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alem_147

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Registered: 2021-07-15

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pavucontrol showing audio output but no actual audio

Hello,

I am new to arch, this is my first install and I cannot get pulseaudio to work. Based on the fact that I initially seemed to have the same issue as this post, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=241104 , I followed it to no avail, though my noobness may have contributed to my lack of finding a solution.

The same as the other post, I have a dualboot OS on UEFI and the windows audio works fine.
I also have alsa-utils, alsa-plugins, pulseaudio, pulseaudio-alsa, pulseaudio manager, and pavucontrol installed.
Also should be noted that I tried to use pipewire to no success.

pre-apology: sorry if i used the box syntax stuff wrong I'm new to this forum

outputs of commands I tried

 amixer -c0 

Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]

 amixer -c1 

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono: Playback 86 [99%] [-0.75dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 253 [99%] [-0.40dB]
  Front Right: Playback 253 [99%] [-0.40dB]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 63
  Front Left: Capture 39 [62%] [12.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 39 [62%] [12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Disabled'
Simple mixer control 'Headset Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Internal Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]

 pacmd list-cards 

2 card(s) available.
    index: 0
    name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.1>
    driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
    owner module: 6
    properties:
        alsa.card = "0"
        alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
        alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfe7c8000 irq 64"
        alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
        device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.1"
        sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.1/sound/card0"
        device.bus = "pci"
        device.vendor.id = "1002"
        device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
        device.product.id = "15de"
        device.product.name = "Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
        device.string = "0"
        device.description = "Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
        module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
        device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
    profiles:
        output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
        output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
        output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
        off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
    active profile: <off>
    ports:
        hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
            properties:
                device.icon_name = "video-display"
    index: 1
    name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.6>
    driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
    owner module: 7
    properties:
        alsa.card = "1"
        alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
        alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfe7c0000 irq 65"
        alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
        device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.6"
        sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.6/sound/card1"
        device.bus = "pci"
        device.vendor.id = "1022"
        device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
        device.product.id = "15e3"
        device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
        device.string = "1"
        device.description = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
        module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
        device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
    profiles:
        input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 65, available: unknown)
        output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown)
        output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, available: unknown)
        off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
    active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
    sinks:
        alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo/#0: Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
    sources:
        alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
        alsa_input.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo/#1: Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller 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-headset-mic: Headset Microphone (priority 8800, 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 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
            properties:
                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"

 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_03_00.6.analog-stereo>
    volume: front-left: 57808 /  88% / -3.27 dB,   front-right: 57808 /  88% / -3.27 dB
            balance 0.00
    muted: no
    current latency: 30.05 ms
    requested latency: 23.22 ms
    sample spec: float32le 2ch 44100Hz
    channel map: front-left,front-right
                 Stereo
    resample method: copy
    module: 9
    client: 4 <Google Chrome>
    properties:
        application.icon_name = "google-chrome"
        media.name = "Playback"
        application.name = "Google Chrome"
        native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
        native-protocol.version = "34"
        application.process.id = "1376"
        application.process.user = "alex"
        application.process.host = "arch"
        application.process.binary = "chrome"
        application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
        window.x11.display = ":0"
        application.process.machine_id = "313af4627bd34166a157ead5bb70b713"
        application.process.session_id = "1"
        module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Google Chrome"

 pacmd list-sinks 

1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
    name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo>
    driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
    flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
    state: RUNNING
    suspend cause: (none)
    priority: 9039
    volume: front-left: 62865 /  96% / -1.08 dB,   front-right: 62865 /  96% / -1.08 dB
            balance 0.00
    base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
    volume steps: 65537
    muted: no
    current latency: 23.83 ms
    max request: 4 KiB
    max rewind: 4 KiB
    monitor source: 0
    sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
    channel map: front-left,front-right
                 Stereo
    used by: 1
    linked by: 1
    configured latency: 23.22 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms
    card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.6>
    module: 7
    properties:
        alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
        device.api = "alsa"
        device.class = "sound"
        alsa.class = "generic"
        alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
        alsa.name = "ALC294 Analog"
        alsa.id = "ALC294 Analog"
        alsa.subdevice = "0"
        alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
        alsa.device = "0"
        alsa.card = "1"
        alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
        alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfe7c0000 irq 65"
        alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
        device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.6"
        sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.6/sound/card1"
        device.bus = "pci"
        device.vendor.id = "1022"
        device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
        device.product.id = "15e3"
        device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
        device.string = "front:1"
        device.buffering.buffer_size = "352768"
        device.buffering.fragment_size = "176384"
        device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
        device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
        device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
        device.description = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo"
        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>

both cat /proc/asounc/cards and dmesg | grep codec resulted in errors

 systemctl --user status pulseaudio 

pulseaudio.service - Sound Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.service; ena>
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2021-07-15 15:28:16 CDT; 2>
TriggeredBy: ● pulseaudio.socket
   Main PID: 459 (pulseaudio)
      Tasks: 7 (limit: 16704)
     Memory: 14.5M
        CPU: 39.849s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.sli>
             ├─459 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no --log-target>
             └─518 /usr/lib/pulse/gsettings-helper

Jul 15 15:28:15 arch systemd[452]: Starting Sound Service...
Jul 15 15:28:16 arch systemd[452]: Started Sound Service.

 alsactl init 

alsa-lib parser.c:242:(error_node) UCM is not supported for this HDA model (HD-Audio Generic at 0xfe7c8000 irq 64)
alsa-lib main.c:1405:(snd_use_case_mgr_open) error: failed to import hw:0 use case configuration -6
Found hardware: "HDA-Intel" "ATI R6xx HDMI" "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100700" "0x1002" "0x15de"
Hardware is initialized using a generic method
alsa-lib parser.c:242:(error_node) UCM is not supported for this HDA model (HD-Audio Generic at 0xfe7c0000 irq 65)
alsa-lib main.c:1405:(snd_use_case_mgr_open) error: failed to import hw:1 use case configuration -6
Found hardware: "HDA-Intel" "Realtek ALC294" "HDA:10ec0294,10431b71,00100004" "0x1043" "0x1b71"
Hardware is initialized using a generic method

For anyone who looks all the way through this mess, thank you

Last edited by alem_147 (2021-07-15 21:09:43)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,324

Re: pavucontrol showing audio output but no actual audio

Welcome to the boards

Please wrap all the output in code tags rather than quotes, that's the purpose of code tags to handle longer output.

Everything is logically working properly. As you mention a Windows boot, make sure and double check that fast boot is disabled: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dual_b … ibernation it can and does mess with soundcard state that can lead to problems.

Other than that the only other immediate suggestion I have is check whether there's a jack misdetection:

pacmd set-sink-port   alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo analog-output-headphones

but I somewhat doubt that's the case.  Hows the audio hooked up? Speakers plugged into the back of the case? Or is this a laptop with built-in speakers?