[pulseaudio-discuss] configure a soundcard?

Matt Zagrabelny mzagrabe at d.umn.edu
Wed Apr 24 11:38:48 UTC 2019


On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 7:47 AM Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe at d.umn.edu> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 3:06 AM Tanu Kaskinen <tanuk at iki.fi> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 2019-04-20 at 12:11 -0500, Matt Zagrabelny wrote:
>> > Greetings,
>> >
>> > I'm running Debian Buster and I have a 1/8" audio jack. I need the sink
>> to
>> > be an analog output to send off to some other device. Things work great,
>> > except for when the system reboots, it comes up configured as a digital
>> > soundcard:
>> >
>> > Digital Stereo (IEC958)
>> >
>> > Here is a diff between a "pactl list" when the computer reboots and when
>> > I've configured it to be an analog sink:
>> >
>> > -Sink #1
>> > -       State: SUSPENDED
>> > -       Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.iec958-stereo
>> > -       Description: Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (IEC958)
>> > +Sink #2
>> > +       State: RUNNING
>> > +       Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo
>> > +       Description: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
>> >
>> > What is the best way to have the configuration saved between reboots?
>> >
>> > I can provide further info if needed.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any help!
>>
>
> Hey Tanu!
>
> Thanks for the assistance. Below is the output of what you asked for.
>
>
>> What does "pactl list cards" print, and what does this little script
>> print?
>>
>
> Card #0
>         Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_00_01.1
>         Driver: module-alsa-card.c
>         Owner Module: 6
>         Properties:
>                 alsa.card = "0"
>                 alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
>                 alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xc0d40000 irq 48"
>                 alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
>                 device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:01.1"
>                 sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/sound/card0"
>                 device.bus = "pci"
>                 device.vendor.id = "1002"
>                 device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
> [AMD/ATI]"
>                 device.product.id = "9840"
>                 device.product.name = "Kabini HDMI/DP 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:
>                 output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks:
> 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: yes)
>                 output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output
> (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
>                 output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2)
> Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
>                 output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI
> 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
>                 off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available:
> yes)
>         Active Profile: output:hdmi-stereo
>         Ports:
>                 hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority: 5900, latency
> offset: 0 usec, available)
>                         Properties:
>                                 device.icon_name = "video-display"
>                         Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo
>                 hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority: 5800,
> latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
>                         Properties:
>                                 device.icon_name = "video-display"
>                         Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1,
> output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1
>
> Card #1
>         Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_00_14.2
>         Driver: module-alsa-card.c
>         Owner Module: 7
>         Properties:
>                 alsa.card = "1"
>                 alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
>                 alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xc0d44000 irq
> 16"
>                 alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
>                 device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.2"
>                 sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card1"
>                 device.bus = "pci"
>                 device.vendor.id = "1022"
>                 device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
>                 device.product.id = "780d"
>                 device.product.name = "FCH Azalia Controller"
>                 device.form_factor = "internal"
>                 device.string = "1"
>                 device.description = "Built-in Audio"
>                 module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
>                 device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
>         Profiles:
>                 input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0,
> sources: 1, priority: 65, available: no)
>                 output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1,
> sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: no)
>                 output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo
> Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output
> (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog
> Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority:
> 1365, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output
> (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog
> Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority:
> 1265, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output
> (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog
> Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority:
> 1365, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output
> (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog
> Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority:
> 1265, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output
> (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog
> Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority:
> 1365, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-71: Analog Surround 7.1 Output
> (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: no)
>                 output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo: Analog
> Surround 7.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority:
> 1265, available: no)
>                 output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output
> (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5500, available: yes)
>                 output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo
> (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority:
> 5565, available: yes)
>                 output:iec958-ac3-surround-51: Digital Surround 5.1
> (IEC958/AC3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 300, available: no)
>                 output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Digital
> Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources:
> 1, priority: 365, available: no)
>                 off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available:
> yes)
>         Active Profile: output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
>         Ports:
>                 analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority: 8500,
> latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
>                         Properties:
>                                 device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
>                         Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo,
> output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo,
> output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
>                 analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority: 8200,
> latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
>                         Properties:
>                                 device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
>                         Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo,
> output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo,
> output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
>                 analog-input-linein: Line In (priority: 8100, latency
> offset: 0 usec, not available)
>                         Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo,
> output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo,
> output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
>                 analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority: 9900, latency
> offset: 0 usec, not available)
>                         Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21,
> output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40,
> output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41,
> output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50,
> output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51,
> output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-71,
> output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo
>                 analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority: 9000,
> latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
>                         Properties:
>                                 device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
>                         Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo,
> output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
>                 iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority:
> 0, latency offset: 0 usec)
>                         Part of profile(s): output:iec958-stereo,
> output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
>
>
>
>>
>>     while read -r line; do amixer -c0 cget "$line"; done <<< $(amixer -c0
>> controls | grep Jack)
>>
>
> numid=1,iface=CARD,name='HDMI/DP,pcm=3 Jack'
>   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=r-------,values=1
>   : values=on
> numid=7,iface=CARD,name='HDMI/DP,pcm=7 Jack'
>   ; type=BOOLEAN,access=r-------,values=1
>   : values=off
>

Tanu and others,

Was the above output from the commands useful? Is there anything else I can
do or provide on my end?

Thanks!

-m
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