sound playing for Chromium to show up in the dialog)
- Clicking on the speaker icon in the System Tray
- Switching to the Applications tab
- Unmuting Chromium
All my UI audio and everything now works in both gaming mode and desktop mode.