No sound after upgrade

after the last updates the sound doesn’t work anymore and every time I have to run pulseaudio -k through the terminal to work, but every time I open the terminal it stops working again

I would recommend you to study the corresponding arch wiki entries:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Troubleshooting#Only_S.2FPDIF_output_available

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I had tested some tips from the links you posted but none worked

please post system information

inxi -Fxxxx

and get ALSA information

alsa-info.sh --upload

and check for any error messages in

sudo dmesg | grep snd

Sound not working after upgrade

pulseaudio -k may appear to restart pulseaudio ok, but it will break some pulseaudio functions

  • the systemd pulseaudio.service may fail
  • some of the pulseaudio modules will not get re-loaded correctly
  • GUI controls in KDE may not work (because pulseaudio does not have module-device-manger loaded)
  • network audio device may not work (because two X11 modules are not loaded)
  • audio devices may get muted or suspended

suggest use this command to check if pulseaudio is ok

systemctl --user --full --no-pager status pulseaudio.{socket,service} 

and this to restart pulseaudio

systemctl --user restart pulseaudio

[eduardo@eduardo-ax370gaming5 ~]$ inxi -Fxxxx
System: Host: eduardo-ax370gaming5 Kernel: 5.7.14-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.1.0
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.19.4 tk: Qt 5.15.0 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: AX370-Gaming 5 serial: <superuser/root required> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: F50a date: 11/27/2019
CPU: Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen rev: 1 L2 cache: 4096 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 108623
Speed: 3490 MHz min/max: N/A Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3490 2: 3489 3: 3492 4: 3505 5: 3492 6: 3491 7: 3492 8: 3491
9: 3451 10: 3492 11: 3480 12: 3488 13: 3487 14: 3489 15: 3492 16: 3487
Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590]
vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 07:00.0 chip ID: 1002:67df
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.8 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: amdgpu FAILED: ati unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz s-dpi: 96
OpenGL: renderer: Radeon RX 580 Series (POLARIS10 DRM 3.37.0 5.7.14-1-MANJARO LLVM 10.0.1) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.1.5
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus ID: 07:00.1 chip ID: 1002:aaf0
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 09:00.3 chip ID: 1022:1457
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.7.14-1-MANJARO
Network: Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: Gigabyte driver: igb v: 5.6.0-k port: e000 bus ID: 04:00.0
chip ID: 8086:1539
IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 1c:1b:0d:9b:05:52
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Gigabyte driver: alx v: kernel port: d000
bus ID: 05:00.0 chip ID: 1969:e0b1
IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: 1c:1b:0d:9b:05:50
Drives: Local Storage: total: 3.64 TiB used: 2.07 TiB (56.9%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Crucial model: CT1000MX500SSD1 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: 1927E21189C2
rev: 023 scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WD30EZRX-00DC0B0 size: 2.73 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: WD-WCC1T1666935 rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
Partition: ID-1: / size: 95.62 GiB used: 9.83 GiB (10.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: /home size: 819.29 GiB used: 2.33 GiB (0.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
Swap: Alert: No Swap data was found.
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 43.4 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 35 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 1105
Info: Processes: 327 Uptime: 5h 12m Memory: 31.31 GiB used: 1.98 GiB (6.3%) Init: systemd v: 245 Compilers: gcc: 10.1.0
Packages: pacman: 1254 Shell: Bash v: 5.0.18 running in: konsole inxi: 3.1.05
[eduardo@eduardo-ax370gaming5 ~]$ alsa-info.sh --upload
dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted
Uploading information to www.alsa-project.org … Done!

Your ALSA information is located at http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=3bd810a481418e654a6c650c49b2c0ece040c19c
Please inform the person helping you.

[eduardo@eduardo-ax370gaming5 ~]$ sudo dmesg | grep snd
[sudo] senha para eduardo:
[ 4.473797] snd_hda_intel 0000:07:00.1: Force to non-snoop mode
[ 4.474022] snd_hda_intel 0000:09:00.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 4.673707] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D0: autoconfig for ALC1220: line_outs=3 (0x14/0x15/0x16/0x0/0x0) type:line
[ 4.673710] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D0: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 4.673711] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D0: hp_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 4.673713] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D0: mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 4.673714] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D0: dig-out=0x1e/0x0
[ 4.673715] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D0: inputs:
[ 4.673717] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D0: Rear Mic=0x18
[ 4.673718] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D0: Line=0x1a
[ 4.683038] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D1: autoconfig for ALC1220: line_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:hp
[ 4.683040] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D1: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 4.683042] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D1: hp_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 4.683043] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D1: mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 4.683044] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D1: inputs:
[ 4.683046] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC1D1: Front Mic=0x1a
[ 4.980174] snd_hda_intel 0000:07:00.1: bound 0000:07:00.0 (ops amdgpu_dm_audio_component_bind_ops [amdgpu])

