No sound output neither from speaker nor headphone

[Peterling]

Hello,

I freshly installed ZorinOS 16.2 with kernel Linux 5.15.0-67-generic on a:
Exone D3400-B1 (Fujitsu Motherboard) with an Intel H110 chipset and a LGA 1151 socket.

The sound chip is an
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller (rev 31)
according to lspci. Additionally there is a NVIDIA GTX 950 installed.
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1) (which seems to be deactivated according to pavucontrol)

The OS seems to use ALC671 / snd_hda_intel

dmesg | grep -C1 -E 'ALSA|HDA|sof|HDMI|snd[_-]|sound|hda.codec|hda.intel'

shows:

[ 0.161602] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-Dell-Video)
[ 0.161602] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-Lenovo-NV-HDMI-Audio)
[ 0.161602] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-HPI-Hybrid-Graphics)

[ 0.298555] PCI: CLS 0 bytes, default 64
[ 0.298611] PCI-DMA: Using software bounce buffering for IO (SWIOTLB)
[ 0.298612] software IO TLB: mapped [mem 0x00000000c490c000-0x00000000c890c000] (64MB)
[ 0.298629] Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs...

[ 4.145110] nvidia: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 4.158123] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Disabling MSI
[ 4.158127] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
[ 4.166820] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 511

[ 4.168152] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: changed VGA decodes: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=io+mem
[ 4.185439] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input10
[ 4.185483] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input11
[ 4.185523] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input12
[ 4.185562] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input13
[ 4.185606] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=10 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input14
[ 4.185642] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=11 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input15
[ 4.185679] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=12 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input16
[ 4.210327] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC671: line_outs=1 (0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[ 4.210331] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=1 (0x17/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 4.210333] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 4.210335] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 4.210336] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: inputs:
[ 4.210337] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Front Mic=0x19
[ 4.210339] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Rear Mic=0x18
[ 4.210340] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Line=0x1a
[ 4.283548] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 525.85.05 Sat Jan 14 00:49:50 UTC 2023

[ 4.353513] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint.
[ 4.355664] input: HDA Intel PCH Front Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input17
[ 4.355789] input: HDA Intel PCH Rear Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input18
[ 4.355862] input: HDA Intel PCH Line as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input19
[ 4.355911] input: HDA Intel PCH Line Out as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input20
[ 4.355982] input: HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input21
[ 4.359179] intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain package

[ 673.378377] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 8
[ 6402.130118] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: Unstable LPIB (352800 >= 176400); disabling LPIB delay counting
[30008.867139] kauditd_printk_skb: 20 callbacks suppressed

---

aplay -l

**** Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) ****
Karte 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], Gerät 0: ALC671 Analog [ALC671 Analog]
Sub-Geräte: 0/1
Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Sub-Geräte: 1/1
Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Sub-Geräte: 1/1
Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Sub-Geräte: 1/1
Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Sub-Geräte: 1/1
Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
Sub-Geräte: 1/1
Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 11: HDMI 5 [HDMI 5]
Sub-Geräte: 1/1
Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 12: HDMI 6 [HDMI 6]
Sub-Geräte: 1/1
Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0

If I play music and video in youtube or as single file the sound level / meter will move in pavucontrol. So there is sound. But I cannot here it. I tried different speakers too. Front and backports from the pc too.

In alsamixer the speakers seem to be muted every time I reboot. As soon as I unmute it it still plays no sound.After reboot "speakers" are muted again.
I pavucontrol it says: "Headphones plugged in" and the meters are moving while playing music.

I even tried another distro (mint) with no luck. Sound worked in windoze.

---

Inxi -Fz:
Audio: Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Device-2: NVIDIA GM206 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.15.0-67-generic

cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7220000 irq 127
1 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
HDA NVidia at 0xf7080000 irq 17

ead -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec
Codec: Realtek ALC671

---

Standard in alsamixer is my "HDA intel PCH"

inxi -Axxz

Audio: Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Fujitsu Solutions driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a170
Device-2: NVIDIA GM206 High Definition Audio vendor: CardExpert driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1
chip ID: 10de:0fba
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.15.0-67-generic

dmesg | egrep -i "alsa|snd"

[ 4.158123] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Disabling MSI
[ 4.158127] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
[ 4.210327] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC671: line_outs=1 (0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[ 4.210331] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=1 (0x17/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 4.210333] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 4.210335] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 4.210336] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: inputs:
[ 4.210337] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Front Mic=0x19
[ 4.210339] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Rear Mic=0x18
[ 4.210340] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Line=0x1a
[ 6402.130118] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: Unstable LPIB (352800 >= 176400); disabling LPIB delay counting

Maybe someone knows what to do?

