Hello all,
I recently installed Manjaro on my laptop and have run into an audio problem as described in the title. I’ve attempted to read a number of support articles without much success yet (such as this one: Microphone not taking input)
For starters, my laptop hardware is: Acer Spin SP513-52N
I have a 2-in-1 microphone headset that works on the same laptop in Windows 11 (dual boot) so I know the hardware is fine.
When I run inxi -A I get the following:
Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.25-1-MANJARO running: yes
Sound Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.47 running: yes
arecord -l produces the following:
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC295 Analog [ALC295 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
aplay -l produces the following:
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC295 Analog [ALC295 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
I tried entirely removing pulse audio and doing a full install of pipewire per some other support threads. This didn’t negatively affect audio in any way, but did not improve things either.
if I do pactl list sources I get this:
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor
Description: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:front:0:playback"
api.alsa.path = "front:0"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
device.routes = "2"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC295 Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC295 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 0xb1228000 irq 128"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
card.profile.device = "8"
device.id = "42"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
priority.driver = "1009"
priority.session = "1009"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
node.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
device.form_factor = "internal"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
factory.id = "18"
client.id = "32"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "merge"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "45"
object.serial = "44"
node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
Formats:
pcm
Source #45
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
Description: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 48287 / 74% / -7.96 dB, front-right: 48287 / 74% / -7.96 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 6554 / 10% / -60.00 dB
Monitor of Sink: n/a
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:front:0:capture"
api.alsa.path = "front:0"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "capture"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
device.routes = "1"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC295 Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC295 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 0xb1228000 irq 128"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
card.profile.device = "0"
device.id = "42"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.source"
priority.driver = "2009"
priority.session = "2009"
media.class = "Audio/Source"
node.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
node.name = "alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone-analog"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
device.form_factor = "internal"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
factory.id = "18"
client.id = "32"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "split"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "46"
object.serial = "45"
node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
Ports:
analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8900, availability group: Legacy 1, availability unknown)
Active Port: analog-input-internal-mic
Formats:
pcm
if I do pactl list sinks I get:
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
Description: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 48287 / 74% / -7.96 dB, front-right: 48287 / 74% / -7.96 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:front:0:playback"
api.alsa.path = "front:0"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
device.routes = "2"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC295 Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC295 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 0xb1228000 irq 128"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
card.profile.device = "8"
device.id = "42"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
priority.driver = "1009"
priority.session = "1009"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
node.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
device.form_factor = "internal"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
factory.id = "18"
client.id = "32"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "merge"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "45"
object.serial = "44"
node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
Ports:
analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 3, available)
Active Port: analog-output-headphones
Formats:
pcm
So it looks like for sinks, pipewire is detecting the proper optional headphone output port, but for sources pipewire is not detecting the proper options headset input port. (before I removed pulseaudio and installed pipewire, it was showing the same ports for sources and sinks)
I also tried to add the only alc295 entry from here (HD-Audio Codec-Specific Models — The Linux Kernel documentation) to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf but this didn’t change anything after a reboot so I removed it.
Any advice on where to go from here? I’m trying my best to learn the structure of linux audio as I go. Unfortunately, I don’t know where/how pulseaudio/pipewire get ports from sources and sinks listed in alsa so I don’t know how to manually query it to see if they are getting the right information.
Thanks for any assistance!