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eferia

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Registered: 2024-06-09

Posts: 2

No audio after reboot.

i am going insane.
this happens on occasion, usually after some weeks of usage. the only solution is to reinstall the system, and i think everyone agrees this is absolutely not an acceptable solution.
i even tried archinstall but surely enough, after some time, it happens again. i log in one day and no audio works.

pulseaudio and alsa (what i've always used) are up to date. i think everything is in place.

>>~ pacman -Q | grep pulse
libpulse 17.0-3
pulseaudio 17.0-3
pulseaudio-alsa 1:1.2.7.1-2

>>~ pacman -Q | grep alsa
alsa-card-profiles 1:1.0.7-2
alsa-lib 1.2.11-1
alsa-plugins 1:1.2.7.1-2
alsa-topology-conf 1.2.5.1-3
alsa-ucm-conf 1.2.11-1
alsa-utils 1.2.11-1
pulseaudio-alsa 1:1.2.7.1-2
zita-alsa-pcmi 0.6.1-1

the sink seems to be fine and supposedly working.

1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 4
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.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: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 52.62 ms
	max request: 14 KiB
	max rewind: 14 KiB
	monitor source: 5
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 1
	linked by: 1
	configured latency: 75.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1837.50 ms
	card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
	module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "VT1708S Analog"
		alsa.id = "VT1708S 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 0xf7c00000 irq 26"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "1c20"
		device.product.name = "6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "front:0"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
	active port: <analog-output-lineout>

over to amixer, it looks fine too

>>~ amixer
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 65536
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 65536 [100%] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 65536 [100%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 65536
  Front Left: Capture 65536 [100%] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 65536 [100%] [on]

the meters in pavucontrol are jumping so i assume audio is flowing.
i mean, everything should be completely unchanged except for the volume since install (when it works), yet it simply outputs no audio.