[zabadabadoo]

Websearch was not very fruitful, but maybe something worth looking at here: drivers - Ubuntu 20.04 - No sound - Ask Ubuntu

Separately:
In alsamixer if you hit [F6] what sound cards are shown?

What other sound output options do you see in PulseAudio volume control?
Is it possible to change profile on the Configuration tab to "Analog Stereo Duplex" and see if any benefit.

[Peterling]

Thanks for your help,
Alsamixer [F6]

In PulseAudio There is only
"headphones"
mentioned as plugged in. But I have speakers.

In pavucontrol:
"Line out" (unplugged)
"speakers" (unplugged)

I can change to whatever I want ... no change.

I even tried to compile the driver from realtek website - but this driver did not compile correctly. (Too old propably)

And I tried to change all changeable settings. The funny thing: I can see the volume metres jumping so there must be sound there. It is just not coming out where it should be coming out.

[337harvey]

Thank you Peterling for your very descriptive OP describing the issue.

If reinstalling alsa and pulseaudio doesn't resolve it, the post in zab's link, with 5 upvotes (near the bottom), seems promising.

[Peterling]

Thank you as well,

will try that now and report back!

[Peterling]

Nope, did not work out. I even tried the other parameters mentioned ... but they gave me errors during boot:

So I removed them again. This is driving me crazy. It must be one of these funny parameteres ...

So far I have tried:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

---

#Acer Swift laptop option
#options snd-hda-intel dmic_detect=0
#options snd-hda-intel model=laptop-amic enable=yes

Testweise

#options snd-hda-intel single_cmd=1
#options snd-hda-intel probe_mask=1
#options snd-hda-intel model=basic
options snd-hda-intel model=generic

[zabadabadoo]

Can I ask, if you fire up your ZorinOS Live USB in "Try Zorin" mode, do you get any sound?

(I personally find sound issues with Linux often neither easy or logical to fix. Sometimes luck plays a part and you get an unexplained surprise.)

[Peterling]

I tried Zorin, Linux Mint, Endless OS live and there was never any sound. Always the same symptoms. I am still checking distros to find out if there is any distro which will play sound. I even tried Linux Mint 18. Maybe I should check Mint 16.
Next on my list is fedora and Rocky Linux.

[Aravisian]

@Peterling

00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller (rev 31)
according to lspci. Additionally there is a NVIDIA GTX 950 installed.

Everything about this says it should work.
Then you have:

@Peterling

I tried Zorin, Linux Mint, Endless OS live and there was never any sound. Always the same symptoms. I am still checking distros to find out if there is any distro which will play sound. I even tried Linux Mint 18. Maybe I should check Mint 16.
Next on my list is fedora and Rocky Linux.

I would be checking the outgoing port for your speakers / headphones at that point.

[Peterling]

I took the speakers and plugged them in in another PC. There they worked. I even tried headphones. I will change this pc with another one tomorrow. I have many of them Maybe the 3.5 mm port is broken? Although I tried the back one too. Thanks for your time and help. Very appreciated.
I will report back how it went.

[Peterling]

Ok, the problem seems to be solved now. I took another pc, same model, and there the sound worked directly. But I am still not sure if it is because of the new pc or because I forgot to plug in my mini pc usb wifi adapter during boot.

This time I booted the new pc and plugged in the wifi adapter after the pc had booted up. The wifi adapter worked after pluggin it in at the back usb port. In the front usb it did not want to work at all. But now I notice a question mark in its wifi symbol down in the taskbar. But the wifi adapter still works.

I will do some more tests now to find out if now everything works as expected. I will do some 3D tests to check if my NVIDIA card still works. I am downloading now blender to do some rendering. I will report back how this worked out.

But sound is working.

The wifi adapter will not be needed later. Just for installation and configuration of the pc. So fingers crossed that now the troubleshooting is over.

Thanks to all for your help and patience.

[zabadabadoo]

@Peterling

I notice a question mark in its wifi symbol down in the taskbar. But the wifi adapter still works.

Best to start a new thread for your wifi icon question mark issue. It has come up before, so see if this helps:

My wifi is connected but showing question mark always in the wifi icon

I get the same thing using Z15.3 Core. As wifi still works, I just ignore it. The "?" dissappears and comes back on occasions best known to itself. Maybe see this: 18.04 - Question mark icon instead of wifi icon - Ask Ubuntu I assume same for ubuntu 20.04. I may investigate "Connectivity Checking" setting mentioned in that link.