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#1 2018-10-09 20:29:13

alcom0rz
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Registered: 2018-10-09
Posts: 13

[SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

[SOLVED]
I was using 4.14.74-1-lts. (For some reason Arch started to use the LTS version). After changing it to 4.18.16-arch1-1-ARCH the sound just got working again smile

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Hi! First of all, sorry for the bad english, not my first language.

I'm having some problem with my alsa/pulseaudio setup. Pavucontrol shows the audio bouncing when some software that outputs audio is being executed, but no sound at all in headphones or speakers are being executed.

I have a dualboot setup for gaming and the other OS runs audio just fine, so it's not a hardware issue at all.

I kind give up on trying to find a solution to my problem and finally came here to ask for help.

I have alsa-utils, alsa-plugins, pulseaudio, pulseaudio-alsa and pavucontrol installed

Here are some outputs:

amixer -c 0

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',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 'Speaker',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 '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 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control '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 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',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]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',4
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',16
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
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: 'Enabled'
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]
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Disabled'

amixer -c 1

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]

pacmd list-cards

2 card(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xdf080000 irq 17"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "10de"
		device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
		device.product.id = "10f1"
		device.product.name = "GP106 High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.string = "1"
		device.description = "GP106 High Definition 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)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, 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"
		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"
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf520000 irq 137"
		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 = "a171"
		device.product.name = "CM238 HD Audio Controller"
		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 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)
		output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5565, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5965, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 865, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 865, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: unknown)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#10: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#12: Monitor of 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: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
		iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		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-sink-inputs

1 sink input(s) available.
    index: 0
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: START_CORKED 
	state: RUNNING
	sink: 10 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	volume: front-left: 65535 / 100% / -0.00 dB,   front-right: 65535 / 100% / -0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	muted: no
	current latency: 1022.29 ms
	requested latency: 980.00 ms
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	resample method: (null)
	module: 10
	client: 4 <Spotify>
	properties:
		media.role = "music"
		media.name = "Spotify"
		application.name = "Spotify"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "32"
		application.process.id = "1794"
		application.process.user = "alcom0rz"
		application.process.host = "skynet"
		application.process.binary = "spotify"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.language = "en_US.UTF-8"
		application.process.machine_id = "6529432c3f2540c3a35f2d3d9c179a90"
		application.process.session_id = "c1"
		application.icon_name = "spotify-client"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-media-role:music"

pacmd list-sinks

1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 10
	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: (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: 24.91 ms
	max request: 4 KiB
	max rewind: 4 KiB
	monitor source: 12
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 1
	linked by: 2
	configured latency: 25.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
	card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
	module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC1220 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC1220 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 0xdf520000 irq 137"
		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 = "a171"
		device.product.name = "CM238 HD 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"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC1220"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec1220,15589501,00100003 HDA:8086280b,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: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
	active port: <analog-output-headphones>

cat /proc/asounc/cards

 0 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
                      HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf520000 irq 137
 1 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xdf080000 irq 17

dmesg | grep codec

[   31.957463] pci 0000:01:00.0: optimus capabilities: enabled, status dynamic power, hda bios codec supported
[   34.809804] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC1220: line_outs=1 (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
[   34.809809] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   34.809812] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    hp_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   34.809815] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[   34.809817] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    dig-out=0x1e/0x0
[   34.809819] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    inputs:
[   34.809822] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:      Mic=0x18
[   34.809825] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:      Internal Mic=0x12

Thanks in advance!

edits
1. It's important to notice that I have a dedicated graphics card and use the nouveau approach in order to use the HDMI output on my notebook.

Last edited by alcom0rz (2018-10-22 17:29:29)

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#2 2018-10-09 21:07:16

jasonwryan
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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Please use code, not quote tags: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … s_and_code

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#3 2018-10-10 14:19:44

alcom0rz
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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

jasonwryan wrote:

Please use code, not quote tags: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … s_and_code

Thanks for the tip Jason and sorry for not noticing that!

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#4 2018-10-10 14:28:25

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

$ systemctl --user status pulseaudio

???

This isn't right. This isn't even wrong.
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#5 2018-10-10 14:36:59

alcom0rz
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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

systemctl --user status pulseaudio

● pulseaudio.service - Sound Service
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2018-10-10 07:04:09 -03; 4h 32min ago
 Main PID: 917 (pulseaudio)
   CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/pulseaudio.service
           ├─917 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no
           └─988 /usr/lib/pulse/gsettings-helper

Oct 10 07:04:05 skynet systemd[766]: Starting Sound Service...
Oct 10 07:04:09 skynet pulseaudio[917]: W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/alcom0rz/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
Oct 10 07:04:09 skynet pulseaudio[917]: W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authentication key '/home/alcom0rz/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
Oct 10 07:04:09 skynet systemd[766]: Started Sound Service.

