No sound with Alsa and Pulseaudio

Tpt · 2020-04-21 06:33:42

Hi! Sorry for the maybe dumb problem.

I have installed Arch a few years ago on my laptop with the Gnome DE that requires Pulseaudio. I have never been able to make the output sound work with my both integrated speakers and headsets (the microphone seems to work well).

The sound outputs are properly unmuted via alsacontrol and in pavucontrol the proper output card is selected and when I play a sound I see the associated wave in the "output" panel. Nothing is muted in pavucontrol.

Here is the alsa-info output: http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=b9fcbb11d … c2a94f253e

The lspci -nn output:

lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:5910] (rev 05)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor PCIe Controller (x16) [8086:1901] (rev 05)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 630 [8086:591b] (rev 04)
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:a12f] (rev 31)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal Subsystem [8086:a131] (rev 31)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:a13a] (rev 31)
00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation HM170/QM170 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] [8086:a103] (rev 31)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:a110] (rev f1)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 [8086:a112] (rev f1)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:a113] (rev f1)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:a114] (rev f1)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #8 [8086:a117] (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #9 [8086:a118] (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM175 Chipset LPC/eSPI Controller [8086:a152] (rev 31)
00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Power Management Controller [8086:a121] (rev 31)
00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation CM238 HD Audio Controller [8086:a171] (rev 31)
00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family SMBus [8086:a123] (rev 31)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GP104GLM [Quadro P3000 Mobile] [10de:1bb8] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 High Definition Audio Controller [10de:10f0] (rev a1)
03:00.0 SD Host controller [0805]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5250 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5250] (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c)
05:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM2142 USB 3.1 Host Controller [1b21:2142]
06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 [8086:24fd] (rev 78)
07:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961 [144d:a804]

I am not sure what to do next. Would someone have an idea of what to look for? Sorry again for the probably dumb problem.

Last edited by Tpt (2020-04-22 05:25:57)

mitchell4136 · 2020-04-21 21:35:58

If thats your alsa-info output, it shows you have jack installed. So you would need to either bridge jack to pulseaudio by installing pulseaudio-jack and cadence as specified here
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pu … rough_JACK

or even better, uninstall, jack2 and report back with results. Jack is mostly used for low-latency stuff like audio production (basically home recording) which im 99% sure you aren't doing. Thus uninstall it, its unneccessary.

V1del · 2020-04-22 00:05:21

mitchell jack is installed but not running, hence it should be irrelevant to the problem.

Tpt can you post during attempted playback

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
pacmd list-cards
pacmd list-sinks
pacmd list-sink-inputs

and please use [ code ] [ /code ] tags for pasting output without the spaces.

Last edited by V1del (2020-04-22 00:06:45)

Tpt · 2020-04-22 05:45:56

Thank you so much for your replies.

@mitchell4136 Jack2 is not installed. I have just the "jack" package installed that is a dependency of ffmpeg and Firefox. Is it still important that I enable and configure it?

@V1del: Thank you for your interest in my problem.
Here are the commands outputs. My username is "user" and my laptop host name is "device".

device% sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
                     UTIL.       PID ACCÈS  COMMANDE
/dev/snd/controlC0:  gdm         596 F.... pulseaudio
                     user       1068 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1:  gdm         596 F.... pulseaudio
                     user       1068 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   user       1068 F...m pulseaudio

device% 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 = "10f0"
		device.product.name = "GP104 High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.string = "1"
		device.description = "GP104 High Definition Audio Controller"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		output:hdmi-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI) (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra5: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 6) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra5: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 6) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra5: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 6) (priority 600, available: no)
		off: Éteint (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"
		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"
		hdmi-output-5: HDMI / DisplayPort 6 (priority 5400, 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 0xdf620000 irq 151"
		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 = "Audio interne"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		input:analog-stereo: Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 65, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo: Sortie Stéréo analogique (priority 6500, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Duplex stéréo analogique (priority 6565, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo: Sortie Stéréo numérique (IEC958) (priority 5500, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Stéréo numérique (IEC958) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5565, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI) (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5965, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 865, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 865, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 5765, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Sortie Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) + Entrée Stéréo analogique (priority 665, available: no)
		off: Éteint (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Audio interne Stéréo analogique
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Audio interne Stéréo analogique
		alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#1: Audio interne Stéréo analogique
	ports:
		analog-input-internal-mic: Microphone interne (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: Haut-parleurs (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Casque audio (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
		iec958-stereo-output: Sortie numérique (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"

device% 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: 39414 /  60% / -13,25 dB,   front-right: 39414 /  60% / -13,25 dB
	        balance 0,00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 2,83 ms
	max request: 0 KiB
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stéréo
	used by: 5
	linked by: 5
	configured latency: 2,00 ms; range is 2,00 .. 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 0xdf620000 irq 151"
		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 = "Stéréo analogique"
		device.description = "Audio interne Stéréo analogique"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC1220"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec1220,15589503,00100003 HDA:8086280b,80860101,00100000"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Haut-parleurs (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Casque audio (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
	active port: <analog-output-speaker>

device% pacmd list-sink-inputs
5 sink input(s) available.
    index: 980
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: 
	state: RUNNING
	sink: 0 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	volume: mono: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	muted: no
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	requested latency: 0,50 ms
	sample spec: s16le 1ch 44100Hz
	channel map: mono
	             Mono
	resample method: copy
	module: 12
	client: 38 <speech-dispatcher-generic>
	properties:
		media.name = "playback"
		application.name = "speech-dispatcher-generic"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.process.id = "48971"
		application.process.user = "user"
		application.process.host = "device"
		application.process.binary = "sd_generic"
		application.language = "C"
		window.x11.display = ":1"
		application.process.machine_id = "21cf44cc15144468b8b2fc32a8eb0e8d"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:speech-dispatcher-generic"
    index: 981
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: 
	state: RUNNING
	sink: 0 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	volume: mono: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	muted: no
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	requested latency: 0,50 ms
	sample spec: s16le 1ch 44100Hz
	channel map: mono
	             Mono
	resample method: copy
	module: 12
	client: 39 <speech-dispatcher-generic>
	properties:
		media.name = "playback"
		application.name = "speech-dispatcher-generic"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.process.id = "48974"
		application.process.user = "user"
		application.process.host = "device"
		application.process.binary = "sd_generic"
		application.language = "C"
		window.x11.display = ":1"
		application.process.machine_id = "21cf44cc15144468b8b2fc32a8eb0e8d"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:speech-dispatcher-generic"
    index: 982
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: 
	state: RUNNING
	sink: 0 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	volume: mono: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	muted: no
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	requested latency: 0,50 ms
	sample spec: s16le 1ch 44100Hz
	channel map: mono
	             Mono
	resample method: copy
	module: 12
	client: 40 <speech-dispatcher-generic>
	properties:
		media.name = "playback"
		application.name = "speech-dispatcher-generic"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.process.id = "48977"
		application.process.user = "user"
		application.process.host = "device"
		application.process.binary = "sd_generic"
		application.language = "C"
		window.x11.display = ":1"
		application.process.machine_id = "21cf44cc15144468b8b2fc32a8eb0e8d"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:speech-dispatcher-generic"
    index: 983
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: 
	state: RUNNING
	sink: 0 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	volume: mono: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	muted: no
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	requested latency: 0,50 ms
	sample spec: s16le 1ch 44100Hz
	channel map: mono
	             Mono
	resample method: copy
	module: 12
	client: 41 <speech-dispatcher-dummy>
	properties:
		media.name = "playback"
		application.name = "speech-dispatcher-dummy"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.process.id = "48980"
		application.process.user = "user"
		application.process.host = "device"
		application.process.binary = "sd_dummy"
		application.language = "C"
		window.x11.display = ":1"
		application.process.machine_id = "21cf44cc15144468b8b2fc32a8eb0e8d"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:speech-dispatcher-dummy"
    index: 987
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: START_CORKED 
	state: RUNNING
	sink: 0 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	muted: no
	current latency: 105,23 ms
	requested latency: 75,00 ms
	sample spec: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stéréo
	resample method: speex-float-1
	module: 12
	client: 33 <Firefox>
	properties:
		media.name = "AudioStream"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.process.id = "36837"
		application.process.user = "user"
		application.process.host = "device"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "fr_FR.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":1"
		application.process.machine_id = "21cf44cc15144468b8b2fc32a8eb0e8d"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"

Thank you again.

