I am running a fresh install of runit Artix and am having issues with audio playback.
Alsamixer shows the FiiO audio card as not having any audio controls. While this was the case a couple days ago, audio was nevertheless playing through it then.
After installing pulseaudio and pulseaudio-alsa, pavucontrol shows a moving bar when playing audio, but nothing is actually playing no matter which output device I select.
I have tried running speaker-test with all three of the cards with nothing being played. The DP device has speakers connected to it as well. Everything is unmuted in alsamixer and in pavucontrol when installed.
aplay -l output with pulseaudio uninstalled:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: K3 [FiiO K3], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC1220 Analog [ALC1220 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 1: ALC1220 Digital [ALC1220 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [Acer X34A]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
lsmod output:
Module Size Used by
8021q 53248 0
garp 16384 1 8021q
mrp 20480 1 8021q
stp 12288 1 garp
llc 16384 2 stp,garp
iptable_nat 12288 0
nf_nat 61440 1 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack 204800 1 nf_nat
nf_defrag_ipv6 24576 1 nf_conntrack
nf_defrag_ipv4 12288 1 nf_conntrack
iptable_mangle 12288 0
iptable_filter 12288 0
ip6_tables 36864 0
xt_owner 12288 0
ip_tables 36864 3 iptable_filter,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle
x_tables 65536 6 iptable_filter,xt_owner,ip6_tables,ip_tables,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle
ntfs3 327680 3
vfat 24576 1
fat 110592 1 vfat
rtw_8814au 12288 0
rtw_8814a 258048 1 rtw_8814au
rtw_usb 32768 1 rtw_8814au
intel_rapl_msr 20480 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 221184 1
rtw_core 339968 2 rtw_usb,rtw_8814a
amd_atl 57344 1
intel_rapl_common 53248 1 intel_rapl_msr
snd_hda_codec_generic 114688 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_scodec_component 20480 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 90112 1
mac80211 1650688 2 rtw_usb,rtw_core
ucsi_ccg 36864 0
polyval_clmulni 12288 0
snd_hda_intel 69632 4
typec_ucsi 77824 1 ucsi_ccg
polyval_generic 12288 1 polyval_clmulni
snd_intel_dspcfg 40960 1 snd_hda_intel
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
libarc4 12288 1 mac80211
typec 114688 1 typec_ucsi
sha512_ssse3 53248 0
snd_intel_sdw_acpi 16384 1 snd_intel_dspcfg
snd_usb_audio 573440 2
sha256_ssse3 36864 0
roles 16384 1 typec_ucsi
ee1004 16384 0
snd_hda_codec 217088 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
asus_wmi_sensors 20480 0
snd_usbmidi_lib 49152 1 snd_usb_audio
sha1_ssse3 32768 0
snd_ump 40960 1 snd_usb_audio
aesni_intel 106496 0
cfg80211 1400832 2 rtw_core,mac80211
snd_hda_core 143360 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_rawmidi 53248 2 snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_ump
crypto_simd 16384 1 aesni_intel
eeepc_wmi 12288 0
cryptd 28672 2 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel
snd_hwdep 24576 2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_device 16384 2 snd_ump,snd_rawmidi
mousedev 28672 0
asus_wmi 110592 1 eeepc_wmi
rapl 20480 0
snd_pcm 212992 5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
platform_profile 16384 1 asus_wmi
igb 348160 0
sp5100_tco 20480 0
mc 90112 1 snd_usb_audio
sparse_keymap 12288 1 asus_wmi
snd_timer 57344 1 snd_pcm
rfkill 45056 3 asus_wmi,cfg80211
wmi_bmof 12288 0
pcspkr 12288 0
acpi_cpufreq 32768 0
ptp 49152 1 igb
snd 155648 25 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_ump,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
i2c_piix4 36864 0
pps_core 32768 1 ptp
i2c_nvidia_gpu 12288 0
soundcore 16384 1 snd
ccp 184320 0
i2c_smbus 20480 1 i2c_piix4
k10temp 16384 0
dca 16384 1 igb
gpio_amdpt 16384 0
mac_hid 12288 0
gpio_generic 24576 1 gpio_amdpt
ses 20480 0
enclosure 20480 1 ses
scsi_transport_sas 57344 1 ses
nouveau 3649536 3
drm_ttm_helper 16384 2 nouveau
ttm 118784 2 drm_ttm_helper,nouveau
video 81920 2 asus_wmi,nouveau
gpu_sched 65536 1 nouveau
i2c_algo_bit 24576 2 igb,nouveau
drm_gpuvm 45056 1 nouveau
nvme 65536 3
drm_exec 12288 2 drm_gpuvm,nouveau
drm_display_helper 274432 1 nouveau
nvme_core 266240 4 nvme
mxm_wmi 12288 1 nouveau
uas 36864 2
cec 90112 1 drm_display_helper
nvme_keyring 20480 1 nvme_core
usb_storage 90112 3 uas
nvme_auth 32768 1 nvme_core
wmi 32768 6 asus_wmi_sensors,video,asus_wmi,wmi_bmof,mxm_wmi,nouveau
lspci output:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Root Complex
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:01.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) PCIe GPP Bridge
00:01.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) PCIe GPP Bridge
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:04.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:07.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:07.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus B
00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus B