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#6 2018-10-10 14:45:01

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

systemctl --user enable pulseaudio.service

and reboot

Last edited by judd1 (2018-10-10 14:46:51)

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#7 2018-10-10 14:47:19

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

systemctl --user enable pulseaudio.service
   systemctl --user enable pulseaudio.service                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Created symlink /home/alcom0rz/.config/systemd/user/default.target.wants/pulseaudio.service → /usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.service.
Created symlink /home/alcom0rz/.config/systemd/user/sockets.target.wants/pulseaudio.socket → /usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.socket.
   systemctl --user start pulseaudio.service                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
   systemctl --user status pulseaudio                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
● pulseaudio.service - Sound Service
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2018-10-10 07:04:09 -03; 4h 41min ago
 Main PID: 917 (pulseaudio)
   CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/pulseaudio.service
           ├─917 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no
           └─988 /usr/lib/pulse/gsettings-helper

Oct 10 07:04:05 skynet systemd[766]: Starting Sound Service...
Oct 10 07:04:09 skynet pulseaudio[917]: W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/alcom0rz/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
Oct 10 07:04:09 skynet pulseaudio[917]: W: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authentication key '/home/alcom0rz/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
Oct 10 07:04:09 skynet systemd[766]: Started Sound Service.

reboot
still nothing

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#8 2018-10-10 14:59:25

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Video showing pavucontrol output => https://skynet.doisbit.com/no-sound.webm

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#9 2018-10-10 14:59:26

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

$ alsamixer

This isn't right. This isn't even wrong.
-- Wolfgang Pauli --

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#10 2018-10-10 15:00:16

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Few things to try, maybe some interaction issues with auto-mute mode and your card/the driver, check if 

amixer -c0 set 'Auto-Mute Mode',0 'Disabled'
amixer -c0 set 'Speaker',0 100%,100% on

helps. Also, though 10 might also be a natural sink number from attempting to plug and unplug the headphones, maybe your detected port mustn't change. To check that comment the line 

load-module module-switch-on-port-available

in your /etc/pulse/default.pa and restart pulse with 

systemctl --user restart pulseaudio

If neither of these helped, and since you mention the OtherOS  have you ensured that Fast Boot on that side is disabled? That can have weird effects on audio register state if that isn't disabled properly. It might be fixable with 

alsactl init

or by properly power cycling the system (cut the power completely, unplug the cord/remove the battery on a laptop and wait a few secs)

If even that didn't work post 

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
pacmd list-sinks
amixer -c0

again.

@Judd the amixer output is a much more usable representation of everything alsamixer would show, so in that regard we have everything we need.

FWIW that authcookie message is weird, what's the output of 

stat /home/alcom0rz/.config/pulse/

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#11 2018-10-10 15:00:19

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

alsamixer

┌────────────────────────────── AlsaMixer v1.1.6 ──────────────────────────────┐
│ Card: PulseAudio                                     F1:  Help               │
│ Chip: PulseAudio                                     F2:  System information │
│ View: F3:[Playback] F4: Capture  F5: All             F6:  Select sound card  │
│ Item: Master                                         Esc: Exit               │
│                                                                              │
│                                     ┌──┐                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     │▒▒│                                     │
│                                     ├──┤                                     │
│                                     │OO│                                     │
│                                     └──┘                                     │
│                                   100<>100                                   │
│                                  < Master >                                  │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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#12 2018-10-10 15:25:56

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

V1del wrote:

@Judd the amixer output is a much more usable representation of everything alsamixer would show, so in that regard we have everything we need.

Thanks for the info !!

This isn't right. This isn't even wrong.
-- Wolfgang Pauli --

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#13 2018-10-10 16:51:26

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Let's go by parts:

A.
I've commented the described line in /etc/pulse/default.p but when I restarted pulseaudio it just stuck. So I CTRL+C the command and tried to start pulseaudio, same thing. Stucked. CTRL+C and restarted the notebook.

