Hello,
I usually have headphones on, but whenever the system is not charging and no audio being played, I hear a lot of bad noise, which forces me take the headphones on and off all the time.
Is there any fix for this?
Thanks.
Is the noise constant, or is there a short burst of noise some time after audio stops playing?
Please post system information
inxi -Fazy
and PulseAudio information for audio devices
pacmd list-cards
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The noise is constant, with some intermittent beep sounds in the middle.
System:
Kernel: 5.9.3-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.9-x86_64
root=UUID=73036dd4-76d9-492e-ab0f-055ca28fa40e rw pcie_aspm=off
intel_idle.max_cstate=1 quiet apparmor=1 security=apparmor
resume=UUID=866158db-e867-41da-b8af-91b73b6302cd udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.20 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: N552VW v: 1.0 serial: <filter>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: N552VW v: 1.0 serial: <filter>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: N552VW.304 date: 05/08/2019
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 4.5 Wh condition: 26.6/47.5 Wh (56%) volts: 14.4/14.4
model: ASUSTeK ASUS Battery type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: Charging
cycles: 1366
CPU:
Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-6700HQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Skylake-S family: 6 model-id: 5E (94) stepping: 3 microcode: D6
L2 cache: 6144 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 41621
Speed: 901 MHz min/max: 800/3500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 900 2: 901 3: 900
4: 900 5: 900 6: 900 7: 901 8: 900
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf
mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional,
IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel
bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:191b
Device-2: NVIDIA GM107M [GeForce GTX 960M] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau
v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:139b
Device-3: Chicony HD WebCam (Asus N-series) type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus ID: 1-4:2 chip ID: 04f2:b3fd serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: intel,nouveau
unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa display ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x286mm (20.0x11.3")
s-diag: 583mm (23")
Monitor-1: HDMI2 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 102 size: 480x270mm (18.9x10.6")
diag: 551mm (21.7")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.1
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a170
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.9.3-1-MANJARO
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: e000
bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 8086:095a
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 03:00.1
chip ID: 10ec:8168
IF: enp3s0f1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.94 TiB used: 50.84 GiB (2.6%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: MZNLF128HCHP-00004 size: 119.24 GiB
block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter>
rev: 301Q scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD size: 1.82 TiB
block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: 0001 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: 106.19 GiB size: 104.02 GiB (97.96%)
used: 50.84 GiB (48.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 12.76 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 38.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 2000
Info:
Processes: 278 Uptime: 1h 38m Memory: 11.60 GiB used: 2.99 GiB (25.7%)
Init: systemd v: 246 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 Packages: 1333 pacman: 1327
lib: 379 flatpak: 0 snap: 6 Shell: Bash v: 5.0.18 running in: xfce4-terminal
inxi: 3.1.08
1 card(s) available.
index: 0
name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 6
properties:
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf428000 irq 142"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "a170"
device.product.name = "100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD 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)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, available: unknown)
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5965, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 865, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 865, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5765, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 665, available: no)
off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
sinks:
alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
sources:
alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
ports:
analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
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"
This Asus laptop has been mentioned by Manjaro users on the old forum, but not usually in connection with an audio problem
Search results for ‘N552VW’ - Manjaro Archived Forum
the sort of noise you describe might be coming from the internal microphone
please post response to
amixer --card=0
to show audio level settings
I finally found the source of the problem, I have a USB mouse connected to the laptop which causes both the constant noise and the intermittent beep (whenever the mouse moves).
The strange part is that plugging the charger (or playing audio) magically mutes all of it.
Just in case, here’s:
amixer - -card=0
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono: Playback 75 [86%] [-9.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
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]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 63
Front Left: Capture 63 [100%] [30.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 63 [100%] [30.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Enabled'
Simple mixer control 'Internal Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 1 [33%] [10.00dB]
Front Right: 1 [33%] [10.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Disabled'
Update, Ad-hoc solution:
For now connecting the USB mouse to the USB port on the opposite side of the headphone jack, resolves the problem.
I was looking in alsamixer to see if audio playback from the microphone was unmuted and turned up in alsamixer, but it is not
you appear to have found the cause of the problem with the mouse and USB socket
a different mouse might not cause the same audio interference
replacing the laptop battery might supply better power to the system to prevent this happening
but switching to another USB socket works without replacing anything
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I’m not sure since this was a while ago, but I guess on Windows, either the audio driver or the system prevented this from happening, so is there any way to force the system to do this?
There is this suggestion from Archwiki to turn off power saving for the audio device
Pops when starting and stopping playback | Advanced Linux Sound Architecture | ArchWiki
modprobe snd_hda_intel power_save=0
but this may not work for you with constant noise source
This may help to keep the audio device active by creating an inaudible subsonic audio stream
pacmd load-module module-sine frequency=1
and set the volume of this module to 0 so it does not affect other audio streams
pacmd set-sink-input-volume $(LANG=C pacmd list-sink-inputs | grep -B 1 "driver: <module-sine.c>" | grep index | sed 's/[^0-9]//g') 0
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