Hello !
The sound on my system has disappeared. The only way to get sound is to launch pavucontrol and adjust it manually with the slider, as the “Sound” category is missing from the system settings app. The keyboard shortcuts for adjusting the volume (e.g., FN+F1 for mute/unmute, FN+F2 for lowering volume, and FN+F3 for increasing volume) are also not working.
I have attempted to switch sound managers, trying Pipewire, Pulseaudio, and Alsa, but the category still doesn’t reappear. Currently, I’m using Pipewire with Alsa and pavucontrol.
This workaround is not practical, and modifying the keyboard shortcuts for volume in the settings doesn’t seem to work either. I’m unsure how to restore the “Sound” category in the settings and get the keyboard volume control combinations functioning again.
Thanks for your help !!
Output of the garuda-inxi command :
System:
Kernel: 6.12.1-nitrous arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: clang v: 18.1.8
clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-nitrous
root=UUID=5ee2a622-2967-4f2e-af8d-542ffec4b73a rw rootflags=subvol=@
resume=UUID=6f3014c7-0268-4039-9f3d-ee3a44e771b1 pcie_ports=native
acpi_osi=!Windows2021 loglevel=3 splash quiet ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.2.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.8.0
wm: kwin_wayland with: krunner vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Razer product: Blade v: 1.04
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Razer model: DANA_MB serial: <superuser required>
part-nu: RZ09-02705E76 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Razer v: 01.01
date: 08/31/2018
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i7-8750H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
gen: core 8 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xF8
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB
desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 9 MiB desc: 1x9 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 895 min/max: 800/4100 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
governor: powersave cores: 1: 895 2: 895 3: 895 4: 895 5: 895 6: 895 7: 895
8: 895 9: 895 10: 895 11: 895 12: 895 bogomips: 52815
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Razer USA
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e9b
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GP106M [GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile] vendor: Razer USA
driver: nvidia v: 565.57.01 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550.xx+
status: current (as of 2024-09; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Pascal code: GP10x
process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1c20 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: IMC Networks USB Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:4 chip-ID: 13d3:56bd
class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.14 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: i965 gpu: i915,nvidia display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 1920x1080 size: N/A modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: iris device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris
surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.3.1-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL
GT2) device-ID: 8086:3e9b memory: 15.26 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 layers: 15 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
name: Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:3e9b
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:1c20
surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8 256
bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Razer USA driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GP106 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63 link-max: gen: 6 speed: 64 GT/s
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f1 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.1-nitrous status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 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: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Razer USA driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63
link-max: gen: 6 speed: 64 GT/s port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 5 Wireless-AC 9x6x [Thunder Peak] driver: iwlwifi
v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:2526 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Bluetooth Adapter driver: btusb v: 0.8
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-5:3
chip-ID: 8087:0025 class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> bt-v: 5.1 lmp-v: 10
status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 945.18 GiB (67.6%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA2000M8500G
size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: S5Z42105 temp: 24.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD10JPVX-22JC3T0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 431.1 GiB size: 431.1 GiB (100.00%)
used: 251.07 GiB (58.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 584 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 431.1 GiB size: 431.1 GiB (100.00%)
used: 251.07 GiB (58.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 431.1 GiB size: 431.1 GiB (100.00%)
used: 251.07 GiB (58.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 431.1 GiB size: 431.1 GiB (100.00%)
used: 251.07 GiB (58.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.25 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4 max-streams: 12 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 34.37 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0 C pch: 39.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.25 GiB used: 4.67 GiB (15.0%)
Processes: 341 Power: uptime: 3h 6m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 1 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.43 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,upowerd
Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: 2179 pm: pacman pkgs: 2173 libs: 611 tools: octopi,paru
pm: flatpak pkgs: 6 Compilers: clang: 18.1.8 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi
default: fish v: 3.7.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.36
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
System install date: 2024-03-26
Last full system update: 2024-12-07 ↻
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper tlp NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Failed units:
