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c9fc3432bfae80280blinders

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[SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

Hi,

I have a Thinkpad X1 and I'm new to archlinux and trying to get audio and the microphone working. I had audio working previously, but then in the process of trying to get the microphone to work I caused the output audio to also fail.

Not sure if this should be posted here or in the Newbie's corner.

I'm posted the debug information that was requested in similar threads below.

pactl list sinks

Sink #0
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: auto_null
	Description: Dummy Output
	Driver: module-null-sink.c
	Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 13
	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: auto_null.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
	Properties:
		device.description = "Dummy Output"
		device.class = "abstract"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card"
	Formats:
		pcm

pacman -Q linux

linux 5.5.4.arch1-1

uname -a

Linux abalakum 5.5.4-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:36:29 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

aplay -lL

null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default
    Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)
aplay: device_list:272: no soundcards found...

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

dmesg | grep snd

[    2.992747] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: DSP detected with PCI class/subclass/prog-if info 0x040380
[    2.996595] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: Digital mics found on Skylake+ platform, using SOF driver

pulseaudio -vvv

I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, (9, 9)) failed: Operation not permitted
D: [pulseaudio] core-rtclock.c: Timer slack is set to 50 us.
D: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: RealtimeKit worked.
I: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Successfully gained nice level -11.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: This is PulseAudio 13.0
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation host: x86_64
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compilation CFLAGS: Not yet supported on meson
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running on host: Linux x86_64 5.5.4-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:36:29 +0000
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Found 8 CPUs.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Compiled with Valgrind support: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in valgrind mode: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in VM: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running from build tree: no
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: Optimized build: yes
D: [pulseaudio] main.c: All asserts enabled.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Machine ID is cd5d8979e24e401b97716e4826afdb3f.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Session ID is 2.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using runtime directory /run/user/1000/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using state directory /home/ambarish/.config/pulse.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Using modules directory /usr/lib/pulse-13.0/modules.
I: [pulseaudio] main.c: Running in system mode: no
E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.

Thanks for taking the time to help.

Last edited by c9fc3432bfae80280blinders (2020-02-20 16:53:04)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 5#p1887925
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 6#p1888046

If that isn't sufficient you might be more interested in reading the following thread and in particular the linked reply: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 2#p1887142

Last edited by V1del (2020-02-20 08:15:59)

c9fc3432bfae80280blinders

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Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

Thanks so much the first two links were sufficient to get output to work. It did not fix the microphone though.

ThinkPad

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Posts: 125

Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

This was also the issue and fix for Thinkpad T14s.

ThinkPad

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Registered: 2019-01-29

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Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

Had to remove this fix to get the microphone and speakers both working on T14s. See this thread.

Last edited by ThinkPad (2020-08-25 17:18:46)

feder1c0

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Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

Had to remove this fix to get the microphone and speakers both working on T14s. See this thread.

Hello! With what version of Kernel did this solution work for you?
I have the same problem with a Lenovo Thinkbook 13s laptop with Intel and I can't solve the problem, I tried with this line in the file "disable-dmic.conf" and without it, both in kernel 5.4 lts and 5.8.

V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

You shouldn't follow any of this anymore, this has largely been properly fixed if you don't use a modprobe.conf but install sof-firmware and alsa-ucm-conf.

If for some reason you'd still need a modprobe config you should use

options snd_intel_dspcfg dsp_driver=1

instead

crow696960

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Registered: 2021-08-24

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Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

V1del's answer is the key, i got stuck on it, and just by following his tips i was able to achieve my goal. Thank you mate!

theGeekyLad

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Registered: 2018-10-06

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Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

Hey all, I just purchased a new laptop yesterday and threw Arch into it to face the same problem.

In,

/etc/modprobe.d/disable_dmic.conf

pasting,

options snd_intel_dspcfg dsp_driver=1

gets me audio output but the mic is still not detected. I've installed sof-firmware and alsa-ucm-conf but to no avail.

Any suggestions for getting my mic working? I'm happy to provide any logs.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 23,949

Re: [SOLVED] Audio not working, soundcard not detected

That's the point, you need to remove that workaround and just check the situation with sof-firmware and not the file in modprobe.d.

If it's not fixed without the modprobe file, make a new thread and post

aplay -lL
pactl list cards
pactl list sinks
sudo dmesg | grep -iE 'snd|sof'

in code tags

Closing this old thread.