Arch Linux

DrKillPatient

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Registered: 2011-07-28

Posts: 85

No PCM channel in alsamixer

I've recently installed Arch and it appears that I don't have a PCM channel in alsamixer. I recall that I had ALSA issues the last time I used Arch (although I do not recall having this specific problem), and my Debian install on the same computer has a PCM channel, so it's definitely not a hardware-only issue. Alsamixer lists both Nvidia and Intel HDA under the device menu. The Intel device seems to be the right card, as it has all the usual options (besides PCM).

The solution found on the wiki does not work:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Al … CM_Channel

My asoundrc is as follows:

pcm.!default {
    type hw
    card 1
}
ctl.!default {
    type hw
    card 1
}

I cannot find many resources on this problem, so I'm not sure what other information I need to supply. Please notify me if further information is required, and I'll do my best to obtain it.