Sound Blaster X AE-5 / Built In Audio (No Output From Speakers)

Daarkblood · 22 July 2021 03:50

Hey everyone. So I am giving KDE Plasma Manjaro Linux another shot because I’m utterly disgusted with windows and unfortunately I am unable to get my audio working. I’ve spent several hours messing with alsa, pulseaudio, etc and have had no results.

When looking at the speaker icon on the taskbar, it shows audio levels fluctuation as I am running Youtube videos as a test though there is no actual output.

I’ve scoured the internet, reddit, forums, youtube, etc. and can’t seem to find anything to get it to work. The card definitely works as prior to this setup I was playing sound on Windows 10 through the same card.

Help would be greatly appreciated. Below I have posted relevant information. Tysm!

inxi -F


System:    Host: DragonsDen Kernel: 5.12.16-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.22.3 Distro: Manjaro Linux

Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X299-DELUXE v: Rev 1.xx serial: 

UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1503 date: 08/03/2018

CPU:       Info: 14-Core model: Intel Core i9-7940X bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache: L2: 19.2 MiB

Speed: 1328 MHz min/max: 1200/4500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1328 2: 4203 3: 1921 4: 1200 5: 1398 6: 1200 7: 1357

8: 1691 9: 1200 10: 1200 11: 1395 12: 1200 13: 1200 14: 1200 15: 1200 16: 1200 17: 1200 18: 1200 19: 1200 20: 1200

21: 1202 22: 1200 23: 3812 24: 1200 25: 1200 26: 1200 27: 1200 28: 1200

Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] driver: nouveau v: kernel

Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: nouveau unloaded: modesetting resolution: 1: 1920x1080~60Hz

2: 1920x1080~60Hz

OpenGL: renderer: NV134 v: 4.3 Mesa 21.1.4

Audio:     Device-1: Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel

Device-2: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel

Device-3: Creative Labs Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] driver: snd_hda_intel

Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.12.16-1-MANJARO running: yes

Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes

Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.31 running: yes

Network:   Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V driver: e1000e

IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: 18:31:bf:ba:5f:f4

Device-2: Wilocity Wil6200 802.11ad Wireless Network Adapter driver: wil6210

IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: 7e:65:27:4b:48:74

Device-3: Intel I211 Gigabit Network driver: igb

IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 40:16:7e:a5:25:79

Device-4: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath10k_pci

IF: wlp5s0 state: down mac: e2:57:9c:5d:4f:7a

Device-5: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter driver: bcma-pci-bridge

Bluetooth: Device-1: ASUSTek type: USB driver: btusb

Report: rfkill ID: hci0 state: up address: see --recommends

RAID:      Hardware-1: Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci

Drives:    Local Storage: total: 15.46 TiB used: 8.97 GiB (0.1%)

ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST2000DM009-2G4100 size: 1.82 TiB

ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 size: 931.51 GiB

ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Western Digital model: WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 size: 7.28 TiB

ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA200 size: 1.82 TiB

ID-5: /dev/sde vendor: Western Digital model: WD4004FZWX-00GBGB0 size: 3.64 TiB

Partition: ID-1: / size: 881.92 GiB used: 8.97 GiB (1.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0

ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 440 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb1

Swap:      ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 34.13 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/dm-1

Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 33.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 36.0 C

Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nouveau fan: 961

Info:      Processes: 447 Uptime: 29m Memory: 31.03 GiB used: 2.84 GiB (9.1%) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.05

aplay -L


null

Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)

samplerate

Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library

speexrate

Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler

jack

JACK Audio Connection Kit

oss

Open Sound System

pulse

PulseAudio Sound Server

speex

Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb)

upmix

Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8)

vdownmix

Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization

default

Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)

sysdefault:CARD=PCH

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog

Default Audio Device

front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog

Front output / input

surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog

2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers

surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog

4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers

surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog

4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog

5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers

surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog

5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Analog

7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers

iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0

HDA Intel PCH, ALC1220 Digital

IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

usbstream:CARD=PCH

HDA Intel PCH

USB Stream Output

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0

HDA NVidia, HDMI 0

HDMI Audio Output

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1

HDA NVidia, HDMI 1

HDMI Audio Output

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2

HDA NVidia, HDMI 2

HDMI Audio Output

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3

HDA NVidia, HDMI 3

HDMI Audio Output

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=4

HDA NVidia, HDMI 4

HDMI Audio Output

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=5

HDA NVidia, HDMI 5

HDMI Audio Output

hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=6

HDA NVidia, HDMI 6

HDMI Audio Output

usbstream:CARD=NVidia

HDA NVidia

USB Stream Output

sysdefault:CARD=Creative

HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog

Default Audio Device

front:CARD=Creative,DEV=0

HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog

Front output / input

surround21:CARD=Creative,DEV=0

HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog

2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers

surround40:CARD=Creative,DEV=0

HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog

4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers

surround41:CARD=Creative,DEV=0

HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog

4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround50:CARD=Creative,DEV=0

HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog

5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers

surround51:CARD=Creative,DEV=0

HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog

5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

surround71:CARD=Creative,DEV=0

HDA Creative, CA0132 Analog

7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers

iec958:CARD=Creative,DEV=0

HDA Creative, CA0132 Digital

IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

usbstream:CARD=Creative

HDA Creative

USB Stream Output

dmesg | grep snd

[ 13.736784] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: enabling device (0000 → 0002) [ 13.737279] snd_hda_intel 0000:65:00.1: enabling device (0100 → 0102) [ 13.737350] snd_hda_intel 0000:65:00.1: Disabling MSI [ 13.737386] snd_hda_intel 0000:65:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client [ 13.737473] snd_hda_intel 0000:b3:00.0: enabling device (0100 → 0102) [ 13.737542] snd_hda_intel 0000:b3:00.0: Disabling MSI [ 13.737544] snd_hda_intel 0000:b3:00.0: Force to non-snoop mode [ 13.869161] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: autoconfig for Sound BlasterX AE-5: line_outs=3 (0xb/0xf/0x10/0x0/0x0) type:line [ 13.869166] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) [ 13.869169] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: hp_outs=1 (0x11/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) [ 13.869171] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: mono: mono_out=0x0 [ 13.869172] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: dig-out=0xc/0xd [ 13.869174] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: inputs: [ 13.869175] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: Mic=0x12 [ 13.869176] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: Line=0x13 [ 13.869178] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: dig-in=0xe [ 13.881399] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC1220: line_outs=3 (0x14/0x15/0x16/0x0/0x0) type:line [ 13.881403] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) [ 13.881405] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=1 (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) [ 13.881407] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0 [ 13.881408] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: dig-out=0x1e/0x0 [ 13.881409] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: inputs: [ 13.881410] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Front Mic=0x19 [ 13.881412] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Rear Mic=0x18 [ 13.881413] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Line=0x1a [ 14.003439] snd_hda_intel 0000:65:00.1: bound 0000:65:00.0 (ops nv50_audio_component_bind_ops [nouveau]) [ 14.563364] snd_hda_codec_ca0132 hdaudioC2D1: ca0132 DSP downloaded and running

pacmd list-cards


3 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 0x92ec8000 irq 87”

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 = “a2f0”

device.product.name = “200 Series PCH HD Audio”

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: no)

output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: no)

output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, available: no)

output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)

output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)

output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (priority 1200, available: no)

output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1265, available: no)

output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)

output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)

output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (priority 1200, available: no)

output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1265, available: no)

output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)

output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)

output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)

output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5565, available: no)

off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)

active profile: output:iec958-stereo

sinks:

alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.iec958-stereo/#5: Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (IEC958)

sources:

alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.iec958-stereo.monitor/#6: Monitor of Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (IEC958)

ports:

analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)

properties:

device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”

analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)

properties:

device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”

analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)

properties:
            analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                    properties:

            analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                    properties:
                            device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
            iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                    properties:

index: 1
    name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_65_00.1>
    driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
    owner module: 7
    properties:
            alsa.card = "1"
            alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
            alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xd8080000 irq 88"
            alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
            device.bus_path = "pci-0000:65:00.1"
            sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:64/0000:64:00.0/0000:65:00.1/sound/card1"
            device.bus = "pci"
            device.vendor.id = "10de"
            device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
            device.product.id = "10f0"
            device.product.name = "GP104 High Definition Audio Controller"
            device.string = "1"
            device.description = "GP104 High Definition Audio Controller"
            module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
            device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
    profiles:
            output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
            output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
            output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: unknown)
            output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 600, available: no)
            output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: unknown)
            output:hdmi-stereo-extra5: Digital Stereo (HDMI 6) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround-extra5: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 6) Output (priority 600, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround71-extra5: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 6) Output (priority 600, available: no)
            output:hdmi-stereo-extra6: Digital Stereo (HDMI 7) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround-extra6: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 7) Output (priority 600, available: no)
            output:hdmi-surround71-extra6: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 7) Output (priority 600, available: no)
            off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
    active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo-extra2>
    sinks:
            alsa_output.pci-0000_65_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2/#1: GP104 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)
    sources:
            alsa_output.pci-0000_65_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2.monitor/#1: Monitor of GP104 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)
    ports:
            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: yes)
                    properties:
                            device.icon_name = "video-display"
                            device.product.name = "ASUS VP247"
            hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                    properties:
                            device.icon_name = "video-display"
            hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                    properties:
                            device.icon_name = "video-display"
                            device.product.name = "ASUS VP247"
            hdmi-output-5: HDMI / DisplayPort 6 (priority 5400, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                    properties:
                            device.icon_name = "video-display"
            hdmi-output-6: HDMI / DisplayPort 7 (priority 5300, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                    properties:
                            device.icon_name = "video-display"
index: 2
    name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_b3_00.0>
    driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
    owner module: 8
    properties:
            alsa.card = "2"
            alsa.card_name = "HDA Creative"
            alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Creative at 0xfbe04000 irq 89"
            alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
            device.bus_path = "pci-0000:b3:00.0"
            sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:b2/0000:b2:00.0/0000:b3:00.0/sound/card2"
            device.bus = "pci"
            device.vendor.id = "1102"
            device.vendor.name = "Creative Labs"
            device.product.id = "0012"
            device.product.name = "Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series]"
            device.string = "2"
            device.description = "Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series]"
            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:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (priority 1200, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1265, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (priority 1200, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1265, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (priority 1300, available: no)
            output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 1365, available: no)
            output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
            output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5565, available: unknown)
            off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
    active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
    sinks:
            alsa_output.pci-0000_b3_00.0.analog-stereo/#8: Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] Analog Stereo
    sources:
            alsa_output.pci-0000_b3_00.0.analog-stereo.monitor/#9: Monitor of Sound Core3D [Sound Blaster Recon3D / Z-Series] Analog Stereo
    ports:
            analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                    properties:
                            device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
            analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                    properties:

            analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
                    properties:

            analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                    properties:
                            device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
            iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                    properties:

Thank you guys so much!

Daarkblood · 22 July 2021 03:54

Note: Not sure why the post wouldn’t put the code into sections as at the end. Sorry for the scrolling…

kerry_s · 22 July 2021 04:02

did you click on the icon and select the correct output device.

Daarkblood · 22 July 2021 04:04

Yes. That was one of the first things I checked. I also checked the audio format, trying digital and analog output. The only audio that works is my monitors over displayport.

Daarkblood · 22 July 2021 04:08

I also updated the kernel as there was an audio patch specifically for my sound card but no dice.

kerry_s · 22 July 2021 04:30

it looks like you have 3 outputs for sound, does any of the others work

Daarkblood · 22 July 2021 04:47

One is an output to my monitors. That works. The other two are my sound card and my onboard sound card. Those two do not work. Unfortunately, those are the only two I care about working.

Daarkblood · 22 July 2021 05:00

I saw something about device ID’s being different between some AE-5 cards but that doesnt explain why the onboard realtek audio doesnt work.

Daarkblood · 23 July 2021 09:03

I figured it out. The sound card needed to be set to analog duplex mode in order to work. For anyone seeing this post in the future, be sure to check this. It is the only option that will enable output. At least for me. Thank you to those who commented on this post. I appreciate your time and support.

nikgnomic · 23 July 2021 09:51

PulseAudio data for onboard audio ALC1220 is showing the device Profile is set to play audio to digital optical output

active profile: output:iec958-stereo

And the two other port options for analog audio playback are shown as unavailable

analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)

analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)

You might be able to change the profile to use an analog output even though it is shown as unavailable, but PulseAudio will try to switch away from a device detected as unavailable

I suggest you check ALSA controls for this card with either:

alsamixer --card=0

(or post response to amixer --card=0 here to show the ALSA settings in text-format)

make sure the controls for analog audio playback (Master , PCM, Headphones, Front)
are unmuted and audio levels turned up
If the optical output is not in use, controls for digital audio (IEC958) should be turned off/muted or disabled

Use this command to save any new ALSA settings so they are restored correctly when system is booted

sudo alsactl store

The AE-5 card has the profile set to <output:analog-stereo>
and analog-output-headphones is showing available: yes
but the output to speakers analog-output-lineout is shown as available: no

check ALSA controls for this card

alsamixer --card=0

I cannot find data about ALSA controls at the moment to know the names of settings to look for
but I think there is a setting in ALSA to switch between outputs for Line Out, Headphones and Surround Sound
and also an auto-mute setting to mute speakers if headphones are plugged in

system · 7 August 2021 09:52

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