As the title says my Arctis Nova Elite USB headset is showing the output module just fine, but the input does not show up. Rebooting and updating does nothing. When I go to the audio menu, I see just my webcam and nothing else as an input. Connecting the headset via Bluetooth the microphone shows up fine, but I would rather use the USB base station for wireless and not Bluetooth.
With Bluetooth off:
garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.18.2-arch2-1-znver5 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-znver5
root=UUID=81373856-4ae8-406b-8bff-77afa27f13db rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet resume=UUID=4e475c8a-ae5c-428f-8cec-248e71ac7203 loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.21.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: X870I AORUS PRO ICE v: x.x
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> Firmware: UEFI
vendor: American Megatrends LLC. v: FA4 date: 07/16/2025
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 5 gen: 5
level: v4 note: check built: 2024+ process: TSMC n4 (4nm) family: 0x1A (26)
model-id: 0x44 (68) stepping: 0 microcode: 0xB404035
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 2 clusters: 2x1 cores: 12 threads: 24 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 960 KiB desc: d-12x48 KiB; i-12x32 KiB L2: 12 MiB
desc: 12x1024 KiB L3: 128 MiB desc: 1x32 MiB, 1x96 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 605 min/max: 605/5576 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 605 2: 605 3: 605
4: 605 5: 605 6: 605 7: 605 8: 605 9: 605 10: 605 11: 605 12: 605 13: 605
14: 605 15: 605 16: 605 17: 605 18: 605 19: 605 20: 605 21: 605 22: 605
23: 605 24: 605 bogomips: 210815
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a
ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GB203 [GeForce RTX 5080] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia
v: 580.119.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550-580.xx+
status: current (as of 2025-11) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 5 speed: 32 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: DP-1,DP-2 empty: DP-3,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:2c02 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 7-1:2
chip-ID: 046d:0892 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
d-rect: 5120x1440 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: right model: Dell S2417DG serial: <filter>
built: 2017 res: mode: 2560x1440 hz: 144 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 123 gamma: 1.2
size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 2560x1440 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: DP-2 pos: primary,left model: Samsung Odyssey G60SD
serial: <filter> built: 2245 res: mode: 2560x1440 hz: 360 scale: 100% (1)
dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27")
ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia
x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.119.02
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 15.55 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.335 layers: 16 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 driver: nvidia v: 580.119.02
device-ID: 10de:2c02 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 21.1.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.3.2-arch1.1 (LLVM
21.1.6) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: corectrl,nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA GB203 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
pcie: gen: 5 speed: 32 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22e9
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 74:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Giga-Byte 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: 1-2:2
chip-ID: 0414:a014 class-ID: 0300
Device-4: Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 7-1:2
chip-ID: 046d:0892 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
Device-5: SteelSeries ApS Arctis Nova Elite
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 7-2:3 chip-ID: 1038:2270 class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.18.2-arch2-1-znver5 status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.9 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 RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 07:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp7s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8922AE 802.11be PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
driver: rtw89_8922ae v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: d000 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8922 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp8s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-12:7 chip-ID: 0bda:8922
class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
lmp-v: 12 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 5.55 TiB used: 2.14 TiB (38.5%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 model: PCIe SSD 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: ERFM11.0 temp: 49.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:5 vendor: Silicon Power
model: SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD size: 3.73 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: H230703a temp: 37.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 3.62 TiB size: 3.62 TiB (100.00%) used: 520.21 GiB (14.0%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:7
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 664 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1 maj-min: 259:6
ID-3: /home raw-size: 3.62 TiB size: 3.62 TiB (100.00%)
used: 520.21 GiB (14.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:7
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 3.62 TiB size: 3.62 TiB (100.00%)
used: 520.21 GiB (14.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:7
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 3.62 TiB size: 3.62 TiB (100.00%)
used: 520.21 GiB (14.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2 maj-min: 259:7
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 93.9 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 103.29 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme1n1p3 maj-min: 259:8
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 45.9 C mobo: 39.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 96 GiB note: est. available: 93.9 GiB used: 7.82 GiB (8.3%)
Processes: 591 Power: uptime: 6m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 37.51 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 1915 pm: pacman pkgs: 1904 libs: 518 tools: octopi,paru
pm: flatpak pkgs: 11 Compilers: clang: 21.1.6 gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash
v: 5.3.9 default: fish v: 4.2.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.40
Garuda (2.11.1-1):
System install date: 2025-12-10
Garuda release: 251103
Last full system update: 2025-12-18
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-utils nvidia-open-dkms garuda-hardware-profile-nvidia garuda-hardware-profile-standard
Windows dual boot: Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:
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lsusb -t
/: Bus 001.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/12p, 480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 002, If 0, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 002, If 1, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 002, If 2, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 002, If 3, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 002, If 4, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 002, If 5, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 480M
|__ Port 005: Dev 003, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 005: Dev 003, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 005: Dev 003, If 2, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 005: Dev 003, If 3, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 005: Dev 003, If 4, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 006: Dev 004, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
|__ Port 006: Dev 004, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M
|__ Port 010: Dev 005, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 480M
|__ Port 010: Dev 005, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 480M
|__ Port 010: Dev 005, If 2, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 480M
|__ Port 011: Dev 006, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 011: Dev 006, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 012: Dev 007, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
|__ Port 012: Dev 007, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
/: Bus 002.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/6p, 10000M
/: Bus 003.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 480M
/: Bus 004.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 20000M/x2
/: Bus 005.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 480M
/: Bus 006.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 10000M
/: Bus 007.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 480M
|__ Port 001: Dev 002, If 0, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
|__ Port 001: Dev 002, If 1, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
|__ Port 001: Dev 002, If 2, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
|__ Port 001: Dev 002, If 3, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
|__ Port 002: Dev 003, If 0, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 12M
|__ Port 002: Dev 003, If 1, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 12M
|__ Port 002: Dev 003, If 2, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 12M
|__ Port 002: Dev 003, If 3, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 002: Dev 003, If 4, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
/: Bus 008.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 10000M
/: Bus 009.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/1p, 480M