No audio devices found on newly installed manjaro

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I’ve installed manjaro yesterday but after the installation, it seems that the audio ins working. It shows that “No output or input devices found”.
inxi -Aa:


Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake-P HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl
    alternate: snd_hda_intel,snd_sof_pci_intel_mtl bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:7e28 class-ID: 0401
  API: ALSA v: k6.9.3-3-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.0.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl

pactl list sources:

Source #53
        State: SUSPENDED
        Name: auto_null.monitor
        Description: Monitor of Dummy Output
        Driver: PipeWire
        Sample Specification: float32le 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: auto_null
        Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
        Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
        Properties:
                node.name = "auto_null"
                device.description = "Dummy Output"
                audio.rate = "48000"
                audio.channels = "2"
                audio.position = "FL,FR"
                media.class = "Audio/Sink"
                factory.name = "support.null-audio-sink"
                node.virtual = "true"
                monitor.channel-volumes = "true"
                factory.id = "18"
                clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
                client.id = "52"
                node.driver = "true"
                factory.mode = "merge"
                audio.adapt.follower = ""
                library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
                object.id = "53"
                object.serial = "53"
                device.class = "monitor"
        Formats:
                pcm

I’ve tried restarting, i’ve also looked at other discussions about the same topic but couldn’t find any solution that works.

2

Your audio is detected - you can deduce that from the driver assignment - so you have to use the available controls to make the audio find it’s way to the speakers.

3

Can you please elaborate a bit more? I’m like a bit new to linux

4

Based on the information provide - I cannot

→ Search results for 'configure audio' - Manjaro Linux Forum
→ Search results for 'only dummy output available' - Manjaro Linux Forum

5

can you be a bit more specific, I cannot find out the issue
maybe you can have a look at this
https://alsa-project.org/db/?f=36bd4410c3ad89d95dfa633a0e4a69a6e6a9133d

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You could try the non-SOF driver:
file: /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf

options snd-intel-dspcfg dsp_driver=1

It should load snd_hda_intel now after a reboot. However since the new driver is firmware depended, there are not much options.

journalctl  --boot 0 --dmesg --grep "snd|sof"

Keep in mind that a dualboot with windows can also disturb with such chipsets.

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tried the non-sof driver earlier but it didn’t work

journalctl --boot 0 --dmesg --grep "snd|sof":

Jun 15 14:09:29 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: software IO TLB: area num 32.
Jun 15 14:09:29 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: PCI-DMA: Using software bounce buffering for IO (SWIOTLB)
Jun 15 14:09:29 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: software IO TLB: mapped [mem 0x000000004e80e000-0x000000005280e000] (64MB)
Jun 15 14:09:29 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011: a92902398e16c49778cd90f99e4f9ae17c55af53'
Jun 15 14:09:29 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Corporation UEFI CA 2011: 13adbf4309bd82709c8cd54f316ed522988a1bd4'
Jun 15 14:09:29 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Corporation: Windows UEFI CA 2023: aefc5fbbbe055d8f8daa585473499417ab5a5272'
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: pps_core: Software ver. 5.3.6 - Copyright 2005-2007 Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: DSP detected with PCI class/subclass/prog-if info 0x040100
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: SoundWire enabled on CannonLake+ platform, using SOF driver
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: DSP detected with PCI class/subclass/prog-if info 0x040100
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: SoundWire enabled on CannonLake+ platform, using SOF driver
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: DSP detected with PCI class/subclass/prog-if 0x040100
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: use msi interrupt mode
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: No SoundWire machine driver found
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: hda codecs found, mask 4
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: using HDA machine driver skl_hda_dsp_generic now
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: DMICs detected in NHLT tables: 2
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: SOF firmware and/or topology file not found.
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: Supported default profiles
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: - ipc type 1 (Requested):
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3:  Firmware file: intel/sof-ipc4/mtl/sof-mtl.ri
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3:  Topology file: intel/sof-ace-tplg/sof-hda-generic-idisp-2ch.tplg
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: Check if you have 'sof-firmware' package installed.
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: Optionally it can be manually downloaded from:
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3:    https://github.com/thesofproject/sof-bin/
Jun 15 14:09:30 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: error: sof_probe_work failed err: -2
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Could it be that you didn’t install sof-firmware ?

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not sure but i thought i saw sof-firmware installed in the first place when I freshly installed Manjaro, not I tried to install it again.
journalctl --boot 0 --dmesg --grep "snd|sof":


Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: software IO TLB: area num 32.
Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: PCI-DMA: Using software bounce buffering for IO (SWIOTLB)
Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: software IO TLB: mapped [mem 0x000000004e80e000-0x000000005280e000] (64MB)
Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011: a92902398e16c49778cd90f99e4f9ae17c55af53'
Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Corporation UEFI CA 2011: 13adbf4309bd82709c8cd54f316ed522988a1bd4'
Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Corporation: Windows UEFI CA 2023: aefc5fbbbe055d8f8daa585473499417ab5a5272'
Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: pps_core: Software ver. 5.3.6 - Copyright 2005-2007 Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it>
Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Jun 15 16:07:41 fs-swiftsfg1472 kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])

Another thing, when I try to use the non-sof driver, is that in the sound settings, I see a thing named “Pro audio” under Built-in-audio which Is set to “Off” and the other option is “Pro audio”. what does that mean?

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Patch for this system should be available in kernel 6.10

[04/12] ASoC: Intel: soc-acpi: mtl: add support for Acer Swift Go 14 - Patchwork

ASoC: Intel: updates for 6.10 - part 5

This device has an RT712 on link0, but does not rely on RT1712 for the
DMIC. PCH-attached DMICs are used instead.

Closes: [BUG] Acer Swift Go 14 - No sound card detected - "No SoundWire machine driver found" · Issue #4923 · thesofproject/linux · GitHub

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i’ve installed the newest kernel(6.10) but the issue remains the same

13

Please post more information about audio devices detected in ALSA

sudo alsa-info.sh --upload
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https://alsa-project.org/db/?f=36bd4410c3ad89d95dfa633a0e4a69a6e6a9133d
i’ve already posted this.

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ALSA data Sat Jun 15 08:42:10 UTC 2024 shows no soundcards recognised with kernel v6.9.3