On Thu, 26 May 2016, at 09:05 PM, Lutchy Horace (Mailing List) wrote: > Hello, > > Manjaro 16.06 > Pulseaudio 8.0 > > I am having trouble getting any audio output from my sound card whenever > I switch sinks via pavcountrol to 'FFT...' equalizer sink. > > $ pacmd list-sinks > 3 sink(s) available. > index: 0 > name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo> > driver: <module-alsa-card.c> > flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY > state: IDLE > suspend cause: > priority: 9050 > volume: front-left: 39308 / 60% / -13.32 dB, front-right: > 39308 / 60% / -13.32 dB balance 0.00 > base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB > volume steps: 65537 > muted: no > current latency: 39.79 ms > max request: 6 KiB > max rewind: 344 KiB > monitor source: 0 > sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz > channel map: front-left,front-right > Stereo > used by: 0 > linked by: 1 > configured latency: 40.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms > card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1> > module: 6 > properties: > alsa.resolution_bits = "16" > device.api = "alsa" > device.class = "sound" > alsa.class = "generic" > alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" > alsa.name = "HDMI 0" > alsa.id = "HDMI 0" > alsa.subdevice = "0" > alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" > alsa.device = "3" > alsa.card = "1" > alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI" > alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfea60000 irq > 41" alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" > device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1" > sysfs.path = > "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.1/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1" device.bus > = "pci" device.vendor.id = "1002" > device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. > [AMD/ATI]" device.product.id = "aab0" > device.product.name = "Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio > [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series]" device.string = "hdmi:1" > device.buffering.buffer_size = "352768" > device.buffering.fragment_size = "176384" > device.access_mode = "mmap+timer" > device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo" > device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI)" > device.description = "Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio > [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series] Digital Stereo (HDMI)" alsa.mixer_name = > "ATI R6xx HDMI" alsa.components = "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100300" > module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" > device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" > ports: > hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, > latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) properties: > device.icon_name = "video-display" > active port: <hdmi-output-0> > * index: 1 > name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo> > driver: <module-alsa-card.c> > flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME > LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY state: RUNNING > suspend cause: > priority: 9959 > volume: front-left: 45654 / 70% / -9.42 dB, front-right: > 45654 / 70% / -9.42 dB balance 0.00 > base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB > volume steps: 65537 > muted: no > current latency: 39.83 ms > max request: 6 KiB > max rewind: 344 KiB > monitor source: 1 > sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz > channel map: front-left,front-right > Stereo > used by: 1 > linked by: 3 > configured latency: 40.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms > card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_14.2> > module: 7 > properties: > alsa.resolution_bits = "16" > device.api = "alsa" > device.class = "sound" > alsa.class = "generic" > alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" > alsa.name = "ALC887-VD Analog" > alsa.id = "ALC887-VD Analog" > alsa.subdevice = "0" > alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" > alsa.device = "0" > alsa.card = "0" > alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" > alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfeb00000 > 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/card0" 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 = "front:0" > device.buffering.buffer_size = "352768" > device.buffering.fragment_size = "176384" > device.access_mode = "mmap+timer" > device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" > device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" > device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo" > alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC887-VD" > alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0887,1458a182,00100302" > module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" > device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" > ports: > analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9900, latency > offset 0 usec, available: yes) properties: > > analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, > latency offset 0 usec, available: no) properties: > device.icon_name = "audio-headphones" > active port: <analog-output-lineout> > index: 2 > name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo.equalizer> > driver: <module-equalizer-sink.c> > flags: HW_MUTE_CTRL LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY > state: IDLE > suspend cause: > priority: 1000 > volume: front-left: 45654 / 70%, front-right: 45654 / 70% > balance 0.00 > base volume: 65536 / 100% > volume steps: 65537 > muted: no > current latency: 71.42 ms > max request: 62 KiB > max rewind: 689 KiB > monitor source: 3 > sample spec: float32le 2ch 44100Hz > channel map: front-left,front-right > Stereo > used by: 0 > linked by: 1 > configured latency: 40.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms > module: 25 > properties: > device.description = "FFT based equalizer on Built-in > Audio Analog Stereo" device.master_device = > "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo" device.class = "filter" > device.icon_name = "audio-card" > > See https://dpaste.de/hZRP for pactl list output > > > I see volume gain from the application and the equalizer sink in > PAVCONTROL but no audio coming out of the sound card. Am I missing > something? > > I have somewhat similar situation with this person > https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1315907#p1315907. I will > give his solution a shot and report back. You might also want to look at verbose server logs to see what might be happening. -- Arun
