Sound card works with ALSA, but not showing in volume mixer
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After a system upgrade I noticed I had no sound. In the volume mixer I see that my integrated sound card is not shown, while another one (HDMI) is.
I managed to find that the device name is CARD=MID using aplay -L and I can indeed hear sound when I perform this:
$ for dev in `aplay -L | grep "CARD=MID"`; do aplay -D $dev /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Right.wav 2> /dev/null && echo $dev; done
default:CARD=MID
sysdefault:CARD=MID
I can also hear sound with speaker-test, without any arguments.
In alsamixer the card is as well shown, it appears as the default one (HDA Intel MID), and I can adjust the volume from there when I play sound with aplay or speaker-test.
In order to get the sound card work in the system, I stopped pulseaudio and removed the local configuration files at ~/.config/pulse/, but nothing changed on restart.
I think that the system upgrade could have left some sound configuration in a broken state, but I don't know where to look into.
Edit:
I attach the output of lsof -n /dev/snd/* in some situations.
With pulseaudio stopped:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
$
with pulseaudio running:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 16u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 23u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
$
while playing sound with speaker-test:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 16u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 23u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
speaker-t 3481 etuardu mem CHR 116,2 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 3r CHR 116,33 0t0 2850 /dev/snd/timer
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 4u CHR 116,2 0t0 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 5u CHR 116,5 0t0 11209 /dev/snd/controlC0
$
linux debian sound-card alsa pulse-audio
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After a system upgrade I noticed I had no sound. In the volume mixer I see that my integrated sound card is not shown, while another one (HDMI) is.
I managed to find that the device name is CARD=MID using aplay -L and I can indeed hear sound when I perform this:
$ for dev in `aplay -L | grep "CARD=MID"`; do aplay -D $dev /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Right.wav 2> /dev/null && echo $dev; done
default:CARD=MID
sysdefault:CARD=MID
I can also hear sound with speaker-test, without any arguments.
In alsamixer the card is as well shown, it appears as the default one (HDA Intel MID), and I can adjust the volume from there when I play sound with aplay or speaker-test.
In order to get the sound card work in the system, I stopped pulseaudio and removed the local configuration files at ~/.config/pulse/, but nothing changed on restart.
I think that the system upgrade could have left some sound configuration in a broken state, but I don't know where to look into.
Edit:
I attach the output of lsof -n /dev/snd/* in some situations.
With pulseaudio stopped:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
$
with pulseaudio running:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 16u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 23u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
$
while playing sound with speaker-test:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 16u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 23u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
speaker-t 3481 etuardu mem CHR 116,2 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 3r CHR 116,33 0t0 2850 /dev/snd/timer
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 4u CHR 116,2 0t0 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 5u CHR 116,5 0t0 11209 /dev/snd/controlC0
$
linux debian sound-card alsa pulse-audio
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"volume mixer" meansalsamixerorpavucontrol?
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36
I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installedpavucontroland the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working inalsamixer.
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03
Then it seems to be apulseaudiobug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with-v -v -vparameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15
This is the output ofpulseaudio -v -v -vwhen started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31
D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41
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After a system upgrade I noticed I had no sound. In the volume mixer I see that my integrated sound card is not shown, while another one (HDMI) is.
I managed to find that the device name is CARD=MID using aplay -L and I can indeed hear sound when I perform this:
$ for dev in `aplay -L | grep "CARD=MID"`; do aplay -D $dev /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Right.wav 2> /dev/null && echo $dev; done
default:CARD=MID
sysdefault:CARD=MID
I can also hear sound with speaker-test, without any arguments.
In alsamixer the card is as well shown, it appears as the default one (HDA Intel MID), and I can adjust the volume from there when I play sound with aplay or speaker-test.
In order to get the sound card work in the system, I stopped pulseaudio and removed the local configuration files at ~/.config/pulse/, but nothing changed on restart.
I think that the system upgrade could have left some sound configuration in a broken state, but I don't know where to look into.
Edit:
I attach the output of lsof -n /dev/snd/* in some situations.
With pulseaudio stopped:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
$
with pulseaudio running:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 16u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 23u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
$
while playing sound with speaker-test:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 16u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 23u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
speaker-t 3481 etuardu mem CHR 116,2 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 3r CHR 116,33 0t0 2850 /dev/snd/timer
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 4u CHR 116,2 0t0 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 5u CHR 116,5 0t0 11209 /dev/snd/controlC0
$
linux debian sound-card alsa pulse-audio
asked Nov 29 at 1:06
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After a system upgrade I noticed I had no sound. In the volume mixer I see that my integrated sound card is not shown, while another one (HDMI) is.
I managed to find that the device name is CARD=MID using aplay -L and I can indeed hear sound when I perform this:
$ for dev in `aplay -L | grep "CARD=MID"`; do aplay -D $dev /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Right.wav 2> /dev/null && echo $dev; done
default:CARD=MID
sysdefault:CARD=MID
I can also hear sound with speaker-test, without any arguments.
In alsamixer the card is as well shown, it appears as the default one (HDA Intel MID), and I can adjust the volume from there when I play sound with aplay or speaker-test.
In order to get the sound card work in the system, I stopped pulseaudio and removed the local configuration files at ~/.config/pulse/, but nothing changed on restart.
I think that the system upgrade could have left some sound configuration in a broken state, but I don't know where to look into.
Edit:
I attach the output of lsof -n /dev/snd/* in some situations.
With pulseaudio stopped:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
$
with pulseaudio running:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 16u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 23u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
$
while playing sound with speaker-test:
$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 16u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 3463 etuardu 23u CHR 116,14 0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1
speaker-t 3481 etuardu mem CHR 116,2 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 3r CHR 116,33 0t0 2850 /dev/snd/timer
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 4u CHR 116,2 0t0 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
speaker-t 3481 etuardu 5u CHR 116,5 0t0 11209 /dev/snd/controlC0
$
linux debian sound-card alsa pulse-audio
linux debian sound-card alsa pulse-audio
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"volume mixer" meansalsamixerorpavucontrol?
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36
I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installedpavucontroland the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working inalsamixer.
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03
Then it seems to be apulseaudiobug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with-v -v -vparameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15
This is the output ofpulseaudio -v -v -vwhen started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31
D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41
|
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"volume mixer" meansalsamixerorpavucontrol?
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36
I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installedpavucontroland the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working inalsamixer.
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03
Then it seems to be apulseaudiobug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with-v -v -vparameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15
This is the output ofpulseaudio -v -v -vwhen started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31
D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41
"volume mixer" means
alsamixer or pavucontrol?– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36
"volume mixer" means
alsamixer or pavucontrol?– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36
I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installed
pavucontrol and the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working in alsamixer.– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03
I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installed
pavucontrol and the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working in alsamixer.– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03
Then it seems to be a
pulseaudio bug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with -v -v -v parameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15
Then it seems to be a
pulseaudio bug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with -v -v -v parameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15
This is the output of
pulseaudio -v -v -v when started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31
This is the output of
pulseaudio -v -v -v when started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31
D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41
D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41
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"volume mixer" means
alsamixerorpavucontrol?– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36
I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installed
pavucontroland the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working inalsamixer.– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03
Then it seems to be a
pulseaudiobug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with-v -v -vparameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15
This is the output of
pulseaudio -v -v -vwhen started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31
D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41