Audio issues with Realtek ALC897 - Two different mobos same problems.

jaydee · 2024-07-22 18:23:28

Greetings!

I recently installed Arch Linux using Archinstall on two different devices, both of which have the same audio issues. Both devices have Realtek ALC897 audio controllers/codecs, leading me to suspect the problem is related to Realtek or my install method.

For simplicity, I'll describe the issues with my latest install, though both setups are having identical problems.

The issues are:

The system constantly detects headphones as "Plugged in."
When I actually plug in the headphones to the front panel jack, the system shows "Headphones Unplugged."
The speakers only work when the headphones are plugged in. (likely because the motherboard mutes the speakers when headphones are detected?).
The front panel microphone also shows as "Plugged in" constantly, and when actually plugged in, it shows as "Unplugged."

Clarifications:

Speakers: Refers to the 3.5mm audio jack on the back of the tower labeled "Line out."
Headphones: Refers to the 3.5mm jack on the front panel of the tower connected to the motherboard via the HD audio connector.
Microphone: Refers to the front panel audio jack.

Troubleshooting Steps Taken:

Checked and unmuted settings in ALSA mixer before making further changes.
Updated packages and installed a browser, PipeWire, PipeWire tools, and ALSA tools and mixer utilities.
Attempted some fixes with hdajackretask, but this seemed to cause more issues (probably my fault).

Request:
Any advice or solutions for resolving these audio detection issues with Realtek ALC897 would be greatly appreciated. Any information about this Realtek codec and such. I've seen several posts that suggest this issue is not just my problem.

Important, all these outputs are taken without any audio jack plugged into the system.
Let me know if I could share more useful information.

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: jaydee 832 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/controlC1: jaydee 832 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/seq: jaydee 831 F.... pipewire

aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [ASUS VA27EHE]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [ASUS VA27EHE]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC897 Analog [ALC897 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 1: ALC897 Digital [ALC897 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

amixer

Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',2
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',3
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]

pactl list cards

Card #50
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_2b_00.1
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.alsa.card = "0"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA NVidia at 0xfc080000 irq 79"
api.alsa.card.name = "HDA NVidia"
api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:2b:00.1"
device.description = "TU106 High Definition Audio Controller"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_2b_00.1"
device.nick = "HDA NVidia"
device.plugged.usec = "6122203"
device.product.id = "0x10f9"
device.product.name = "TU106 High Definition Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:2b:00.1/sound/card0"
device.vendor.id = "0x10de"
device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
factory.id = "15"
client.id = "47"
object.id = "50"
object.serial = "50"
object.path = "alsa:acp:NVidia"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xfc080000 irq 79"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "Nvidia GPU 93 HDMI/DP"
alsa.components = "HDA:10de0093,38422062,00100100"
alsa.id = "NVidia"
device.string = "0"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 4, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: off
Ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "0"
device.product.name = "ASUS VA27EHE"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "1"
device.product.name = "ASUS VA27EHE"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2
hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (type: HDMI, priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3
Card #51
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_2d_00.4
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.alsa.card = "1"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc400000 irq 81"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:2d:00.4"
device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_2d_00.4"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.plugged.usec = "6151199"
device.product.id = "0x1487"
device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:2d:00.4/sound/card1"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
factory.id = "15"
client.id = "47"
object.id = "51"
object.serial = "51"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc400000 irq 81"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC897"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0897,1462ec56,00100500"
alsa.id = "Generic"
device.string = "1"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5565, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5500, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: no)
output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: no)
output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 2, sources: 2, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8500, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8200, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-linein: Line In (type: Line, priority: 8100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "line"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (type: Line, priority: 9000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "line"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 5, available)
Properties:
port.type = "headphones"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 5"
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
card.profile.port = "4"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "spdif"
card.profile.port = "5"
Part of profile(s): output:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo

pactl list sinks

Sink #1104
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_2d_00.4.analog-stereo
Description: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
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
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_2d_00.4.analog-stereo.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0897,1462ec56,00100500"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.id = "Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc400000 irq 81"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC897"
alsa.name = "ALC897 Analog"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc400000 irq 81"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.path = "front:1"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
card.profile.device = "5"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
device.id = "51"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.routes = "2"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_2d_00.4.analog-stereo"
node.nick = "ALC897 Analog"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic:5:playback"
port.group = "playback"
priority.driver = "1009"
priority.session = "1009"
factory.id = "19"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "47"
node.driver = "true"
node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "45"
object.serial = "1104"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.alsa.card = "1"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:2d:00.4"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_2d_00.4"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.plugged.usec = "6151199"
device.product.id = "0x1487"
device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:2d:00.4/sound/card1"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
device.string = "1"
Ports:
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (type: Line, priority: 9000, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 5, available)
Active Port: analog-output-lineout
Formats:
pcm

ewaller · 2024-07-22 18:56:44

Jaydee: I handled your request. In the future, please ask a moderator to move your thread for you. One of us are usually around.
Thanks

jaydee · 2024-07-23 04:22:36

ewaller wrote:

Jaydee: I handled your request. In the future, please ask a moderator to move your thread for you. One of us are usually around.
Thanks

My apologies. Will do. Thank you very much.

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#1 2024-07-22 18:23:28

Audio issues with Realtek ALC897 - Two different mobos same problems.

#2 2024-07-22 18:56:44

Re: Audio issues with Realtek ALC897 - Two different mobos same problems.

#3 2024-07-23 04:22:36

Re: Audio issues with Realtek ALC897 - Two different mobos same problems.

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