New laptop, No audio

Issues & Assistance
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I’ve searched quite a bit. Have tried both ALSA & reinstalling pipewire. And different kernels. Any ideas?

garuda-inxi output:

System:
  Kernel: 6.6.8-hardened1-1-hardened arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 13.2.1 clocksource: tsc available: acpi_pm parameters: pti=on
    page_alloc.shuffle=1 BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-hardened
    root=UUID=0296c4a2-7892-428e-9c05-60886897b70a rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.10 tk: Qt v: 5.15.11 wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1
    dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82WQ v: Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 v: Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0T76461 WIN
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: KWCN42WW date: 09/15/2023
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 100.8 Wh (96.9%) condition: 104.0/99.9 Wh (104.1%)
    volts: 17.6 min: 15.5 model: SMP L22M4PC1 type: Li-poly serial: <filter>
    status: charging cycles: 1
CPU:
  Info: model: 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
    arch: Raptor Lake gen: core 13 level: v3 note: check built: 2022+
    process: Intel 7 (10nm) family: 6 model-id: 0xB7 (183) stepping: 1
    microcode: 0x11D
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 24 mt: 8 tpc: 2 st: 16 threads: 32 smt: enabled
    cache: L1: 2.1 MiB desc: d-16x32 KiB, 8x48 KiB; i-8x32 KiB, 16x64 KiB
    L2: 32 MiB desc: 8x2 MiB, 4x4 MiB L3: 36 MiB desc: 1x36 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 856 high: 1574 min/max: 800/5200:5400:3900 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800
    5: 800 6: 800 7: 1574 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 800 13: 1276
    14: 800 15: 800 16: 800 17: 800 18: 1351 19: 800 20: 800 21: 800 22: 800
    23: 800 24: 800 25: 800 26: 800 27: 800 28: 800 29: 800 30: 800 31: 800
    32: 800 bogomips: 154880
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake-S UHD Graphics vendor: Lenovo driver: i915
    v: kernel arch: Gen-13 process: Intel 7 (10nm) built: 2022+ ports:
    active: eDP-1 empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:a788
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GN21-X11 vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A alternate: nouveau
    non-free: 545.xx+ status: current (as of 2023-10) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
    process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2757 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Chicony Integrated Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-11:3 chip-ID: 04f2:b7b6
    class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.10 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.3
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 1463x914 size: N/A modes: N/A
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris
    device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: iris wayland: drv: iris x11:
    drv: iris inactive: gbm
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 23.3.1-arch1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (RPL-S)
    device-ID: 8086:a788 memory: 30.36 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.274 layers: 13 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
    name: Intel Graphics (RPL-S) driver: mesa intel v: 23.3.1-arch1.1
    device-ID: 8086:a788 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: cpu
    name: llvmpipe (LLVM 16.0.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe
    v: 23.3.1-arch1.1 (LLVM 16.0.6) device-ID: 10005:0000
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7a50
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bb
    class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.6.8-hardened1-1-hardened status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: N/A bus-ID: 00:14.3
    chip-ID: 8086:7a70 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp0s20f3 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
    port: 4000 bus-ID: 76:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp118s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: wgivpn state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX211 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:4 chip-ID: 8087:0033
    class-ID: e001
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
    lmp-v: 12 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 7c010c
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.86 TiB used: 24.39 GiB (1.3%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:3 vendor: Samsung
    model: MZVL21T0HCLR-00BL2 size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: EL1QGXA7 temp: 47.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
    model: MZVL21T0HCLR-00BL2 size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: EL1QGXA7 temp: 43.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 953.57 GiB size: 953.57 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 24.38 GiB (2.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 8.6 MiB (2.9%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:4
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 953.57 GiB size: 953.57 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 24.38 GiB (2.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 953.57 GiB size: 953.57 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 24.38 GiB (2.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 953.57 GiB size: 953.57 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 24.38 GiB (2.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.09 GiB used: 1.2 MiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 32 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 547 Uptime: 3m wakeups: 0 Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est.
  available: 31.09 GiB used: 4.85 GiB (15.6%) Init: systemd v: 255
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 clang: 16.0.6
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 2096 libs: 587 tools: octopi,pamac,paru
  Shell: Bash v: 5.2.21 running-in: alacritty inxi: 3.3.31
Garuda (2.6.22-1):
  System install date:     2023-12-28
  Last full system update: 2023-12-29
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
  Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
  Failed units:
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It’s probably an Nvidia thing, but…

Please install alsa-utils, then run alsamixer from a terminal and ensure nothing’s muted.

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Thanks. Maxed out headphones + mic on the Realtek, but all others were set to 100. Rebooted, no changes.

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dmesg reports: snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
which actually leads down some rabbit holes…

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does it need the other module?

00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Device 7a50 (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3846
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
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sof-firmware pkg help may handle it: Arch Linux - sof-firmware 2023.12-1 (x86_64)

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Risky though. Might be worth a shot if all else fails.

The plot thickens and it looks specific to this laptop series.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LenovoLegion/comments/pnt89r/lenovo_legion_7_2021_linux_audio_is_there_any_way/

https://www.reddit.com/r/LenovoLegion/comments/12752y7/new_lenovo_legion_7_pro_2023_no_sound_from/

This is not a Garuda issue. Please see here for future reference:

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Ubuntu/Ubuntu-and-legion-pro-7-16IRX8H-audio-issues/m-p/5210709?page=1

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208555

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Potential fix. Buyer beware.

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dumping these: https://neo-zeon.de/~hiryu/tas/firmware-6.6.tar.bz2

inside /lib/firmware, and rebooting, has fixed my mute laptop speakers.

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