I just switched from windows so massive noob but my Blue snowball USB microphone isn’t detected by pulseaudio.
The microphone works fine in windows 10, I’m using the USB cable that came with it and I’ve tried ports on the front and back. I tried it booting from a USB and it didn’t work there either.
When I did the inxi command it’s listed but the driver bit says N/A which is definitely not good. According to a web search it should be using a generic USB microphone one???
When I plug it in dmesg shows an error.
How do I make it actually use a driver or get set up properly? 
[ 631.851006] usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=0005, bcdDevice= 1.00
[ 631.851019] usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 631.851025] usb 5-1: Product: Blue Snowball
[ 631.873588] usb 5-1: #1, error -32
inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.6.65-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.6-x86_64
root=UUID=5133537b-4eaf-4196-84fc-8390c49046bf rw quiet splash
udev.log_priority=3 nvidia_drm.modeset=1
Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.43 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0
with: xfce4-panel tools: light-locker vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0
Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: B550M Pro4 serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: P3.20
date: 09/27/2023
Battery:
Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
System RAM: total: 32 GiB available: 31.21 GiB used: 2.45 GiB (7.9%)
Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
Array-1: capacity: 128 GiB slots: 4 modules: 2 EC: None
max-module-size: 32 GiB note: est.
Device-1: Channel-A DIMM 0 type: no module installed
Device-2: Channel-A DIMM 1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous unbuffered
(unregistered) size: 16 GiB speed: 2133 MT/s volts: note: check curr: 1
min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Corsair
part-no: CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 serial: N/A
Device-3: Channel-B DIMM 0 type: no module installed
Device-4: Channel-B DIMM 1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous unbuffered
(unregistered) size: 16 GiB speed: 2133 MT/s volts: note: check curr: 1
min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Corsair
part-no: CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 serial: N/A
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3 gen: 3
level: v3 note: check built: 2021-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
model-id: 0x50 (80) stepping: 0 microcode: 0xA500011
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB
desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 400 min/max: 400/4267 scaling: driver: amd-pstate-epp
governor: powersave cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 400 4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 400
8: 400 9: 400 10: 400 11: 400 12: 400 bogomips: 86262
Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm adx aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1
bmi2 bpext cat_l3 cdp_l3 clflush clflushopt clwb clzero cmov cmp_legacy
constant_tsc cpb cppc cpuid cqm cqm_llc cqm_mbm_local cqm_mbm_total
cqm_occup_llc cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de debug_swap decodeassists erms extapic
extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr fxsr_opt ht
hw_pstate ibpb ibrs ibs invpcid irperf lahf_lm lbrv lm mba mca mce
misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr mwaitx nonstop_tsc nopl npt
nrip_save nx ospke osvw overflow_recov pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq
pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_llc perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pku pni popcnt
pse pse36 rapl rdpid rdpru rdrand rdseed rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sep sha_ni
skinit smap smca smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 stibp succor
svm svm_lock syscall tce topoext tsc tsc_scale umip user_shstk v_spec_ctrl
v_vmsave_vmload vaes vgif vmcb_clean vme vmmcall vpclmulqdq wbnoinvd wdt
x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveerptr xsaveopt xsaves
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_rstack_overflow mitigation: Safe RET
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
STIBP: always-on; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not
affected
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash Rate] driver: nvidia
v: 550.144.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550/565.xx+
status: current (as of 2025-01; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1
empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2504 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.14 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver:
X: loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x1024 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 339x271mm (13.35x10.67")
s-diag: 434mm (17.09")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 note: disabled model: Dell E197FP
serial: <filter> built: 2006 res: mode: 1280x1024 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1)
dpi: 86 gamma: 1.2 size: 380x305mm (14.96x12.01") diag: 487mm (19.2")
ratio: 5:4 modes: max: 1280x1024 min: 640x480
API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. glxinfo is missing.
Info: Tools: de: xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Renoir Radeon High Definition
Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 06:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1637
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio
vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 06:00.6
chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.6.65-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: qjackctl
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: off tools: pw-cli
Server-3: PulseAudio v: 17.0-43-g3e2bb status: active with: pulseaudio-alsa
type: plugin tools: pacat,pactl,pavucontrol
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: e000 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX200 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-7.3:4 chip-ID: 8087:0029
class-ID: e001
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 4.09 TiB used: 1.53 TiB (37.4%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 500GB
size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1B6Q scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EADS-00S2B0
size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0A01 scheme: MBR
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD20EARZ-00C5XB0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 50 GiB size: 48.91 GiB (97.83%) used: 18.13 GiB (37.1%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5 label: N/A
uuid: 5133537b-4eaf-4196-84fc-8390c49046bf
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
used: 25.6 MiB (26.6%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 label: N/A
uuid: 3CD6-91D1
ID-3: /home/<filter>/nice_drive raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (98.37%)
used: 1.49 TiB (83.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 label: mainZone
uuid: 9f337975-f864-4cc3-adb1-2b75b4903d71
ID-4: /home/<filter>/telly_drive raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.79 TiB (98.37%)
used: 20.2 GiB (1.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 label: tellyShows
uuid: 5dcc9717-c429-4d2c-8302-e06366a64383
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
ID-1: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 505 MiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
uuid: 58D455E8D455C940
ID-2: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 size: 16 MiB fs: <superuser required>
label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-3: /dev/sda4 maj-min: 8:4 size: 415.15 GiB fs: ntfs label: N/A
uuid: 947ED9147ED8EFCA
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 10 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Hub-2: 1-7:2 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
chip-ID: 05e3:0610 class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-7.3:4 info: Intel AX200 Bluetooth type: bluetooth driver: btusb
interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1
power: 100mA chip-ID: 8087:0029 class-ID: e001
Device-2: 1-8:3 info: ASRock LED Controller type: HID
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 26ce:01a2 class-ID: 0300
serial: <filter>
Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Hub-4: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Hub-5: 3-2:2 info: ASMedia ASM1074 High-Speed hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
chip-ID: 174c:2074 class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 3-2.4:3 info: Dell QuietKey Keyboard type: keyboard
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA chip-ID: 413c:2106 class-ID: 0301
Hub-6: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1
speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Hub-7: 4-2:2 info: ASMedia ASM1074 SuperSpeed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.0
speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 8mA
chip-ID: 174c:3074 class-ID: 0900
Hub-8: 5-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 5-1:3 info: C-Media Blue Snowball type: N/A driver: N/A rev: 1.1
speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 chip-ID: 0d8c:0005
class-ID: 0000
Device-2: 5-2:2 info: Sunplus Innovation Optical Mouse type: mouse
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 98mA chip-ID: 1bcf:0005 class-ID: 0301
Hub-9: 6-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1
speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 29.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 36 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%
Info:
Processes: 290 Power: uptime: 6m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.48 GiB services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager
Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: 1092 pm: pacman pkgs: 1086 libs: 375 tools: pamac pm: flatpak
pkgs: 6 Compilers: clang: 18.1.8 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.37
running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.37```