V1del · 2020-04-22 07:48:01

These speech-dispatchers read suspicious, where do they come from? Do you just not hear anything or is it garbled/noise? FWIW based on the alsa-info output, what happens if you explicitly enable the speakers?

amixer -c0 set 'Speaker',0 100%,100%

Tpt · 2020-04-23 04:46:52

Thank you for your reply and sorry for the answer delay.
I do not manage to get any sound at all, no cracks or noise.

"speech-dispatcher" is a dependency of the Orca accessibility system that is installed with the "gnome" metapackage. I have uninstalled "speech-dispatcher" and "orca" and rebooted.

Here is the "pacmd list-sink-inputs" output after running "amixer -c0 set 'Speaker',0 100%,100%" while playing a YouTube video in Firefox. The "gnome-settings" panel states that their is sound playing from Firefox but I can not hear anything.

device% 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_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	muted: no
	current latency: 91,50 ms
	requested latency: 75,00 ms
	sample spec: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stéréo
	resample method: copy
	module: 12
	client: 3 <Firefox Developer Edition>
	properties:
		media.name = "AudioStream"
		application.name = "Firefox Developer Edition"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.process.id = "1640"
		application.process.user = "user"
		application.process.host = "device"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "fr_FR.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "21cf44cc15144468b8b2fc32a8eb0e8d"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox Developer Edition"

Thank you again

V1del · 2020-04-23 07:10:08

That does generally look fine, I assume that

pasuspender -- speaker-test -c2 -Dhw:0

doesn't work either? I'd suspect a kernel issue or so but then I'd find it weird that this seems to be an issue over years, somewhat of a farfetched one, try

sudo alsactl init

to reinitialize audio firmware state. Also double check whether there's some HW level mute button or so that doesn't get replicated in software state

Tpt · 2020-04-23 08:31:54

Thank you for your reply.

I have reset alsa state with "sudo alsactl init". I do not have any HV level mute at my knowledge.

Here is the output of "pasuspender":

% pasuspender -- speaker-test -c2 -Dhw:0

speaker-test 1.2.2

Playback device is hw:0
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
Using 16 octaves of pink noise
Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
Buffer size range from 64 to 8544000
Period size range from 32 to 4272000
Using max buffer size 8544000
Periods = 4
Unable to set hw params for playback: Cannot allocate memory
Setting of hwparams failed: Cannot allocate memory

The error code have been reported in this kernel bug report: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207223
It's seems to be a problem with the nouveau GPU driver. It is strange that it seems to affect me too because I use the proprietary NVidia driver.
Would you have any insight about it?

Here is what is returned if I try hw:1:

% pasuspender -- speaker-test -c2 -Dhw:1

speaker-test 1.2.2

Playback device is hw:1
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
Using 16 octaves of pink noise
Playback open error: -2,No such file or directory

Last edited by Tpt (2020-04-23 08:32:26)

V1del · 2020-04-23 08:52:19

hmm that's weird.

dmesg | grep snd

after this? which kernel are you on? Maybe try the LTS kernel. If you are on 5.6 make sure you are on the latest 5.6.6 there have been a few audio related hickups in at least 5.6.2

Tpt · 2020-04-23 10:39:19

Thank you for your reply!

Here is the result of "dmesg | grep snd". Sadly, does not seem to help (I tried again Firefox and the sound test of Gnome settings).

% dmesg | grep snd
[    3.634987] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    3.635672] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    3.635745] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Disabling MSI
[    3.635750] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
[    4.135600] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
[    4.339257] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC1220: line_outs=1 (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
[    4.339258] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    4.339259] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    hp_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    4.339260] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[    4.339260] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    dig-out=0x1e/0x0
[    4.339261] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    inputs:
[    4.339262] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:      Mic=0x18
[    4.339263] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:      Internal Mic=0x1

I'm on 5.6.6-arch1-1. The sound has never worked for >2 years (but I did not cared much about it), I am not sure if the LTS kernel will help.

piperdan · 2020-04-23 13:23:34

Might be worth checking systemctl to make sure everything you want is loaded and active.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/systemd

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