Analog Stereo Output unavailable but still works

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I currently can get my audio to work, however it takes a few minutes after starting up my PC and no attempt to automate it works.

I need to set my pulseaudio output profile to “Analog Stereo Output”. This can be done by opening up Pavucontrol and selecting it. Simple.

However when I run pacmd list-cards | grep 'active profile'
I get:

active profile: <off>
active profile: <output:analog-stereo>

So far so good. Then I attempt to run pacmd set-card-profile 0 output:analog-stereo

which produces:

No such profile: output:analog-stereo

I’ll be honest, this makes absolutely no sense to me and I am not sure what info I even need to copypaste into here to help with this issue…

Obviously as a result of this bizarre problem, I also cannot place pacmd set-card-profile 0 output:analog-stereo into /etc/pulse/default.pa because it returns the same error.

Just for one extra detail, when I select “analog stereo output” in pavucontrol, it says it is “unavailable” and “unplugged” despite the fact that it proceeds to work flawlessly after I press it.

Info:

$ inxi -Fxxxx
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:8c20 class ID: 0403 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GM107 High Definition Audio [GeForce 940MX] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0fbc class ID: 0403 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.19-1-MANJARO

http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=098940372fc91d036756f4c44fda62fc2e36f1c4

$ pacmd list-cards && pacmd dump
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 0xf7080000 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 = "0fbc"
		device.product.name = "GM107 High Definition Audio Controller [GeForce 940MX]"
		device.string = "1"
		device.description = "GM107 High Definition Audio Controller [GeForce 940MX]"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra5: Digital Stereo (HDMI 6) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra5: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 6) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra5: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 6) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		off: Off (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_1b.0>
	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 0xf7310000 irq 35"
		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 = "8c20"
		device.product.name = "8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 65, available: unknown)
		input:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 55, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: no)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, available: no)
		output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Stereo Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 6555, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-21+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 1355, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (priority 1200, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1265, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-40+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 1255, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-41+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 1355, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (priority 1200, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1265, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-50+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 1255, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 1355, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-71: Analog Surround 7.1 Output (priority 1200, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 7.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1265, available: no)
		output:analog-surround-71+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Surround 7.1 Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 1255, available: no)
		output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5565, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo Duplex (IEC958) (priority 5555, available: unknown)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo/#2: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor/#3: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	ports:
		analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				
		iec958-stereo-input: Digital Input (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
		iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				
### Configuration dump generated at Wed Mar 10 23:34:59 2021

load-module module-device-restore
load-module module-stream-restore
load-module module-card-restore
load-module module-augment-properties
load-module module-switch-on-port-available
load-module module-udev-detect
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="1" name="pci-0000_01_00.1" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
load-module module-alsa-card device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1b.0" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
load-module module-dbus-protocol
load-module module-native-protocol-unix
load-module module-gsettings
load-module module-default-device-restore
load-module module-always-sink
load-module module-intended-roles
load-module module-suspend-on-idle
load-module module-console-kit
load-module module-systemd-login
load-module module-position-event-sounds
load-module module-role-cork
load-module module-filter-heuristics
load-module module-filter-apply
load-module module-cli-protocol-unix

set-sink-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo 0xae69
set-sink-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo no
suspend-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo no

set-source-volume alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor 0x10000
set-source-mute alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor no
suspend-source alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor no

set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1 off
set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0 output:analog-stereo

set-default-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
set-default-source alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor

### EOF
2

When this happened to me, I’ve just had dissallowed “internal speaker” in bios.

3

I cannot even find this option in my bios

4

The key issue I am trying to work out is this:

When I run

pacmd list-cards | grep 'active profile'

from booting it returns this:

active profile: <off>
active profile: <output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo>

If I then respond by using this command:

pacmd set-card-profile 0 output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo

I get this error:

pacmd set-card-profile "No such profile"

even though it is talking about the profile that I am currently on.

After changing this profile manually in pavucontrol, the same issue persists:

$ pacmd list-cards | grep 'active profile'
	active profile: <off>
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
$ pacmd set-card-profile 0 output:analog-stereo
No such profile: output:analog-stereo

Why on earth does it say the profile that I am currently on doesn’t exist?

5

Data from alsa-info is showing a modprobe option that does not relate to a desktop motherboard

!!Modprobe options (Sound related)

snd_hda_intel: dmic_detect=0

This option was used to disable an internal digital microphone array (dmic) on intel laptops, but has been deprecated from recent kernels

I suggest you find the file where this option was added to system

grep snd /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf

and delete it


Your pacmd command is trying to set the profile for card index 0 (HDA NVidia)

You could change the command to use index 1, but the index number can change
The card name can be used instead of the index number and most of the command is based on data from pacmd dump

pacmd set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0 output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo

to use the SPDIF digital output + analog input

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Wow thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. You saved my day once again :grin:

I placed

set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0 output:analog-stereo

into /etc/pulse/default.pa and this means the profile is correct after launching.

The only issue is that alsamixer still has the volumes all at 0. I try to save the settings using sudo alsactl store but it has no effect.

I suspect this is because the profile is being changed after alsa loads the saved settings, and so the settings are reset - but I cannot know for sure.

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Adding the card profile to etc/pulse/default.pa does not need the pacmd command

set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0 output:analog-stereo

alsamixer still has the volumes all at 0

But ALSA data posted is showing audio levels at 100% ??
alsa-info uses a command similar to amixer --card=0 to show ALSA settings in text format - !!-------Mixer controls for card PCH

I suspect this is because the profile is being changed after alsa loads the saved settings, and so the settings are reset - but I cannot know for sure.

If that is the case, it should be possible to restore correct settings to ALSA with this command

sudo alsactl restore
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I use “alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state store”
and “alsactl --file ~/.config/asound.state restore”

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