[eduardo@eduardo-ax370gaming5 ~]$ systemctl --user --full --no-pager status pulseaudio
● pulseaudio.service - Sound Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2020-08-21 15:53:57 JST; 5h 15min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pulseaudio.socket
Main PID: 1321 (pulseaudio)
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/pulseaudio.service
├─1321 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no
└─1578 /usr/lib/pulse/gsettings-helper

ago 21 15:53:56 eduardo-ax370gaming5 systemd[1075]: Starting Sound Service…
ago 21 15:53:57 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[1321]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Mic1, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 15:53:57 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[1321]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Mic2, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 15:53:57 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[1321]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Line2, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 15:53:57 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[1321]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Headphones, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 15:53:57 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[1321]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Line1, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 15:53:57 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[1321]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Speaker, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 15:53:57 eduardo-ax370gaming5 systemd[1075]: Started Sound Service.
ago 21 15:54:21 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[1321]: E: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service ‘org.bluez’: timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)

alsa-info data shows that this motherboard has dual ALC1220 audio codecs

!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA

1 [Generic        ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
                      HDAudio-Gigabyte-ALC1220DualCodecs

!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system

09:00.3 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller [1022:1457]
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:a0b8]

a websearch based on the audio codec ID code (VendorID = 1458 ProductID = a0b8) found there is a Linux kernel patch:

[3/4] ALSA: hda - Support Gigabyte Gaming board with dual Realtek codecs - Patchwork

SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1458, 0xa0b8, "Gigabyte AZ370-Gaming", ALC1220_FIXUP_GB_DUAL_CODECS),

to add this option to installed OS, use this command:

echo 'options snd-hda-intel model=dual-codecs' | sudo tee --append /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf ```

I ran the command on the terminal and nothing changed

did you reboot system to reload ALSA with the added modprobe option?

suggest check alsa-info.sh again. if the option has been loaded correctly it will be listed in alsa-info data - !!Modprobe options (Sound related)

and check for error messages in
systemctl --user --full --no-pager status pulseaudio.service
if the modprobe patch is in place correctly, Pulseaudio should find the ALSA Use Case Manager configuration /usr/share/alsa/ucm2/HDA-Intel/HDAudio-Gigabyte-ALC1220DualCodecs.conf

[eduardo@eduardo-ax370gaming5 ~]$ alsa-info.sh
ALSA Information Script v 0.4.65

This script visits the following commands/files to collect diagnostic
information about your ALSA installation and sound related hardware.

dmesg
lspci
aplay
amixer
alsactl
rpm, dpkg
/proc/asound/
/sys/class/sound/
~/.asoundrc (etc.)

See ‘/usr/bin/alsa-info.sh --help’ for command line options.

dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted
Automatically upload ALSA information to www.alsa-project.org? [y/N] : y
Uploading information to www.alsa-project.org … Done!

Your ALSA information is located at http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=e692f8573c9d1314ca5e31d36e8dcde7c77b6edc
Please inform the person helping you.

[eduardo@eduardo-ax370gaming5 ~]$ systemctl --user --full --no-pager status pulseaudio.service
● pulseaudio.service - Sound Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2020-08-21 22:43:56 JST; 3h 59min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pulseaudio.socket
Main PID: 2437 (pulseaudio)
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/pulseaudio.service
├─2437 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no
└─2445 /usr/lib/pulse/gsettings-helper

ago 21 22:43:56 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Mic2, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 22:43:56 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Line2, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 22:43:56 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Headphones, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 22:43:56 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Line1, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 22:43:56 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: W: [pulseaudio] alsa-ucm.c: UCM file does not specify ‘PlaybackChannels’ or 'CaptureChannels’for device Speaker, assuming stereo duplex.
ago 21 22:43:56 eduardo-ax370gaming5 systemd[1099]: Started Sound Service.
ago 21 22:44:21 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: E: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
ago 21 22:52:33 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: E: [alsa-sink-ALC1220 Analog] alsa-sink.c: O ALSA nos acordou para gravar novos dados no dispositivo, mas não há nada a ser gravado.
ago 21 22:52:33 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: E: [alsa-sink-ALC1220 Analog] alsa-sink.c: É mais provável que isso seja um erro no driver “snd_hda_intel” do ALSA. Por favor, relate esse problema para os desenvolvedores do ALSA.
ago 21 22:52:33 eduardo-ax370gaming5 pulseaudio[2437]: E: [alsa-sink-ALC1220 Analog] alsa-sink.c: Nós fomos acordados com o conjunto POLLOUT – entretanto, a snd_pcm_avail() subsequente retornou 0 ou outro valor < min_avail.

Good day,
I have the same Motherboard and same issue with sound incorrect. If this is not related, I will happily move to a new post.

http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=76902eff35231d1efa58367d1aafd2e771ea6a2e

Boot Live Media Sounds works correctly
Fresh install Sounds works correctly
Patch system Sound is broken.

I went back to the Live Media and rand the command “pactl list cards”

Compared the files and I see the the Intel Card is not loading everything correctly from the Motherboard.