systemctl services are fine, i think

>>~ sudo systemctl status

● batata
    State: running
    Units: 304 loaded (incl. loaded aliases)
     Jobs: 0 queued
   Failed: 0 units
    Since: Sun 2024-06-09 05:47:57 -03; 1h 13min ago
  systemd: 255.7-1-arch
   CGroup: /
           ├─init.scope
           │ └─1 /sbin/init
           ├─system.slice
           │ ├─NetworkManager.service
           │ │ └─391 /usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
           │ ├─dbus-broker.service
           │ │ ├─389 /usr/bin/dbus-broker-launch --scope syst>
           │ │ └─390 dbus-broker --log 4 --controller 9 --mac>
           │ ├─polkit.service
           │ │ └─509 /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd --no-debug
           │ ├─rtkit-daemon.service
           │ │ └─506 /usr/lib/rtkit-daemon
           │ ├─system-getty.slice
           │ │ └─getty@tty1.service
           │ │   └─410 /sbin/agetty -o "-p -- \\u" --noclear >
           │ ├─systemd-journald.service
           │ │ └─249 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journald
           │ ├─systemd-logind.service
           │ │ └─393 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind
           │ ├─systemd-timesyncd.service
           │ │ └─385 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-timesyncd
           │ ├─systemd-udevd.service
           │ │ └─udev
           │ │   └─291 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
           │ ├─systemd-userdbd.service
           │ │ ├─ 281 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-userdbd
           │ │ ├─4944 "systemd-userwork: waiting..."
           │ │ ├─4945 "systemd-userwork: waiting..."
           │ │ └─4946 "systemd-userwork: waiting..."
           │ └─wpa_supplicant.service
           │   └─407 /usr/bin/wpa_supplicant -u -s -O /run/wp>
           └─user.slice
             └─user-1000.slice
               ├─session-1.scope
               │ ├─ 411 /usr/bin/ly-dm
               │ ├─ 475 /usr/bin/ly-dm
               │ ├─ 479 /usr/lib/Xorg :0 vt2
               │ ├─ 488 i3
               │ ├─ 499 i3bar --bar_id=bar-0 --socket=/run/us>
               │ ├─ 500 i3bar --bar_id=bar-1 --socket=/run/us>
               │ ├─ 503 i3status
               │ ├─1792 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
               │ ├─1848 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─1861 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─1920 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─1959 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─2127 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─3237 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─3368 /opt/discord/Discord
               │ ├─3371 "/opt/discord/Discord --type=zygote ->
               │ ├─3372 "/opt/discord/Discord --type=zygote"
               │ ├─3374 "/opt/discord/Discord --type=zygote"
               │ ├─3388 /opt/discord/chrome_crashpad_handler >
               │ ├─3406 "/opt/discord/Discord --type=gpu-proc>
               │ ├─3411 "/opt/discord/Discord --type=utility >
               │ ├─3522 "/opt/discord/Discord --type=renderer>
               │ ├─3559 "/opt/discord/Discord --type=utility >
               │ ├─3891 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─4801 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─4910 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─4988 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─5017 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc>
               │ ├─5054 alacritty
               │ ├─5062 /usr/bin/bash
               │ ├─5064 sudo systemctl status
               │ ├─5068 sudo systemctl status
               │ ├─5069 systemctl status
               │ └─5070 less
               └─user@1000.service
                 ├─app.slice
                 │ └─app-dbus\x2d:1.13\x2dorg.a11y.atspi.Regi>
                 │   └─dbus-:1.13-org.a11y.atspi.Registry@0.s>
                 │     └─1547 /usr/lib/at-spi2-registryd --us>
                 ├─init.scope
                 │ ├─467 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user
                 │ └─469 "(sd-pam)"
                 └─session.slice
                   ├─at-spi-dbus-bus.service
                   │ ├─ 597 /usr/lib/at-spi-bus-launcher
                   │ ├─1544 /usr/bin/dbus-broker-launch --con>
                   │ └─1545 dbus-broker --log 4 --controller >
                   ├─dbus-broker.service
                   │ ├─496 /usr/bin/dbus-broker-launch --scop>
                   │ └─497 dbus-broker --log 4 --controller 1>
                   ├─gvfs-daemon.service
                   │ ├─535 /usr/lib/gvfsd
                   │ └─541 /usr/lib/gvfsd-fuse /run/user/1000>
                   └─pulseaudio.service
                     ├─505 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no>
                     └─522 /usr/lib/pulse/gsettings-helper

the only thing that could be wrong is my computer, but i cannot fathom a reason as to why it works absolutely fine and great after a whole new install, and only borks later on with absolutely nothing messing with neither alsa nor pulseaudio besides my i3 keybinds.

# pulse audio volume controls with status refresh
set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+w exec "pactl set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo +1%"
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+s exec "pactl set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo -1%"
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+d exec "pactl set-sink-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo toggle"

this time i even removed all other possible audio outputs and it still happened.
i have tried other distros (mint, ubuntu and fedora) and back over on windows xp, 7 and 10 it never did this, this only happens on arch, so definitely my fault. but i don't know what i'm doing wrong

i am asking for literaly any reason for this thing to not work the way it does. it has been almost a year since i've had this problem and i don't know what to do or even what to search for.

thank you for reading

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,223

Re: No audio after reboot.

While things aren't working, what do you get from

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
amixer -c0
sudo dmesg | grep snd
#With something playing
pactl list sink-inputs

also because it's known to be buggy and routinely breaks the systemd session, try to use something that's not ly. In doubt a startx with a proper xinitrc: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xinit#xinitrc

eferia

Member

Registered: 2024-06-09

Posts: 2

Re: No audio after reboot.

