Hi, I have a strange issue with my Asus laptop internal microphone. I have a Windows-Garuda dual boot. If I boot into Windows, the microphone works normally. If I reboot from Windows to Garuda, it also works normally. But if I reboot again to Garuda then it stops working. It's still recognized but it doesn't catch any sound at all. If I plug in some headphones with integrated microphone they work fine. I noticed that as soon as I turn down the microphone sensitivity under 40% they start to work (but they are too quiet), but if I turn it up after 39% the level bar spikes and then nothing works anymore (this while in the anormal situation, after rebooting from windows they work excellent at any level). I really can't understand what the problem could be..
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System: Kernel: 5.11.7-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=c0729f37-3ac4-4dbc-bc06-63512a7c0f45 rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash
rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1
loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.21.3 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM
Distro: Garuda Linux
Machine: Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: X550LD v: 1.0 serial: <filter>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X550LD v: 1.0 serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: X550LD.308 date: 04/17/2019
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 29.5 Wh condition: 29.5/37.4 Wh (79%) volts: 14.4/14.4
model: ASUSTeK X550A26 type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: Not charging cycles: 171
CPU: Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core i7-4500U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell
family: 6 model-id: 45 (69) stepping: 1 microcode: 26 L2 cache: 4 MiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 19156
Speed: 1796 MHz min/max: 800/3000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1796 2: 1819 3: 1979
4: 1796
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW,
STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0a16 class ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M]
driver: N/A alternate: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia bus ID: 04:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1140
class ID: 0302
Device-3: Chicony USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 2-5:2
chip ID: 04f2:b40a class ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: intel
display ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0")
s-diag: 414mm (16.3")
Monitor-1: eDP1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 102 size: 340x190mm (13.4x7.5")
diag: 389mm (15.3")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.4
compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:03.0 chip ID: 8086:0a0c class ID: 0403
Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:9c20 class ID: 0403
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.11.7-zen1-1-zen
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 02:00.1 chip ID: 10ec:8168 class ID: 0200
IF: enp2s0f1 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: AzureWave driver: ath9k v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 03:00.0
chip ID: 168c:0036 class ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth: Device-1: IMC Networks type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus ID: 2-6:4
chip ID: 13d3:3408 class ID: e001
Message: Required tool hciconfig not installed. Check --recommends
Drives: Local Storage: total: 931.52 GiB used: 13.58 GiB (1.5%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: SSD
serial: <filter> rev: 4B6Q scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Toshiba model: MQ01ABF050 size: 465.76 GiB
block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm
serial: <filter> rev: 1J scheme: GPT
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 100 GiB size: 100 GiB (100.00%) used: 13.56 GiB (13.6%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
ID-2: /boot/efi raw size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%) used: 25.5 MiB (26.5%)
fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw size: 100 GiB size: 100 GiB (100.00%) used: 13.56 GiB (13.6%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
ID-4: /var/log raw size: 100 GiB size: 100 GiB (100.00%) used: 13.56 GiB (13.6%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
ID-5: /var/tmp raw size: 100 GiB size: 100 GiB (100.00%) used: 13.56 GiB (13.6%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache pressure: 75 (default 100)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 1.91 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 1.91 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram1
ID-3: swap-3 type: zram size: 1.91 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram2
ID-4: swap-4 type: zram size: 1.91 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767
dev: /dev/zram3
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 2600
Info: Processes: 237 Uptime: 1h 02m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.65 GiB used: 4.06 GiB (53.1%)
Init: systemd v: 247 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 clang: 11.1.0 Packages: pacman: 1449
lib: 355 Shell: fish v: 3.2.0 running in: alacritty inxi: 3.3.01
pacmd list-sources
3 source(s) available.
index: 0
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 1030
volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
balance 0,00
base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0,00 ms
max rewind: 0 KiB
sample spec: s16le ch 2 48000 Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms
monitor_of: 0
card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
module: 7
properties:
device.description = "Monitor of Audio interno Stereo analogico"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a18000 irq 50"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "9c20"
device.product.name = "8 Series HD Audio Controller"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "1"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
* index: 1
name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 9039
volume: front-left: 65540 / 100% / 0,00 dB, front-right: 65540 / 100% / 0,00 dB
balance 0,00
base volume: 5206 / 8% / -66,00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0,00 ms
max rewind: 0 KiB
sample spec: s16le ch 2 48000 Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms
card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
module: 7
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC3236 Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC3236 Analog"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a18000 irq 50"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "9c20"
device.product.name = "8 Series HD Audio Controller"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "front:1"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "384000"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "192000"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Stereo analogico"
device.description = "Audio interno Stereo analogico"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
ports:
analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
active port: <analog-input-internal-mic>
index: 2
name: <ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq.monitor>
driver: <module-ladspa-sink.c>
flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 1000
volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
balance 0,00
base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0,00 ms
max rewind: 0 KiB
sample spec: float32le ch 2 48000 Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms
monitor_of: 1
module: 25
properties:
device.description = "Monitor of LADSPA Plugin Multiband EQ on Audio interno Stereo analogico"
device.class = "monitor"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
