[SOLVED] Zoom not detecting pulseaudio

superuserdada · 2022-01-24 04:50:52

Hello,

Zoom uses alsa soundcard directly and does not detect pulseaudio.

Cannot use microphone and speaker in another application while zoom is runing and zoom is not shown in pavucontrol.

$ pacmd list-sources
4 source(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE
	priority: 1030
	volume: front-left: 34360 /  52% / -16.83 dB,   front-right: 34360 /  52% / -16.83 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1837.50 ms
	monitor_of: 0
	card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
	module: 7
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xf1a10000 irq 30"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "1e20"
		device.product.name = "7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (LIFEBOOK E752)"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE
	priority: 9039
	volume: front-left: 4135 /   6% / -72.00 dB,   front-right: 4135 /   6% / -72.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 6554 /  10% / -60.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 1
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
	card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
	module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC269VC Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC269VC 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 0xf1a10000 irq 30"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "1e20"
		device.product.name = "7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (LIFEBOOK E752)"
		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"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
	active port: <analog-input-mic>
  * index: 2
	name: <echoCancel_source>
	driver: <module-echo-cancel.c>
	flags: HW_MUTE_CTRL LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE
	priority: 1000
	volume: mono: 4135 /   6%
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100%
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: float32le 1ch 32000Hz
	channel map: mono
	             Mono
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
	module: 21
	properties:
		device.master_device = "alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo"
		device.class = "filter"
		device.intended_roles = "phone"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo (echo cancelled with Built-in Audio Analog Stereo)"
		device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
    index: 3
	name: <echoCancel_sink.monitor>
	driver: <module-echo-cancel.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE
	priority: 1000
	volume: mono: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0.00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: float32le 1ch 32000Hz
	channel map: mono
	             Mono
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1837.50 ms
	monitor_of: 1
	module: 21
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo (echo cancelled with Built-in Audio Analog Stereo)"
		device.class = "monitor"
		device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"

$ pacman -Q | grep alsa
alsa-card-profiles 1:0.3.43-5
alsa-lib 1.2.6.1-1
alsa-plugins 1:1.2.6-2
alsa-topology-conf 1.2.5.1-1
alsa-ucm-conf 1.2.6.3-1
alsa-utils 1.2.6-1
lib32-alsa-lib 1.2.6.1-1
lib32-alsa-plugins 1.2.6-1
pulseaudio-alsa 1:1.2.6-2
zita-alsa-pcmi 0.4.0-1

$ pacman -Q | grep pulseaudio
pulseaudio 15.0-1
pulseaudio-alsa 1:1.2.6-2

$ amixer
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 65536
  Mono: Playback 28898 [44%] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: Capture 0 - 65536
  Mono: Capture 4135 [6%] [on]

Last edited by superuserdada (2022-01-25 03:31:50)

V1del · 2022-01-24 07:55:29

Make sure lib32-libpulse is installed. If it is and zoom still uses ALSA devices by default select the "default" rather than a specifically named device as that should get bent to pulse via the config in pulseaudio-alsa

See the pinned comment on the AUR and make sure pulse is selected as the audio driver

Last edited by V1del (2022-01-24 07:58:23)

superuserdada · 2022-01-25 03:31:29

on ~/.config/zoomus.conf changed
system.audio.type=alsa to system.audio.type=default
and the issue is fixed
Thanks

Arch Linux

#1 2022-01-24 04:50:52

[SOLVED] Zoom not detecting pulseaudio

#2 2022-01-24 07:55:29

Re: [SOLVED] Zoom not detecting pulseaudio

#3 2022-01-25 03:31:29

Re: [SOLVED] Zoom not detecting pulseaudio

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