No audio over HDMI & DP with Nvidia

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Well, hello again!
This is a "part 2" of my issue discussed here.
But this time, it's on my laptop which has an (integrated) GPU, and an Nvidia GPU, but, the HDMI & DP ouputs are wired to the Nvidia card.
Here's the inxi -Fxxxz report:

 ╰─λ inxi -Fxxxz
System:    Kernel: 5.12.1-zen2-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.21.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2
           info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82B5 v: Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10
           v: Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 serial: <filter>
           Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0J40709 WIN serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO v: EUCN31WW date: 01/01/2021
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 42.7 Wh (69.0%) condition: 61.9/60.0 Wh (103.1%) volts: 15.9 min: 15.4 model: SMP L19M4PC0
           type: Li-poly serial: <filter> status: Discharging cycles: 30
CPU:       Info: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 2 rev: 1 cache:
           L2: 4 MiB
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 92628
           Speed: 1397 MHz min/max: 1400/2900 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1397 2: 1397 3: 1397 4: 1397 5: 1397
           6: 1397 7: 1397 8: 1397 9: 1397 10: 1397 11: 1397 12: 1397 13: 1397 14: 1397 15: 1397 16: 1397
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile] vendor: Lenovo driver: nvidia v: 465.27 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           chip-ID: 10de:1f95 class-ID: 0300
           Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Renoir vendor: Lenovo driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus-ID: 05:00.0
           chip-ID: 1002:1636 class-ID: 0300
           Device-3: Syntek Integrated Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-3:2 chip-ID: 174f:244c class-ID: 0e02
           serial: <filter>
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: modesetting,nvidia
           resolution: 1920x1080~120Hz s-dpi: 96
           OpenGL: renderer: AMD RENOIR (DRM 3.40.0 5.12.1-zen2-1-zen LLVM 11.1.0) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes
Audio:     Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A
           bus-ID: 05:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
           Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
           bus-ID: 05:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
           Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.12.1-zen2-1-zen running: yes
           Sound Server-2: JACK v: 0.125.0 running: no
           Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes
           Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.27 running: yes
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 2000
           bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
           IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 2000 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723
           class-ID: 0280
           IF: wlp4s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           IF-ID-1: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth: Device-1: Intel AX200 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 3-3:3 chip-ID: 8087:0029 class-ID: e001
           Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes
           address: <filter>
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 596.18 GiB used: 61.1 GiB (10.2%)
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: SK Hynix model: HFM512GDHTNI-87A0B size: 476.94 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4
           rotation: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 11010C00 scheme: GPT
           ID-2: /dev/sda type: USB model: Inateck NS1066 size: 119.24 GiB serial: <filter> rev: 3B1Q scheme: MBR
Partition: ID-1: / size: 110.6 GiB used: 61.1 GiB (55.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0
           mapped: luks-8e448d09-5ce2-43a3-8964-350ddf6d9530
           ID-2: /boot/efi size: 94.5 MiB used: 686 KiB (0.7%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-3: /home size: 110.6 GiB used: 61.1 GiB (55.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0
           mapped: luks-8e448d09-5ce2-43a3-8964-350ddf6d9530
           ID-4: /var/log size: 110.6 GiB used: 61.1 GiB (55.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0
           mapped: luks-8e448d09-5ce2-43a3-8964-350ddf6d9530
           ID-5: /var/tmp size: 110.6 GiB used: 61.1 GiB (55.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0
           mapped: luks-8e448d09-5ce2-43a3-8964-350ddf6d9530
Swap:      ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram0
           ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram1
           ID-3: swap-3 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram2
           ID-4: swap-4 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram3
           ID-5: swap-5 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram4
           ID-6: swap-6 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram5
           ID-7: swap-7 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram6
           ID-8: swap-8 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram7
           ID-9: swap-9 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram8
           ID-10: swap-10 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram9
           ID-11: swap-11 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram10
           ID-12: swap-12 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram11
           ID-13: swap-13 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram12
           ID-14: swap-14 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram13
           ID-15: swap-15 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram14
           ID-16: swap-16 type: zram size: 964.4 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram15
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 39.5 C mobo: 0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 38.0 C
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:      Processes: 391 Uptime: 17m wakeups: 1 Memory: 15.07 GiB used: 4.55 GiB (30.2%) Init: systemd v: 248 Compilers:
           gcc: 10.2.0 clang: 11.1.0 Packages: pacman: 1591 Shell: fish v: 3.2.1 running-in: alacritty inxi: 3.3.04

You might say; try with Pavucontroll. I already tried it and no luck there. I have only 4 outputs (look picture)
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And when I type sudo lspci -H1, I get this

 ╰─λ sudo lspci -H1
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Root Complex
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir IOMMU
00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:01.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge
00:01.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:02.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge
00:02.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge
00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
00:08.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 51)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 5
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 6
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 7
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile] (rev a1)
**01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10fa (rev a1)**
02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: SK hynix Device 1339
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (rev 1a)
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Renoir (rev c6)
05:00.2 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) Platform Security Processor
05:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir USB 3.1
05:00.4 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir USB 3.1
05:00.5 Multimedia controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor (rev 01)
05:00.6 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller
06:00.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 81)
06:00.1 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 81)

Thank you in advance for help!

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https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=264504
Refer to this

You can find a temporary solution here

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I looked at the link you sent me. And it seems a bit complicated because you have to edit the HEX of a file and all the stuff like that.
So, I went looking in the Nvidia server settings and in verbose, and found this out.

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You have to Select the HDMI Audio Device (you are looking to the Analog/wrong device settings).
This can also be done in KDE Audio settings, not only pavucontrol.

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Problem is, I only have the 17h bla bla bla thing. It just changes when I pair my headphones, on plug in a jack cable.

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It changes how?

Have you checked for relevant settings in BIOS?
From what you have posted, nvidia uses DP, no sign for HDMI. Why are you talking about HDMI?
What cable are you using?

What does the user manual say about it?

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That’s wired.

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That’s Bluetooth.

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As I remember, there’s no audio settings in the BIOS, but I can use hybrid graphics, or only the Nvidia one if that might help.

Sorry if I wasn’t clear enough, but I have one HDMI, and DP port output, and I tried both but none worked, the HDMI & DP are wired to the Nvidia GPU.

Idk, but it states on the cable; audio & video support.

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And what is your active setting?
Is there an Auto (or similar) setting?

:point_up_2: ??

To troubleshoot, without HDMI connected, run in a terminal this

journalctl --user -u pipewire --user -u pipewire-media-session --user -u pipewire-pulse -f

and connect HDMI cable (let DP for later).
Try audio settings and watch terminal.
Post terminal output.

Also, you may need to do some juggling like this
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA/Troubleshooting#No_audio_over_HDMI

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2 posts were split to a new topic: No audio over HDMI on AMD-NVIDIA laptop

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I have recently encountered this issue, and as a workaround, been outputting my audio via a Soundbar vs. via a TV. This becomes problematic if I want to watch movies without the soundbar (which still has a very loud 'minimum volume').

I don't have Nvidia, only running a standard HP laptop with standard GPU. Any specific things I can do to fix this?

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Start a new topic and add your system info and all relevant info to your issue (journal messages, other troubleshooting you have done, reading Archwiki).

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