Intel HDMI sound issue (pulse/alsa) [SOLVED]

nuanbajan · 2018-02-20 12:51:45

Hi all,

I'm using laptop with default audio settings (after making a lot of changes I'd guess so). Can't make sound on TV from browsers (e.g. youtube), games etc.
pavucontrol utility can't switch audio output to HDMI. It shows me only internal analog device as an option.

Found how to change output in video players.

MPV uses HDMI output with this line in config mpv.conf:

 --audio-device=alsa/hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

VLC can be configured via GUI: preferences -> audio -> output module (change pulse to alsa) -> choose device (HDMI0 in my case)

I can see HDMI devices using different console utils, e.g. asoundconf, aplay so it looks like everything is Ok. But still can't find the way how to change output using pavucontrol (as more user-friendly application).

Thanks,

Last edited by nuanbajan (2018-02-20 17:17:34)

robg · 2018-02-20 13:08:00

Is the pulseaudio-alsa package installed?

nuanbajan · 2018-02-20 13:19:05

Yes, pulseaudio-alsa is installed

V1del · 2018-02-20 13:30:08

Intel HDMI's are usually implemented on the same card and only mutually exclusively able to output sound, and hence are configured on the "Configuration" tab in pavucontrol. If you still don't find it post

pacmd list-cards
pacmd list-sinks
pacmd list-sink-inputs

nuanbajan · 2018-02-20 13:58:50

% pacmd list-cards

1 card(s) available.
    index: 0
        name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
        driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
        owner module: 6
        properties:
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xf1244000 irq 130"
                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 = "0"
                device.description = "Built-in Audio"
                module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
        profiles:
                input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 60, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6000, available: unknown)
                output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6060, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5400, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5460, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 300, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 360, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 300, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 360, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5200, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5260, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 100, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 100, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5200, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5260, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 100, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 100, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5200, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5260, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 100, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 100, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5200, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5260, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 100, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160, available: unknown)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 100, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160, available: unknown)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
        active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
        sinks:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        sources:
                alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
                alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
        ports:
                analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
                hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                device.product.name = "SAMSUNG"
                hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"

% pacmd list-sinks

1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
        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: RUNNING
        suspend cause:
        priority: 9039
        volume: front-left: 31609 /  48% / -19.00 dB,   front-right: 31609 /  48% / -19.00 dB
                balance 0.00
        base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
        volume steps: 65537
        muted: no
        current latency: 23.80 ms
        max request: 4 KiB
        max rewind: 375 KiB
        monitor source: 0
        sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Stereo
        used by: 1
        linked by: 1
        configured latency: 23.22 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
        card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
        module: 6
        properties:
                alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.class = "sound"
                alsa.class = "generic"
                alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
                alsa.name = "CX20724 Analog"
                alsa.id = "CX20724 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 0xf1244000 irq 130"
                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 = "384000"
                device.buffering.fragment_size = "192000"
                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 = "Conexant CX20724"
                alsa.components = "HDA:14f150f4,103c8126,00100101 HDA:80862809,80860101,00100000"
                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 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                        properties:
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
        active port: <analog-output-speaker>

% pacmd list-sink-inputs

1 sink input(s) available.
    index: 0
        driver: <protocol-native.c>
        flags: START_CORKED
        state: RUNNING
        sink: 0 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
        volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
                balance 0.00
        muted: no
        current latency: 55.94 ms
        requested latency: 23.22 ms
        sample spec: float32le 2ch 44100Hz
        channel map: front-left,front-right
                     Stereo
        resample method: speex-float-1
        module: 11
        client: 2 <Chromium>
        properties:
                application.icon_name = "chromium-browser"
                media.name = "Playback"
                application.name = "Chromium"
                native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
                native-protocol.version = "32"
                application.process.id = "1375"
                application.process.user = "anatol"
                application.process.host = "EPKZKARW0544"
                application.process.binary = "chromium"
                application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
                window.x11.display = ":0"
                application.process.machine_id = "32b5c02d1833407eb85b5324ef59f2f6"
                application.process.session_id = "c1"
                module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Chromium"

nuanbajan · 2018-02-20 14:50:42

V1del wrote:

Intel HDMI's are usually implemented on the same card and only mutually exclusively able to output sound, and hence are configured on the "Configuration" tab in pavucontrol.

I FOUND IT!!!!!
Thanks a lot! I remember changing this "Configuration" tab previously but without much success. Now I have a really huge list here and one of this "hdmi output" options works fine.

PS
if I set up pavucontrol to default(analog) profile and mpv manually to hdmi, I can listen audio from both sources simultaneously. I hope this is fine

V1del · 2018-02-20 16:11:10

As mentioned, go through the available HDMI profiles in the configuration tab of pavucontrol, or on an educated guess going by the information provided

pacmd set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo

Edit: Ah whoops, I should refresh more. If it works that way it seems to be kind of strange that pulse defaults to generating profiles as opposed to sinks...

You could technically create separate sinks by manually loading a alsa-sink in pulse's default.pa that hard references the correct device.

However if this is SOLVED like that, please edit the title of your initial post.

Last edited by V1del (2018-02-20 16:16:00)

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#1 2018-02-20 12:51:45

Intel HDMI sound issue (pulse/alsa) [SOLVED]

#2 2018-02-20 13:08:00

Re: Intel HDMI sound issue (pulse/alsa) [SOLVED]

#3 2018-02-20 13:19:05

Re: Intel HDMI sound issue (pulse/alsa) [SOLVED]

#4 2018-02-20 13:30:08

Re: Intel HDMI sound issue (pulse/alsa) [SOLVED]

#5 2018-02-20 13:58:50

Re: Intel HDMI sound issue (pulse/alsa) [SOLVED]

#6 2018-02-20 14:50:42

Re: Intel HDMI sound issue (pulse/alsa) [SOLVED]

#7 2018-02-20 16:11:10

Re: Intel HDMI sound issue (pulse/alsa) [SOLVED]

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