Hi, Manjaro community. I hope you’re all doing fine. I’ve come here because I need help with this problem that seems to be beyond what I’m capable of solving on my own.
I currently have no sound coming out of HDMI NVIDIA port. Video is okay. Also sound works fine when using a wired or bluetooth headphones. Before this fresh install, I was using an older version of Manjaro and everything was working just fine.
I’ve searched other topics for help but didn’t find any solution. Below is the output of some terminal commands I’ve found being suggested in other threads.
Output of
pactl list cards
Card #42
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.api = "alsa"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
api.alsa.card = "0"
api.alsa.card.name = "HDA NVidia"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA NVidia at 0xfc080000 irq 81"
device.plugged.usec = "10465581"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.subsystem = "sound"
device.vendor.id = "0x10de"
device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
device.product.id = "0x228e"
device.product.name = "GA106 High Definition Audio Controller"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1"
device.description = "GA106 High Definition Audio Controller"
device.nick = "HDA NVidia"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
spa.object.id = "2"
factory.id = "15"
client.id = "41"
object.id = "42"
object.serial = "42"
object.path = "alsa:acp:NVidia"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xfc080000 irq 81"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "Nvidia GPU 9f HDMI/DP"
alsa.components = "HDA:10de009f,10de1536,00100100"
alsa.id = "NVidia"
device.string = "0"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 4, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:hdmi-stereo
Ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "0"
device.product.name = "LG HDR WFHD"
iec958.codecs.detected = "[\"PCM\"]"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2
hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (type: HDMI, priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3
Card #43
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_07_00.6
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.api = "alsa"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
api.alsa.card = "1"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc500000 irq 82"
device.plugged.usec = "10553282"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:07:00.6"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:07:00.6/sound/card1"
device.bus = "pci"
device.subsystem = "sound"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
device.product.id = "0x15e3"
device.product.name = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_07_00.6"
device.description = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
spa.object.id = "4"
factory.id = "15"
client.id = "41"
object.id = "43"
object.serial = "43"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc500000 irq 82"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC887-VD"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0887,1458a182,00100302"
alsa.id = "Generic"
device.string = "1"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5565, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5500, available: yes)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 365, available: yes)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 300, available: yes)
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 2, sources: 2, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8500, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8200, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, available)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-linein: Line In (type: Line, priority: 8100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "line"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (type: Line, priority: 9000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
Properties:
port.type = "line"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 5, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "headphones"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 5"
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
card.profile.port = "4"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "spdif"
card.profile.port = "5"
Part of profile(s): output:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
Output of
systemctl --user -l --no-pager status pipewire-pulse.service wireplumber.service
● pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sun 2026-01-18 17:28:58 -03; 11min ago
Invocation: 6aa2b08aa2f645b9abea97d57b0e907b
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket
Main PID: 1052 (pipewire-pulse)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 18948)
Memory: 3.7M (peak: 3.9M)
CPU: 31ms
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire-pulse.service
└─1052 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse
jan 18 17:28:58 blackbox systemd[743]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.
● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sun 2026-01-18 17:28:56 -03; 11min ago
Invocation: 3ccab9a584844a18a6dbe3e96321d153
Main PID: 877 (wireplumber)
Tasks: 6 (limit: 18948)
Memory: 25M (peak: 26M)
CPU: 272ms
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service
└─877 /usr/bin/wireplumber
jan 18 17:28:56 blackbox systemd[743]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
jan 18 17:28:57 blackbox wireplumber[877]: wp-device: SPA handle 'api.libcamera.enum.manager' could not be loaded; is it installed?
jan 18 17:28:57 blackbox wireplumber[877]: s-monitors-libcamera: PipeWire's libcamera SPA plugin is missing or broken. Some camera types may not be supported.