Live Media
Card #2
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_09_00.3
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Owner Module: 8
Properties:
alsa.card = “1”
alsa.card_name = “HD-Audio Generic”
alsa.long_card_name = “HDAudio-Gigabyte-ALC1220DualCodecs”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:09:00.3”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:09:00.3/sound/card1”
device.bus = “pci”
device.vendor.id = “1022”
device.vendor.name = “Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]”
device.product.id = “1457”
device.product.name = “Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller”
device.string = “1”
device.description = “Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller”
module-udev-detect.discovered = “1”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-pci”
Profiles:
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: no)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: no)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: no)
output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: no)
output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: no)
output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: no)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5500, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5565, available: no)
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:iec958-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority: 8500, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority: 8200, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-linein: Line In (priority: 8100, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority: 9000, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Properties:
device.icon_name = “audio-headphones”
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec)
Part of profile(s): output:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo

Post Install Upgrade
Card #2
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_09_00.3
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Owner Module: 8
Properties:
alsa.card = “1”
alsa.card_name = “HD-Audio Generic”
alsa.long_card_name = “HDAudio-Gigabyte-ALC1220DualCodecs”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:09:00.3”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:09:00.3/sound/card1”
device.bus = “pci”
device.vendor.id = “1022”
device.vendor.name = “Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]”
device.product.id = “1457”
device.product.name = “Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller”
device.string = “1”
device.description = “Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller”
module-udev-detect.discovered = “1”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-pci”
Profiles:
HiFi: Default (sinks: 2, sources: 2, priority: 8000, available: yes)
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
Active Profile: HiFi
Ports:
[Out] Headphones: Headphones (priority: 300, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Part of profile(s): HiFi
[Out] Speaker: Speaker (priority: 100, latency offset: 0 usec)
Part of profile(s): HiFi
[Out] Line1: Line Out (priority: 200, latency offset: 0 usec)
Part of profile(s): HiFi
[In] Mic1: Front Microphone (priority: 100, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Part of profile(s): HiFi
[In] Mic2: Rear Microphone (priority: 300, latency offset: 0 usec)
Part of profile(s): HiFi
[In] Line2: Rear Line In (priority: 200, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
Part of profile(s): HiFi

alsa-info data is showing modprobe option has been added twice:

!!Modprobe options (Sound related)
!!--------------------------------

snd_hda_intel: model=dual-codecs
snd_hda_intel: model=dual-codecs

pulseaudio.service has different error messages
it appears the correct Use Case Manager file has still not been located
I do not understand the last 3 new error messages because they are not in english

from alsa-info data, your motherboard does not appear to be identical to OP
may be related to different firmware version (F31)
but the onboard audio codec has the same ID code - [1458:a0b8]

alsa-info data is showing 2 different modprobe options

!!Modprobe options (Sound related)
!!--------------------------------

snd_hda_intel: model=dual-codecs
snd_hda_intel: model=auto

there is an ongoing bug report about problems with this audio codec on a few Ryzen motherboards
Bug 195303 - AMD HD-audio controller: Sound capture is crackled / distorted

Does anyone know how to make the systenctl --user restart pulseaudio command or the pulseaudio -k command run at system startup?

Pulseaudio configuration may have changed following update but might still retain old configuration settings
try clearing pulseaudio configuration in home folder

rename user configuration folder to ‘pulse.old’ and restart system

mv ~/.config/pulse ~/.config/pulse.old && reboot

when Pulseaudio restarts it will create new configuration files

PulseAudio/Troubleshooting - Bad configuration files - ArchWiki

EDIT: error in folder name ‘~/config’ changed to ~/.config/’

mv ~/.config/pulse ~/config/pulse.old && reboot
mv: não foi possível mover ‘/home/eduardo/.config/pulse’ para ‘/home/eduardo/config/pulse.old’: Arquivo ou diretório inexistente mv ~ / .config / pulse ~ / config / pulse.old && reboot
mv: unable to move

Cheers,
Thank you for the suggestion. Tried this and I am seeing the same issue. As for the duplicate modprobe, I was trying other options I seen around the web before I found this post. I am happy to remove it to assist in the trouble shooting. I am including a new Alsa Link as well.

http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=920d7056dde2c1f52d9cf23fbf315f917fb27aab

You will see a new Sound card as well, I am using an old Sound Blaster so I can have optical out till this issue is resolved. I am curios about what broke since Live Media works fine with sound.

Anyone else have suggestions about this issue?

You still have the same 2 modprobe options showing as before
suggest you find where the option for ‘model=auto’ is located and delete it

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

If you can boot to Live ISO and sound works, suggest you get alsa-info.sh data for working audio,
and use the diff command to compare the working ALSA data to the installed ALSA data

Have you tried this script:

#!/bin/sh
sleep 5
pulseaudio -k
pulseaudio --start

Good day,
I have removed the duplicate file. Rebooted. Same issue is there. I was wanting to remove my secondary sound card when this issue creeped up. I did complete a compare of the sound card and that was posted above. Since I use this as my daily machine, I am not interested in reinstall to troubleshoot what is changing this. I have checked a few of the Diff Kernels to make sure it did not reside in them. It would appear that this is only effecting those of us on the Gigabyte board. I will wait and see if it irons out and if not, oh well. The OP has not posted anything either. I am guessing they have either moved on from Manjaro or said oh well as well.

Thank you for the advice and assistance.
Faldiin