Encouraging News about the Dreaded essx8336

Check ALSA audio settings with the card number or name to see controls for onboard audio

amixer -c0 

Or

sudo alsamixer --card=essx8336

The mixer controls for this audio codec have only been posted on here once before

XFCE manjaro with no sound at all - #26 by jotaveh

!!-------Mixer controls for card sofessx8336
Card sysdefault:0 'sofessx8336'/'PositivoTecnologiaSA-Harrison-TobefilledbyO.E.M.-N14DP7_V2'
  Mixer name	: 'Intel Geminilake HDMI'
  Components	: 'HDA:8086280d,80860101,00100000'
  Controls      : 67
  Simple ctrls  : 46
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 3
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 3 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 3 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone Mixer',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 11
  Front Left: 11 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: 11 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
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 'Playback Polarity',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Normal' 'R Invert' 'L Invert' 'L   R Invert'
  Item0: 'Normal'
Simple mixer control 'Capture Polarity',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Normal' 'Invert'
  Item0: 'Normal'
Simple mixer control 'ADC',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: Capture 0 - 192
  Mono: Capture 115 [60%] [-38.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'ADC Double Fs',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'ADC PGA Gain',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 10
  Mono: 0 [0%] [-3.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'ADC Soft Ramp',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'ALC',0
  Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined
  Capture channels: Mono
  Mono: Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Attack Time',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 10
  Mono: 2 [20%]
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Decay Time',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 10
  Mono: 3 [30%]
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Hold Time',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 10
  Mono: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Max',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 28
  Mono: 28 [100%] [35.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Min',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 28
  Mono: 0 [0%] [-12.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Noise Gate',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Noise Gate Threshold',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 31
  Mono: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Noise Gate Type',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Constant PGA Gain' 'Mute ADC Output'
  Item0: 'Constant PGA Gain'
Simple mixer control 'ALC Capture Target',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 10
  Mono: 11 [110%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'DAC',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 192
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 115 [60%] [-38.50dB]
  Front Right: Playback 115 [60%] [-38.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'DAC Double Fs',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'DAC Mono Mix',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'DAC Notch Filter',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'DAC Soft Ramp',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'DAC Soft Ramp Rate',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 4
  Mono: 4 [100%]
Simple mixer control 'DAC Source Mux',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'LDATA TO LDAC, RDATA TO RDAC' 'LDATA TO LDAC, LDATA TO RDAC' 'RDATA TO LDAC, RDATA TO RDAC' 'RDATA TO LDAC, LDATA TO RDAC'
  Item0: 'LDATA TO LDAC, RDATA TO RDAC'
Simple mixer control 'DAC Stereo Enhancement',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 7
  Mono: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'Differential Mux',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'lin1-rin1' 'lin2-rin2' 'lin1-rin1 with 20db Boost' 'lin2-rin2 with 20db Boost'
  Item0: 'lin1-rin1'
Simple mixer control 'Digital Mic Mux',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'dmic disable' 'dmic data at high level' 'dmic data at low level'
  Item0: 'dmic disable'
Simple mixer control 'Headset Mic',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Internal Mic',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Left Headphone Mixer LLIN',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Left Headphone Mixer Left DAC',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Left Headphone Mux',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'lin1-rin1' 'lin2-rin2' 'lin-rin with Boost' 'lin-rin with Boost and PGA'
  Item0: 'lin1-rin1'
Simple mixer control 'PGA1.0 1 Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 32
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'PGA2.0 2 PCM 0',0
  Capabilities: cvolume
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 40
  Front Left: Capture 32 [80%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Capture 32 [80%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'PGA5.0 5 Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 32
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'PGA6.0 6 Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 32
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'PGA7.0 7 Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 32
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Right Headphone Mixer RLIN',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Right Headphone Mixer Right DAC',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Right Headphone Mux',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'lin1-rin1' 'lin2-rin2' 'lin-rin with Boost' 'lin-rin with Boost and PGA'
  Item0: 'lin1-rin1'

If similar audio controls are present on your system, it may require a bit of trial and error to get audio working in ALSA. The controls for this codec are a lot more complex than most pc audio codecs