Hi, some months ago, presumably after a kernel update, my system (archlinux) started having the following problem. After booting, it takes pretty much exactly 1 minute for the HDA Intel PCH / Realtek ALC898 audio card and devices to become available. Here's dmesg | grep snd: ################################### [ 3.084363] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) [ 3.084614] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) [ 3.084660] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Disabling MSI [ 3.084665] snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client [ 64.559641] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: couldn't bind with audio component [ 64.590246] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC898: line_outs=3 (0x14/0x15/0x16/0x0/0x0) type:line [ 64.590248] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) [ 64.590249] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=1 (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) [ 64.590250] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0 [ 64.590251] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: dig-out=0x1e/0x0 [ 64.590251] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: inputs: [ 64.590252] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Front Mic=0x19 [ 64.590253] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Rear Mic=0x18 [ 64.590254] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Line=0x1a ################################### At the 64 second mark, in this case, sound starts working correctly. Here's lsmod | grep snd before sound starts working: ################################### snd_hda_codec_hdmi 73728 1 snd_hda_intel 53248 0 snd_intel_dspcfg 28672 1 snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec 167936 2 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel snd_hda_core 106496 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 147456 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core snd_timer 45056 1 snd_pcm snd 114688 6 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_timer,snd_pcm soundcore 16384 1 snd ################################### and after: ################################### snd_hda_codec_realtek 135168 1 snd_hda_codec_generic 98304 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek ledtrig_audio 16384 2 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_hdmi 73728 1 snd_hda_intel 53248 5 snd_intel_dspcfg 28672 1 snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec 167936 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_core 106496 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 147456 6 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core snd_timer 45056 3 snd_pcm snd 114688 14 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_pcm soundcore 16384 1 snd ################################### Here's aplay -l before sound starts working: ################################### **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 11: HDMI 5 [HDMI 5] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 12: HDMI 6 [HDMI 6] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ################################### and after: ################################### **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC898 Analog [ALC898 Analog] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC898 Digital [ALC898 Digital] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 11: HDMI 5 [HDMI 5] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 12: HDMI 6 [HDMI 6] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ################################### The output of cat /proc/asound/modules before 60 seconds: ################################### 1 snd_hda_intel ################################### and after: ################################### 0 snd_hda_intel 1 snd_hda_intel ################################### I tried adding snd_hda_codec_realtek to /etc/modules-load.d/snd.conf, in which case lsmod | grep snd will be on boot exactly like after the 60 seconds, but I still have no sound and no ALC898 devices in aplay -l. The journal contains nothing of interest, except that after the 60 seconds, it will print ################################### Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: couldn't bind with audio component Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC898: line_outs=3 (0x14/0x15/0x16/0x0/0x0) type:line Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=1 (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: dig-out=0x1e/0x0 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: inputs: Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Front Mic=0x19 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Rear Mic=0x18 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Line=0x1a Aug 13 01:11:20 machine systemd[515]: Reached target Sound Card. Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input20 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Front Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input21 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Rear Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input22 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Line as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input23 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Line Out Front as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input24 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Line Out Surround as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input25 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Line Out CLFE as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input26 Aug 13 01:11:20 machine kernel: input: HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input27 ################################### This is my asound.conf but it doesn't matter what's in there or if it exists at all - the problem persists. ################################### # dmix for analog output pcm.dmixa { type dmix ipc_key 1024 ipc_perm 0666 slave.pcm "hw:PCH,0" slave { period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_size 4096 channels 2 } bindings { 0 0 1 1 } } # dmix for digital output pcm.dmixd { type dmix ipc_key 2048 ipc_perm 0666 slave.pcm "hw:PCH,1" slave { period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_size 4096 channels 2 } bindings { 0 0 1 1 } } # equalizer pcm.plugequal { type equal slave { pcm "plug:dmixd" } } # equalizer controls ctl.equal { type equal } # Volume control for S/PDIF pcm.softvol { type softvol slave.pcm "plug:plugequal" control { name "S/PDIF" } } # multi: # "a" (analog) -> dmix, # "d" (digital) -> softvol -> plugequal -> dmix pcm.quad { type multi slaves { a.pcm "dmixa" a.channels 2 d.pcm "plug:softvol" # detour via softvol and equalizer d.channels 2 } bindings { 0 { slave a; channel 0; } 1 { slave a; channel 1; } 2 { slave d; channel 0; } 3 { slave d; channel 1; } } } # stereo to quad pcm.stereo2quad { type route slave.pcm "quad" ttable [ [ 1 0 1 0 ] [ 0 1 0 1 ] ] } # playback to stereo to quad, capture as usual pcm.!default { type asym playback.pcm "plug:stereo2quad" capture.pcm "plug:dnsoop" } ################################### Any ideas? I don't know how to debug this any further. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user