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 59)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 5
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 6
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 7
00:19.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 0
00:19.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 1
00:19.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 2
00:19.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 3
00:19.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 4
00:19.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 5
00:19.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 6
00:19.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Data Fabric: Device 18h; Function 7
01:00.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] X399 Series Chipset USB 3.1 xHCI Controller (rev 02)
01:00.1 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] X399 Series Chipset SATA Controller (rev 02)
01:00.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] X399 Series Chipset PCIe Bridge (rev 02)
02:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 300 Series Chipset PCIe Port (rev 02)
02:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 300 Series Chipset PCIe Port (rev 02)
02:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 300 Series Chipset PCIe Port (rev 02)
02:03.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 300 Series Chipset PCIe Port (rev 02)
02:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 300 Series Chipset PCIe Port (rev 02)
02:09.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] 300 Series Chipset PCIe Port (rev 02)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I211 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
08:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM2142/ASM3142 USB 3.1 Host Controller
09:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller S4LV008[Pascal]
0a:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Zeppelin/Raven/Raven2 PCIe Dummy Function
0a:00.2 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Platform Security Processor (PSP) 3.0 Device
0a:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) USB 3.0 Host Controller
0b:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Zeppelin/Renoir PCIe Dummy Function
0b:00.2 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 51)
0b:00.3 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller
40:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Root Complex
40:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) I/O Memory Management Unit
40:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
40:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
40:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
40:03.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) PCIe GPP Bridge
40:04.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
40:07.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
40:07.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus B
40:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-1fh) PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
40:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus B
41:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 [GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Rev. A] (rev a1)
41:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
41:00.2 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 USB 3.1 Host Controller (rev a1)
41:00.3 Serial bus controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU102 USB Type-C UCSI Controller (rev a1)
42:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Zeppelin/Raven/Raven2 PCIe Dummy Function
42:00.2 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) Platform Security Processor (PSP) 3.0 Device
42:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) USB 3.0 Host Controller
43:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Zeppelin/Renoir PCIe Dummy Function
43:00.2 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 51)
Please let me know if any further information would be useful and I will provide it.
I see you have pulseaudio installed, do you by any chance also have pulseaudio-alsa installed? Or pipewire-alsa?
If any of those plugins are installed alsamixer will show you just an almost useless thing, since pulseaudio or pipewire take over. Just a stupid suggestion from me to look at, but it came to my mind given you have pulseaudio installed.
Running speaker-test didn't play any audio for both the FiiO and DP sound cards in the live ISO, which is strange considering audio played from the FiiO device just a couple days ago on this installation.
I have since uninstalled both pulseaudio and pulseaudio-alsa, but when they were installed pavucontrol showd the moving bar indicating playing audio for all the output devices when I switched between them, but none were playing any audio.
I was going to say, try slapping your laptop really hard on the side....
or maybe not.