Audio problems on the steam deck

Samuel Campbell · 2025-11-22 13:49:56

I have an arch Installation On my steam deck however it is completely unable to detect the steam decks built in speakers I have tried installing the jupiter packages mention in the steam os wiki page however the server responds with an error 404 and opening it in a web browser does the same so If anyone has Ideas pls help I have Installed the recommended also packages and the bazzite kernel but I still have no built in speakers

felipescotti · 2025-11-23 13:43:48

Samuel Campbell wrote:

I have an arch Installation On my steam deck however it is completely unable to detect the steam decks built in speakers I have tried installing the jupiter packages mention in the steam os wiki page however the server responds with an error 404 and opening it in a web browser does the same so If anyone has Ideas pls help I have Installed the recommended also packages and the bazzite kernel but I still have no built in speakers

I may be talking bs and I'm not an expert nor I have a steam deck but just for "sanity check": Maybe you have to install these packages (if you not already have them):

pipewire pipewire-alsa pipewire-jack pipewire-pulse alsa-utils wireplumber

I do use wiremix to select/switch the audio outputs in my Desktop, but again, I have no idea how steam deck works.

Last edited by felipescotti (2025-11-23 13:57:30)

seth · 2025-11-23 20:09:32

completely unable to detect the steam decks built in speakers

Do headphones work?

lspci -k
aplay -lL
amixer -Dhw:0

Samuel Campbell · 2025-11-23 22:15:22

okay here Is the output of lspci -k aplay -lL amixer -Dhw:0

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Root Complex
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:01.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh PCIe GPP Bridge
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1453
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:01.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh PCIe GPP Bridge
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1453
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:01.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh PCIe GPP Bridge
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1453
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:08.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:08.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 71)
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
        Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
        Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51)
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Data Fabric; Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Data Fabric; Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Data Fabric; Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Data Fabric; Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Data Fabric; Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Data Fabric; Function 5
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Data Fabric; Function 6
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh Data Fabric; Function 7
01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Phison Electronics Corporation PS5013-E13 PCIe3 NVMe Controller (DRAM-less) (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Phison Electronics Corporation PS5013-E13 PCIe3 NVMe Controller (DRAM-less)
        Kernel driver in use: nvme
        Kernel modules: nvme
02:00.0 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711 SD/MMC Card Reader Controller (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Valve Software Steam Deck
        Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
        Kernel modules: sdhci_pci
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc QCNFA765 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
        DeviceName: Broadcom 5762
        Subsystem: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc Device 0108
        Kernel driver in use: ath11k_pci
        Kernel modules: ath11k_pci
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Sephiroth [AMD Custom GPU 0405] (rev ae)
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 0123
        Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
        Kernel modules: amdgpu
04:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Radeon High Definition Audio Controller [Rembrandt/Strix]
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
04:00.2 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 19h PSP/CCP
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
        Kernel driver in use: ccp
        Kernel modules: ccp
04:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh USB2
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
04:00.4 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] VanGogh USB1
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
04:00.5 Multimedia controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Audio Coprocessor (rev 50)
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
        Kernel driver in use: snd_sof_amd_vangogh
        Kernel modules: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x, snd_pci_acp6x, snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x, snd_pci_ps, snd_sof_amd_renoir, snd_sof_amd_rembrandt, snd_sof_amd_vangogh, snd_sof_amd_acp63, snd_sof_amd_acp70
05:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Zeppelin/Raven/Raven2 PCIe Dummy Function (rev 61)
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
06:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Zeppelin/Raven/Raven2 PCIe Dummy Function
        Subsystem: Valve Software Device 1776
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
lavrate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Libav/FFmpeg Library
samplerate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library
speexrate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler
jack
    JACK Audio Connection Kit
oss
    Open Sound System
pipewire
    PipeWire Sound Server
pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
speex
    Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb)
upmix
    Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8)
vdownmix
    Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization
default
    Default ALSA Output (currently PipeWire Media Server)
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=1
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=2
    HD-Audio Generic, InnoView
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=3
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output
usbstream:CARD=Generic
    HD-Audio Generic
    USB Stream Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 8: HDMI 2 [InnoView]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
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]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',3
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]

Also I have all Of the aforementioned packages installed

Last edited by Samuel Campbell (2025-11-25 17:12:44)

seth · 2025-11-23 22:18:09

Please use [code][/code] tags, not "quote" tags. Edit your post in this regard.
Do you have https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … -firmware/ ?

