No HDMI audio output option

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when I connect another screen to my laptop using HDMI, I try to get audio through HDMI (because that screen is also plugged to a stereo sound system that can't be plugged to my laptop directly), but I can't get the audio to output through the HDMI cable.

System:
  Kernel: 6.1.9-zen1-2-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen root=UUID=e582e97c-60bd-411b-9387-2f2f11c7d10a
    rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
    resume=UUID=358f0e0f-da89-4979-9351-138c54b9a2e2 loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.26.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: HP product: HP Notebook v: Type1ProductConfigId serial: <superuser required>
    Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: HP model: 81EE v: 62.21 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde v: F.13
    date: 07/21/2016
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 29.1 Wh (91.5%) condition: 31.8/41.4 Wh (76.8%) volts: 16.2 min: 14.8
    model: Hewlett-Packard PABAS0241231 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-7200U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Amber/Kaby Lake note: check
    gen: core 7 level: v3 note: check built: 2017 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8E (142)
    stepping: 9 microcode: 0xF0
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB
    desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3001 high: 3102 min/max: 400/3100 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 3102 2: 3100 3: 3102 4: 2700 bogomips: 21599
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 620 vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5
    process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:5916 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: AMD Sun XT [Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M / R5 M330 M430 Radeon 520 Mobile]
    vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: GCN-1
    code: Southern Islands process: TSMC 28nm built: 2011-20 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 4
    link-max: lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:6660 class-ID: 0380 temp: 15.0 C
  Device-3: Cheng Uei Precision Industry (Foxlink) HP TrueVision HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 1-5:4 chip-ID: 05c8:038f class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.7 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris,radeonsi gpu: i915
    display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x720 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 338x190mm (13.31x7.48") s-diag: 388mm (15.27")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: LG Display 0x0503 built: 2015 res: 1280x720 hz: 60 dpi: 95 gamma: 1.2
    size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1366x768
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.4 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_soc_avs bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0403
  Sound API: ALSA v: k6.1.9-zen1-2-zen running: yes
  Sound Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136
    class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: rtl8723be v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:b723 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth Radio type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 0bda:b008
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 447.13 GiB used: 13.89 GiB (3.1%)
  SMART Message: Unable to
 run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G size: 447.13 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: B1D1 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 120 GiB size: 120 GiB (100.00%) used: 10.43 GiB (8.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda8
    maj-min: 8:8
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%) used: 608 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda6 maj-min: 8:6
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 178.63 GiB size: 178.63 GiB (100.00%) used: 3.46 GiB (1.9%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/sda9 maj-min: 8:9
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 120 GiB size: 120 GiB (100.00%) used: 10.43 GiB (8.7%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/sda8 maj-min: 8:8
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 120 GiB size: 120 GiB (100.00%) used: 10.43 GiB (8.7%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/sda8 maj-min: 8:8
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 3.75 GiB used: 59.8 MiB (1.6%) priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
  ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda7
    maj-min: 8:7
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 26.0 C pch: 19.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 16.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 250 Uptime: 2h 11m wakeups: 4 Memory: 3.75 GiB used: 1.61 GiB (43.1%) Init: systemd
  v: 252 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1213
  libs: 309 tools: octopi,paru Client: shell wrapper v: 5.1.16-release inxi: 3.3.25
Garuda (2.6.14-1):
  System install date:     2023-02-04
  Last full system update: 2023-02-09 ↻
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio
  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
  Failed units:

about my previous problem about updating by using garuda-update it was fixed by using another network.

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HDMI output does not show up in pavucontrol, or it does but there's no audio regardless?
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no it doesn't even show in the settings. I tried to switch the output to HDMI but I only found the option for built-in speakers.

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Does it show in pactl list short sinks or pactl list cards?

fish❯ pactl list short sinks
81	alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo	PipeWire	s32le 2ch 48000Hz	SUSPENDED
83	alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo	PipeWire	s32le 2ch 48000Hz	SUSPENDED

pactl list cards output is somewhat verbose, try pactl list cards |grep -i hdmi.

edit: also see if "pavucontrol no hdmi" in your favourite search engine returns something useful.
For instance, you may have encountered the problem described here:
Pipewire-pulse no sound on HDMI / Newbie Corner / Arch Linux Forums
No HDMI audio with some Philips TVs (#3016) · Issues · PipeWire / pipewire · GitLab

Sadly, I don't know enough to help much, let's wait for some some audio expert...

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pactl list cards |grep -i hdmi
output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5965, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 865, available: yes)
output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog StereoInput (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 865, available: yes)
output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800,available: yes)
output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: yes)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + AnalogStereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + AnalogStereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 5, available)
port.type = "hdmi"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 6, not available)
port.type = "hdmi"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 7, not available)
port.type = "hdmi"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo

pactl list short sinks
48      alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo      PipeWire        s32le 2ch 48000Hz       SUSPENDED


pactl list cards
Card #43
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.alsa.card = "0"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xc1428000 irq 130"
api.alsa.card.name = "HDA Intel PCH"
api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
device.description = "Built-in Audio"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3"
device.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
device.plugged.usec = "8914684"
device.product.id = "0x9d71"
device.product.name = "Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
device.vendor.id = "0x8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
factory.id = "14"
client.id = "34"
object.id = "43"
object.serial = "43"
object.path = "alsa:pcm:0"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xc1428000 irq 130"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.string = "0"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5965, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 865, available: yes)
output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output + Analog StereoInput (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 865, available: yes)
output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800,available: yes)
output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: yes)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + AnalogStereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + AnalogStereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 4, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "speaker"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "headphones"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 5, available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 5"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "4"
device.product.name = "SONY TV"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 6, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 6"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "5"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 7, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 7"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "6"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
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I see the profiles are not available, let me see if I can find what it means... whoogles frantically...

This rings a bell, but I hope there's a way that does not involve downgrading the kernel:
[SOLVED] No profile available for HDMI audio / Multimedia and Games / Arch Linux Forums
Installing an alternate kernel variant (linux-lts and others), however, is one of the recommended troubleshooting steps for hardware problems. You'd just install it (and its matching headers), then choose "advanced options" in GRUB and boot into that. The default kernel will be unaffected.
edit: "just install" and then rebuild initramfs, that will be done automatically by garuda-update otherwise use mkinitcpio -P before rebooting.

This other one indicates it may be a wrong default setting somewhere in /etc/udev/rules.d/:
Pavucontrol HDMI output profile unavailable, No HDMI Audio - Sound - Manjaro Linux Forum

:man_shrugging:

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I didn't really understand what should I do :sweat_smile:

Should I try Pulse audio instead of pipewire?

systemctl --user status pipewire
â—Ź pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2023-02-10 14:35:30 +03; 15min ago
TriggeredBy: â—Ź pipewire.socket
Main PID: 1614 (pipewire)
Tasks: 4 (limit: 4533)
Memory: 7.1M
CPU: 591ms
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/[email protected]/session.slice/pipewire.service
└─1614 /usr/bin/pipewire

Feb 10 14:35:30 Alan-PC systemd[1084]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Feb 10 14:35:31 Alan-PC pipewire[1614]: [0:00:22.185954739] [1614]  INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:299 libcam>
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Should I try Pulse audio instead of pipewire?

I don’t think so, and sadly I don’t know how to proceed either.
I’m wary of giving bad advice, I really hope someone else chimes in.
Also, I’ll be away in the afternoon.

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Okay, thanks for your help​:white_heart:

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First, from what I can tell with that motherboard model, there has been many BIOS updates since your version. One that even "Prevents the occurrence of a potential issue which may cause unpredictable system behavior. " Given how vague that is, would be worth looking into.
(Had to look up to find a similar laptop system with the board so I could find info. If I am right, the latest BIOS version for your board is F.49 Rev.A from July 17, 2020)

Also, looks like you have both integrated graphics and a dedicated graphics chip on that laptop. Might be related to that, but I am not well versed on laptops. (might be a BIOS setting or something that might help?)

Note: things I will say past this point will probably only be a factor once you have your audio source show up as in your list as something available to select.

Double check your audio setup and make sure HDMI and other cables are plugged in the right spots. Also worth reading as it is related: HDMI ARC/eARC: the one-cable TV audio tech fully explained | Digital Trends

Lastly, is that HDMI cords (like all cords) can fail like anything else.
Not only that, certain setups favor what type of HDMI cords they like most given what they are used for given on bandwidth use and other factors.

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I am using windows with Garuda linux. On Windows the HDMI audio is working just fine so I don't think it's a problem with the bios or with the hardware​:sweat_smile:

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What works on windows doesn't mean it will work on linux. How linux interfaces with things are usually not the same.
Not to mention, you have MANY important bios updates that you would want to do it regardless for security reasons (many updates listed security updates).

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