While things aren't working, what do you get from

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
amixer -c0
sudo dmesg | grep snd
#With something playing
pactl list sink-inputs

also because it's known to be buggy and routinely breaks the systemd session, try to use something that's not ly. In doubt a startx with a proper xinitrc: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xinit#xinitrc

the only user besides root in my system is eriy, the one i use

>>~ sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  eriy        502 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   eriy        502 F...m pulseaudio

headphone out and all mic inputs became toast years ago

>>~ amixer -c0
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Capture [off]
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 3 [100%] [30.75dB]
  Front Right: 3 [100%] [30.75dB]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Capture [off]
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 31
  Front Left: Capture 31 [100%] [30.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Capture 31 [100%] [30.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Channel Mode',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: '2ch' '4ch' '6ch'
  Item0: '2ch'
Simple mixer control 'Digital',0
  Capabilities: cvolume
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 120
  Front Left: Capture 107 [89%] [23.50dB]
  Front Right: Capture 107 [89%] [23.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'Dynamic Power-Control',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Enabled'
Simple mixer control 'Independent HP',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Enabled'
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Enabled'
Simple mixer control 'Rear Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Capture [on]
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Rear Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 3 [100%] [30.75dB]
  Front Right: 3 [100%] [30.75dB]
Simple mixer control 'Stereo Mix',0
  Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined cswitch-exclusive
  Capture exclusive group: 0
  Capture channels: Mono
  Mono: Capture [off]

idk how to read this so i can't comment, sorry

>>~ sudo dmesg | grep snd

[   17.469092] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[   18.054342] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
[   18.199259] snd_hda_codec_via hdaudioC0D2: autoconfig for VT1708S: line_outs=1 (0x1c/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[   18.199269] snd_hda_codec_via hdaudioC0D2:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   18.199274] snd_hda_codec_via hdaudioC0D2:    hp_outs=1 (0x1d/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   18.199277] snd_hda_codec_via hdaudioC0D2:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[   18.199280] snd_hda_codec_via hdaudioC0D2:    inputs:
[   18.199282] snd_hda_codec_via hdaudioC0D2:      Rear Mic=0x1a
[   18.199285] snd_hda_codec_via hdaudioC0D2:      Front Mic=0x1e
[   18.199288] snd_hda_codec_via hdaudioC0D2:      Line=0x1b

playing youtube on firefox and an .mp3 on vlc (camellia the goat)

>>~ pactl list sink-inputs
Sink Input #4
	Driver: protocol-native.c
	Owner Module: 8
	Client: 5
	Sink: 0
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: no
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 42203 /  64% / -11.47 dB,   front-right: 42203 /  64% / -11.47 dB
	        balance 0.00
	Buffer Latency: 112500 usec
	Sink Latency: 22061 usec
	Resample method: copy
	Properties:
		media.name = "Camellia - GHOST (from Cyphisonia E.P.) - YouTube"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "35"
		application.process.id = "560"
		application.process.user = "eriy"
		application.process.host = "batata"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "8eee4471706e4f94b6775c2a8a93d3f8"
		application.process.session_id = "1"
		application.icon_name = "firefox"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"

Sink Input #5
	Driver: protocol-native.c
	Owner Module: 8
	Client: 9
	Sink: 0
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 44100Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.rate = "44100"  format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: no
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	Buffer Latency: 1146633 usec
	Sink Latency: 40262 usec
	Resample method: speex-float-1
	Properties:
		media.role = "video"
		media.name = "audio stream"
		application.name = "VLC media player (LibVLC 3.0.20)"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "35"
		application.id = "org.VideoLAN.VLC"
		application.version = "3.0.20"
		application.icon_name = "vlc"
		application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
		application.process.id = "2464"
		application.process.user = "eriy"
		application.process.host = "batata"
		application.process.binary = "vlc"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "8eee4471706e4f94b6775c2a8a93d3f8"
		application.process.session_id = "1"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-media-role:video"

i've always used lightdm and only this install decided to change it. even back when i just ran xinit after logging in, i still had this problem, so i think it's not the dm?
it also isn't i3wm cause awesomewm, bspwm, cinnamon and xfce also failed me. at this point i'm inclined to call it a broken driver and give up.

IFailALot

Member

Registered: 2024-05-29

Posts: 23

Re: No audio after reboot.

I had a similar issue on reboot, but only after rebooting from a dual boot windows system. Do you also boot to windows?