Samuel Campbell · 2025-11-26 01:54:11

Yes I have that now

seth · 2025-11-26 07:41:02

Yes I have that now

And after a reboot, do you *now* have your SOF-card in

aplay -lL
amixer -Dhw:0

?

Samuel Campbell · 2025-11-29 01:21:48

 null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
lavrate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Libav/FFmpeg Library
samplerate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library
speexrate
    Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler
jack
    JACK Audio Connection Kit
oss
    Open Sound System
pipewire
    PipeWire Sound Server
pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
speex
    Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb)
upmix
    Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8)
vdownmix
    Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization
default
    Default ALSA Output (currently PipeWire Media Server)
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=1
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=2
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=3
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output
usbstream:CARD=Generic
    HD-Audio Generic
    USB Stream Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
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]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',3
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]

Also my sound setting lists a radeon high definition audio controller upon testing all the outputs they do nothing

seth · 2025-11-29 09:40:57

Please post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Samuel Campbell · 2025-11-30 22:05:11

okay Its done I hope I can trust you I dont really know what data the system journal has

seth · 2025-11-30 22:16:02

You'll still have to post the URL

The journal isn't supposed to hold any sensitive data, sudo gets audited unconditionally so if your typed sensitive information into sudo instead of a command, that's bad.
The overall data will allow to fingerprint and track you, ie. if you keep posting journals around the internet it will be possible to link your various accounts - not sure what to do with that, though.

aa6kj · 2025-12-03 20:15:31

I also started having audio issue with my steam deck running arch (lcd version). It used to work but now perhaps a couple of weeks ago, the built-in audio device disappeared. I can see this in my dmesg:
platform acp5x_mach.0: deferred probe pending: acp5x_mach: Register card (acp5x) failed

And I do have the soc firmware installed (audio used to work just fine before). I also sent my journal 0x0.st - it seems to have appended it to the previously uploaded journal data.

Last edited by aa6kj (2025-12-04 01:54:27)

aa6kj · 2025-12-04 17:26:51

Here is mine: http://0x0.st/Kt_Z.txt

aa6kj · 2025-12-04 23:31:48

OK, just tested kernel-lts and the audio device is back. So there is something wrong with the current kernel.

seth · 2025-12-05 10:11:09

6.18 will move out of the testing repo in the near future.
If it still has that bug you'd have to bisect kernels (eg. test the last 6.16 and first 6.17)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux_Archive

aa6kj · 2025-12-05 20:31:09

Are 6.16, 6.17 available somewhere or do I need to compile the kernel?

6.18 (from testing) is the one that has this problem.

Last edited by aa6kj (2025-12-05 20:34:13)

seth · 2025-12-05 20:37:18

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux_Archive
=> https://archive.archlinux.org
==> https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/l/linux/

aa6kj · 2025-12-05 21:41:54

Celebrated too early. linux-lts finds the device and does not give any errors but there is no audio output. So there was 6.17 or 6.18 where everything worked. I will check.

aa6kj · 2025-12-05 21:50:11

Also I found this from gentoo forums:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8 … 729d95d639

Most likely related. Unfortunately, it was not immediately clear to me how they fixed it...

aa6kj · 2025-12-05 21:57:04

Sigh... noise.. wrong alarm. No change when enabling IOMMU in bios.

Last edited by aa6kj (2025-12-05 21:58:59)

seth · 2025-12-05 22:02:57

Does "iommu=soft" help you?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_parameters

Samuel Campbell · 2025-12-07 23:30:32

Okay sorry I was offline a while how do I send you the url somthing came up And I had to go

Samuel Campbell · 2025-12-07 23:33:10

should I roll back my kernel ? to Lts

seth · 2025-12-07 23:50:44

You can just post the url you got

aa6kj wrote:

Celebrated too early. linux-lts finds the device and does not give any errors but there is no audio output. So there was 6.17 or 6.18 where everything worked. I will check.

seth wrote:

Does "iommu=soft" help you?

Samuel Campbell · 2025-12-07 23:56:29

When I run

 sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

I dont get a url output I dont really know where to get the url also I dont know what iommu=soft is or how to use it

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