B.
Disabled fastboot on BIOS and in the other OS configuration. Shutdown, did what you said about the battery also. Turned on and rebooted twice just to be sure. Still no sound.

alsactl init

alsactl: sysfs_init:48: sysfs path '/sys' is invalid

Found hardware: "HDA-Intel" "Realtek ALC1220" "HDA:10ec1220,15589501,00100003 HDA:8086280b,80860101,00100000" "0x1558" "0x9501"
Hardware is initialized using a generic method

C.
sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  alcom0rz    794 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1:  alcom0rz    794 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   alcom0rz    794 F...m pulseaudio

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: (none)
	priority: 9039
	volume: front-left: 30129 /  46% / -20.25 dB,   front-right: 30129 /  46% / -20.25 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 25.66 ms
	max request: 4 KiB
	max rewind: 4 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 1
	linked by: 1
	configured latency: 25.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1837.50 ms
	card: 1 <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 = "ALC1220 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC1220 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 0xdf520000 irq 137"
		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 = "a171"
		device.product.name = "CM238 HD 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"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC1220"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec1220,15589501,00100003 HDA:8086280b,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: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
	active port: <analog-output-speaker>

amixer -c0

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 87
  Mono: Playback 60 [69%] [-20.25dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',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 '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 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control '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 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',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]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',4
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',16
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
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: 'Enabled'
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]
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Disabled'

D.
stat /home/alcom0rz/.config/pulse/

  File: /home/alcom0rz/.config/pulse/
  Size: 4096      	Blocks: 8          IO Block: 4096   directory
Device: fe02h/65026d	Inode: 2360291     Links: 2
Access: (0700/drwx------)  Uid: ( 1000/alcom0rz)   Gid: (  985/   users)
Access: 2018-10-09 16:04:59.901268354 -0300
Modify: 2018-10-09 16:05:09.111299833 -0300
Change: 2018-10-09 16:05:09.111299833 -0300
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#14 2018-10-11 20:38:47

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

I believe I must mention the following, during the executing of the command

$ alsactl init

The output begins with

alsactl: sysfs_init:48: sysfs path '/sys' is invalid

Maybe this is a clue?

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#15 2018-10-11 21:01:13

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

My alsactl init:

$ alsactl init
alsactl: sysfs_init:48: sysfs path '/sys' is invalid

Found hardware: "HDA-Intel" "Realtek ALC259" "HDA:10ec0269,14c00059,00100100 HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000" "0x14c0" "0x0059"
Hardware is initialized using a generic method

This isn't right. This isn't even wrong.
-- Wolfgang Pauli --

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#16 2018-10-11 21:18:38

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Hummmmmmm.... I read something about executing

sudo /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
sudo /usr/sbin/alsactl store

But, after executing

sudo /usr/sbin/alsactl restore

I receive the following output:

/usr/sbin/alsactl: sysfs_init:48: sysfs path '/sys' is invalid

Found hardware: "HDA-Intel" "Realtek ALC1220" "HDA:10ec1220,15589501,00100003 HDA:8086280b,80860101,00100000" "0x1558" "0x9501"
Hardware is initialized using a generic method

After executing

sudo /usr/sbin/alsactl store

I have no output, and by executing again:

sudo /usr/sbin/alsactl restore

It doesn't show the error anymore. Even so, the sound still doesn't work, even after rebooting.

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#17 2018-10-15 17:46:17

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Hi @all, just bumping in case you missed the email notifications. Also to inform you guys that I still didn't found out the solution to my problem hmm

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#18 2018-10-16 07:40:38

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

The error on alsactl is normal, and shouldn't really matter much. If that doesn't fix it you might want to see what's up with your jacks and maybe see if you can retask them correctly using hdajackretask from the alsa-tools package. Sometimes the jacks are logically wired weirdly and retasking them with hdajackretask can help.

FWIW afaik that's a relatively newer codec, you are not using the LTS kernel are you?

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#19 2018-10-17 12:51:58

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Hi @V1del, thanks for your response. So... I've already installed Arch before in the same computer. Even with dualboot, never had this problem before. So I would not vote for hdajackretask as a solution since I've never needed.

Regarding the kernel, I keep my system upgraded, currently on 4.14.74-1-lts

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#20 2018-10-17 13:29:30

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

alcom0rz wrote:

Regarding the kernel, I keep my system upgraded, currently on 4.14.74-1-lts

No

$ pacman -Q linux-lts
linux-lts 4.14.76-1

This isn't right. This isn't even wrong.
-- Wolfgang Pauli --

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#21 2018-10-17 13:35:24

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Well that's not that big of a difference that I'd expect this particular quirk to be fixed within that version range. Try the non-LTS kernel.

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#22 2018-10-22 17:30:22

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

Thanks V1del! That was the problem. Can't understand why, but after changing it to 4.18.16-arch1-1-ARCH now it just works.

Thanks again!

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#23 2018-10-23 12:02:18

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol shows sound output but no audio can be listened

From a hardware support standpoint the LTS kernel is a year old at this point. Any bigger change that would improve hardware support but has a bigger chance of regression would be quite unlikely to be backported to 4.14. So chances are that proper jack/codec support only landed in later kernels.

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