Hello Forums,
I’m having an annoyance with sound outputs on my install. I have 3 sound outputs available, a USB-DAC (ifi Zen2) and 2 monitors, AORUS FO48U (I’d like this to be default) and a Philips PHL 242B1 (which I’d like to ignore/disable).
I used pacmd list-sinks to list the devices and then specified the default device with pacmd set-default-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_2d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1
This works fine, whenever I reboot, my default audio is selected as intended. However, when my computer switches off the monitor for power saving etc and requires a password to log back on, both the monitor based output devices disappear and I have to reboot.
Anyway to keep the default output device defaulted and enabled?
pacmd list-sinks output after logging back in:
λ pacmd list-sinks
1 sink(s) available.
* index: 1
name: <alsa_output.usb-iFi__by_AMR__iFi__by_AMR__HD_USB_Audio_0003-00.iec958-stereo>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 9047
volume: front-left: 45220 / 69% / -9.67 dB, front-right: 45220 / 69% / -9.67 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
max request: 0 KiB
max rewind: 0 KiB
monitor source: 2
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
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: 2 <alsa_card.usb-iFi__by_AMR__iFi__by_AMR__HD_USB_Audio_0003-00>
module: 8
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "USB Audio"
alsa.id = "USB Audio"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "iFi (by AMR) HD USB Audio"
alsa.long_card_name = "iFi (by AMR) iFi (by AMR) HD USB Audio at usb-0000:2f:00.3-4, high speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:2f:00.3-usb-0:4:1.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:2f:00.3/usb5/5-4/5-4:1.0/sound/card2"
udev.id = "usb-iFi__by_AMR__iFi__by_AMR__HD_USB_Audio_0003-00"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "20b1"
device.vendor.name = "XMOS Ltd"
device.product.id = "3008"
device.product.name = "iFi (by AMR) HD USB Audio"
device.serial = "iFi__by_AMR__iFi__by_AMR__HD_USB_Audio_0003"
device.string = "iec958:2"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "iec958-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (IEC958)"
device.description = "iFi (by AMR) HD USB Audio Digital Stereo (IEC958)"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
ports:
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
active port: <iec958-stereo-output>
Here’s the inxi:
╰─λ garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.5.5-AMD-znver3 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
clocksource: tsc available: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-amd-znver3
root=UUID=01b9042a-fb52-4a06-8e80-59e8d13a25e8 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet quiet rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 loglevel=3
nvidia-drm.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.8 tk: Qt v: 5.15.10 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7C84)
v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.E0
date: 07/04/2023
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3+ gen: 4
level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 0 microcode: 0xA201025
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 12 tpc: 2 threads: 24 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 768 KiB desc: d-12x32 KiB; i-12x32 KiB L2: 6 MiB desc: 12x512 KiB
L3: 64 MiB desc: 2x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 3683 high: 3885 min/max: 2200/4950 boost: enabled
scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: performance cores: 1: 3694 2: 3600
3: 3700 4: 3595 5: 3700 6: 3599 7: 3721 8: 3885 9: 3739 10: 3648 11: 3700
12: 3700 13: 3598 14: 3700 15: 3600 16: 3700 17: 3700 18: 3700 19: 3596
20: 3811 21: 3732 22: 3700 23: 3647 24: 3628 bogomips: 177652
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA102 [GeForce RTX 3080] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nvidia v: 535.113.01 alternate: nvidia_drm non-free: 535.xx+
status: current (as of 2023-08) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3
bus-ID: 2d:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2206 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.1
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting,nouveau
alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 4920x2160 s-dpi: 140 s-size: 892x392mm (35.12x15.43")
s-diag: 974mm (38.36")
Monitor-1: DP-1 mapped: DP-0 note: disabled pos: primary,right
model: Gigabyte AORUS FO48U serial: <filter> built: 2021 res: 3840x2160
dpi: 139 gamma: 1.2 size: 700x390mm (27.56x15.35") diag: 800mm (31.5")
ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 3840x2160 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 note: disabled pos: left
model: Philips PHL 242B1 serial: <filter> built: 2023 res: 1080x1920 dpi: 93
gamma: 1.2 size: 296x527mm (11.65x20.75") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9
modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.113.01 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX
3080/PCIe/SSE2 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA GA102 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 2d:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:1aef class-ID: 0403
Device-2: C-Media Blue Snowball driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-2:2
chip-ID: 0d8c:0005 class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
Device-3: XMOS iFi (by AMR) HD USB Audio
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-4:3 chip-ID: 20b1:3008 class-ID: 0300
serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.5.5-AMD-znver3 status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.80 status: active with:
1: pipewire-media-session status: active 2: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
3: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pw-cat,pw-cli
Server-3: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active tools: pacat,pactl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169
v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 26:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp38s0 state: up speed: 2500 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: enp42s0f1u3c4i2 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: wg-mullvad state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX200 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-4:4 chip-ID: 8087:0029
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2
lmp-v: 11 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 100104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 3.64 TiB used: 2.07 TiB (56.9%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital
model: WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 613200WD temp: 42.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:4 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 2TB
size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 41.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4B6Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 925.01 GiB size: 925.01 GiB (100.00%)
used: 440.5 GiB (47.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%)
used: 576 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 1.56 TiB (85.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:5
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 925.01 GiB size: 925.01 GiB (100.00%)
used: 440.5 GiB (47.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 925.01 GiB size: 925.01 GiB (100.00%)
used: 440.5 GiB (47.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 6 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 31.28 GiB used: 2.46 GiB (7.9%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 24
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 52.2 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 45 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0%
Info:
Processes: 475 Uptime: 3h 25m wakeups: 0 Memory: total: 32 GiB
available: 31.28 GiB used: 4.83 GiB (15.4%) Init: systemd v: 254
default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 clang: 16.0.6
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1996 libs: 569 tools: octopi,paru Shell: fish
v: 3.6.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.29
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
System install date: 2023-09-20
Last full system update: 2023-09-26
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Failed units:
