[pulseaudio-discuss] Problems with ASUS Xonar D2X & PulseAudio card detection.

Mon Oct 22 16:12:18 UTC 2018

On 10/22/18 6:51 PM, Russell Treleaven wrote:
> Cool you have gained some insight.
> I would define your sink as hw:D2X,<sink_index> as the card number can 
> change but the name won't.

Ok. Just for the sake of testing, it also didn't add the sink to PA.

> make a safety copy of ~/.asoundrc and make the file contain only this line.
> 
> defaults.namehint.extended on

Ok. I didn't have that file.

> The please post the output of `aplay -L` and `amixer -cD2X contents`.

$ aplay -L
default
     Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
null
     Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
     PulseAudio Sound Server
sysdefault:CARD=D2X
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     Default Audio Device
front:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     Front speakers
surround21:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=D2X,DEV=1
     Xonar D2X, Digital
     Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=D2X,DEV=1
     Xonar D2X, Digital
     Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=D2X,DEV=1
     Xonar D2X, Digital
     Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=D2X,DEV=0
     Xonar D2X, Multichannel
     Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=D2X,DEV=1
     Xonar D2X, Digital
     Hardware device with all software conversions
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     Front speakers
surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
     IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
     HDMI Audio Output
dmix:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
     Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
     HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
     Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
     Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
     HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
     Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
     Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
     HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
     Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog
     Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
     HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Digital
     Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
     HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
     Hardware device with all software conversions

$ amixer -cD2X contents
numid=2,iface=MIXER,name='Master Playback Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=on
numid=1,iface=MIXER,name='Master Playback Volume'
   ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=8,min=135,max=255,step=0
   : values=215,215,215,215,215,215,215,215
   | dBscale-min=-60.00dB,step=0.50dB,mute=0
numid=19,iface=MIXER,name='Line Capture Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=21,iface=MIXER,name='CD Capture Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=20,iface=MIXER,name='CD Capture Volume'
   ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=2,min=0,max=31,step=0
   : values=23,23
   | dBscale-min=-34.50dB,step=1.50dB,mute=0
numid=18,iface=MIXER,name='Mic Boost (+20dB)'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=17,iface=MIXER,name='Mic Capture Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=16,iface=MIXER,name='Mic Capture Volume'
   ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=1,min=0,max=31,step=0
   : values=31
   | dBscale-min=-34.50dB,step=1.50dB,mute=0
numid=23,iface=MIXER,name='Aux Capture Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=22,iface=MIXER,name='Aux Capture Volume'
   ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=2,min=0,max=31,step=0
   : values=0,0
   | dBscale-min=-34.50dB,step=1.50dB,mute=0
numid=24,iface=MIXER,name='Analog Loopback Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=10,iface=MIXER,name='IEC958 Loopback Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=11,iface=MIXER,name='IEC958 Validity Check Capture Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=4,iface=MIXER,name='IEC958 Playback Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=12,iface=MIXER,name='Analog Input Monitor Playback Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=13,iface=MIXER,name='Analog Input Monitor Playback Volume'
   ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=1,min=0,max=1,step=0
   : values=1
   | dBscale-min=-6.00dB,step=6.00dB,mute=0
numid=25,iface=MIXER,name='DAC Filter Playback Enum'
   ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=2
   ; Item #0 'Sharp Roll-off'
   ; Item #1 'Slow Roll-off'
   : values=0
numid=14,iface=MIXER,name='Digital Input Monitor Playback Switch'
   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=off
numid=15,iface=MIXER,name='Digital Input Monitor Playback Volume'
   ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---R--,values=1,min=0,max=1,step=0
   : values=1
   | dBscale-min=-6.00dB,step=6.00dB,mute=0
numid=3,iface=MIXER,name='Stereo Upmixing'
   ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=3
   ; Item #0 'Front'
   ; Item #1 'Front+Surround'
   ; Item #2 'Front+Surround+Back'
   : values=1
numid=9,iface=PCM,name='IEC958 Capture Default',device=1
   ; type=IEC958,access=r-------,values=1
   : values=[AES0=0x00 AES1=0x00 AES2=0x00 AES3=0x00]
numid=8,iface=PCM,name='IEC958 Capture Mask',device=1
   ; type=IEC958,access=r-------,values=1
   : values=[AES0=0xff AES1=0xff AES2=0xff AES3=0xff]
numid=6,iface=PCM,name='IEC958 Playback Con Mask',device=1
   ; type=IEC958,access=r-------,values=1
   : values=[AES0=0x3e AES1=0xff AES2=0x00 AES3=0x00]
numid=5,iface=PCM,name='IEC958 Playback Default',device=1
   ; type=IEC958,access=rw------,values=1
   : values=[AES0=0x04 AES1=0x82 AES2=0x00 AES3=0x00]

> You may be able to disable 5.1 and get the analog sink to work.

Only I do want the 5.1 analog output.