I own a pair of USB mono Apogee HypeMiC and need to create a virtual stereo microphone (one mono mic per channel) for OBS. I believe that these are the two mics: pw-link -o | grep -i 'input.*hypemic' alsa_input.usb-Apogee_Electronics_HypeMiC_1111111111111111-01.mono-fallback:capture_MONO alsa_input.usb-Apogee_Electronics_HypeMiC_2222222222222222-01.mono-fallback:capture_MONO Google AI suggested me this command: pactl load-module module-remap-source source_name=virtual_stereo_mic master=alsa_input.usb-Apogee_Electronics_HypeMiC_1111111111111111-01.mono-fallback,alsa_input.usb-Apogee_Electronics_HypeMiC_2222222222222222-01.mono-fallback channels=2 master_channel_map=front-left,front-right channel_map=front-left,front-right source_properties=device.description=VirtualHypeMiC Unfortunately, it does not work as expected. In OBS, when I select the virtual stereo microphone (VirtualHypeMic), on both channels I get the audio picked up by the microphone of my right AirPod (AirPods 3rd gen.). The two USB HypeMics remain off with the usual solid-blue LED (tapping either mic generates no signal level spike on the VirtualHypeMic, only tapping the right AirPod makes the signal jump into the red zone immediately).

I had some problems with sounds and I fixed the output problems but still can't work with the input. the problem is when I plug in my headphone jack I get the output device for headphone but there is no input for it. only the built-it device. I have no clue what you might need for this so please ask me for information you might need.

The Webcam and Microphone on my asus laptop works fine on windows, but on my Arch Linux distribution, the microphone is recognized, but is not picking up any audio. Some diagnostics: OS: Arch Linux x86_64 Kernel: 6.15.6-arch1-1 Laptop: VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X415JA_X415JA 1.0 VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X415JA_X415JA 1.0

> pactl list sources
Source #197
	State: IDLE
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor
	Description: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	       balance 0.00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0256,104314e2,00100002 HDA:8086280f,80860101,00100000"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "ALC256 Analog"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x6001120000 irq 136"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC256"
		alsa.name = "ALC256 Analog"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x6001120000 irq 136"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		api.alsa.path = "front:0"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "7"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "monitor"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "41"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.routes = "2"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC256 Analog"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:PCH:7:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "1009"
		priority.session = "1009"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "40"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "50"
		object.serial = "197"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "0"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "0"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3"
		device.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
		device.plugged.usec = "3085224"
		device.product.id = "0x34c8"
		device.product.name = "Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.vendor.id = "0x8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		spa.object.id = "2"
		device.string = "0"
	Ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 3, availability unknown)
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
	Active Port: analog-output-speaker
	Formats:
		pcm

Source #198
	State: IDLE
	Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
	Description: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 72577 / 111% / 2.66 dB,   front-right: 73705 / 112% / 3.06 dB
	       balance 0.02
	Base Volume: 6554 /  10% / -60.00 dB
	Monitor of Sink: n/a
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0256,104314e2,00100002 HDA:8086280f,80860101,00100000"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "ALC256 Analog"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x6001120000 irq 136"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC256"
		alsa.name = "ALC256 Analog"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x6001120000 irq 136"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		api.alsa.path = "front:0"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "capture"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "0"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "41"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.routes = "2"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.source"
		media.class = "Audio/Source"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio"
		node.name = "alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC256 Analog"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:PCH:0:capture"
		port.group = "capture"
		priority.driver = "2009"
		priority.session = "2009"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "40"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "133"
		object.serial = "198"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "32"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "0"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3"
		device.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
		device.plugged.usec = "3085224"
		device.product.id = "0x34c8"
		device.product.name = "Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.vendor.id = "0x8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		spa.object.id = "2"
		device.string = "0"
	Ports:
		analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8900, availability group: Legacy 1, availability unknown)
		analog-input-headset-mic: Headset Microphone (type: Headset, priority: 8800, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
	Active Port: analog-input-internal-mic
	Formats:

> lspci -v | grep -A10 -i audio
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller (rev 30) (prog-if 80)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 14e2
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 32, IRQ 136
	Memory at 6001120000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Memory at 6001000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
	Capabilities: 
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_soc_avs, snd_sof_pci_intel_icl

00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Ice Lake-LP SMBus Controller (rev 30)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 14e2

> systemctl --user status pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber 
● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sun 2025-07-13 09:05:05 CEST; 38min ago
 Invocation: 5a95ae05c7d643369d73f74aeea38066
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
   Main PID: 589 (pipewire)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 9076)
     Memory: 9.1M (peak: 17.8M)
        CPU: 57.357s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
             └─589 /usr/bin/pipewire

Jul 13 09:05:05 archlinux systemd: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.

● pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sun 2025-07-13 09:05:11 CEST; 38min ago
 Invocation: 97fd7d98a02646d69193c4ad675ad0f7
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket
   Main PID: 798 (pipewire-pulse)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 9076)
     Memory: 13M (peak: 19.4M)
        CPU: 55.340s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire-pulse.service
             └─798 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse

Jul 13 09:05:11 archlinux systemd: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.

● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sun 2025-07-13 09:05:05 CEST; 38min ago
 Invocation: 271783ba2cad4c9b85e73bbe3834a952
   Main PID: 590 (wireplumber)
      Tasks: 7 (limit: 9076)
     Memory: 34.7M (peak: 36.9M)
        CPU: 1.457s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service
             └─590 /usr/bin/wireplumber

Jul 13 09:05:05 archlinux systemd: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Jul 13 09:05:06 archlinux wireplumber: default: Failed to get percentage from UPower: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner
Jul 13 09:05:06 archlinux wireplumber: [0:00:13.026387891]   INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:326 libcamera v0.5.1

> pactl get-source-volume alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
Volume: front-left: 72577 / 111% / 2.66 dB,   front-right: 73705 / 112% / 3.06 dB
        balance 0.02

pactl get-source-mute alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
Mute: no

"internal microphone" in Alsamixer is not muted, and is set to the highest possible volume. The GUI pavucontrol also matches fine with what pactl is showing me (Internal microphone is being recognized, but not picking up anything). My audio profile in pavucontrol is "Analog Stereo Duplex". Don't quite know where to go from here.

**Issue** I cannot capture audio using an external microphone on my Linux Mint 20 Ulyana system. In Sound Settings under the Input tab, when I select the external microphone from the Device list, the Input level shows zero/nil, irrespective of the Volume slider position. Sound Settings detailing the above issue." class="img-fluid rounded" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 10px 0;" loading="lazy"> However, I can still use the internal microphone without any issue. **Things I have tried so far** 1. I have tried three different external microphones, including a bluetooth device. I have eliminated the possibility of an issue with Microphone jack and the microphone pin(s). 2. Checked whether the device is muted in alsamixer. It looks like the device is unmuted, as I did not see an MM under the device. Here's my system information: https://termbin.com/31ml

I used Realtek Audio manager in case of Windows and I was able to use my the microphone that is integrated with my head-phones. I have installed PulseAudio Volume Control. But it doesn't show up in the input devices section. Edit : I want the system to detect it as a headset rather than a headphone. Here's the screenshot of PulseAudio Here's the input device list. Only microphone is present in the drop down list.

I'm stuck with an audio problem. I have an old machine (let's call it Alice) under Xubuntu, that I can use to continuously listen sounds from an external microphone plugged in the line-in jack. I can access the machine from my PC (let's call it Bob -under Ubuntu) with ssh (and physically too ... when I will update the login keyboard layout that changed recently I don't know why, and currently prevents me from doing so). I've tried to remotely record the microphone, unsuccessfully, with arecord, pulseaudio, but I'm new with ALSA and PA. With PA the mic isn't listed with pacmd list-sources!?. Is there a (simple?) way I can continuously (but in the same time, I don't have much space on the disk, max 50 GB free) record on Alice (and eventually read the records from Bob)?

I'm having an issue with Mint XFCE 17.2 detecting my laptop's internal microphone as a stereo microphone at a hardware level. The problem is that, since it's a mono device, the microphone's "right channel" is complete static: As I've come to find out, the non-existent right channel is "floating", and when its signal hits the amplifier it gets amplified into static. I've discovered that it's possible to silence the right channel via PulseAudio, but this leads to weird things like my voice only coming in on the left side during Skype calls. How do I get PulseAudio (or maybe alsa at a lower level) to see that the microphone is a mono input? Is it possible to somehow tweak the audio drivers? And I have tried creating a virtual source that maps the mic to a mono source: # Added to /etc/pulse/default.pa load-module module-remap-source master=alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo source_name=mono_mic channels=1 master_channel_map=left channel_map=left This successfully created a second mono input that seems to work fine in Skype/etc...: But I'm not happy with this virtual input since I still have to keep the right channel on *Silence* on the hardware device itself. In addition, when I try to adjust the hardware device's left channel levels via PulseAudio, for some stupid reason (a bug perhaps?) Pulse automatically locks both channels, which causes the right channel to snap to the left channel's levels. This is despite my turning off channel locking beforehand. I then have to manually disable the channel lock and set the right channel back to *Silence*. In the end I'd prefer to fix the underlying issue and get the microphone properly recognized as a mono input. Any advice?

I'm uisng MX LInux 21 alongside Windows 10 dual boot But my Linux doesn't detect my headphone my mic as input, it only use my laptop internal mic which is broken and only provide noise. When i connect some audio device through my audio jack when on windows my realtek driver always give me pop up asking what kind of device i'm plugging in, and it solve my problem by choosing headset. So i'm wondering is there any way to do that in linux. I can understand basic linux command, but not that advanced My laptop model is Asus X453MA with combo 3.5mm jack

I have never been able to get my Microphone to work on my Desktop PC running linux. I have tried using all my 3.5mm ports and have messed with Pulseaudio and everything with no luck. It seems this is a common problem but I have found no answers that help. I'm currently using a set of Single jack wired earphones with built-in mic. I have no issues getting sound in my headphones unless I plug into my front 3,5mm port(Motherboard I believe), then I get this weird static and buzzing as well as sound, so instead I'm using my rear port(Graphics Card?) Which works fine. Any solutions or ideas? Edit: It is a desktop PC with a Radeon rx508 and an Asus motherboard, I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.1. Here is the

-A

output:

Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590]
    driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-2: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-53-generic status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active

My headphone Jack supports both output and input but is connected to the output slot on the back of my desktop. There is still no microphone input when inserted into the other slots. Thanks in advance.

I am trying to simulate a radio with a PTT button. Connected users should be able to live voice chat in the group, one at a time, while holding a button. I have a Ubuntu 22.04 server running, with nginx, but unfortunately nothing seems to work. I don't know exactly what a good method should be. I tried using sockets but i keep getting console errors (on Firefox) like: Media resource blob:https://mywebsite could not be decoded, error: Error Code: NS_ERROR_DOM_MEDIA_METADATA_ERR (0x806e0006) How exactly would a live audio browser transmission protocol look like? async function startTransmission() { if (!mediaStream) { try { mediaStream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true }); mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder(mediaStream, { mimeType: "audio/webm;codecs=opus" }); mediaRecorder.ondataavailable = (event) => { if (event.data.size > 0) { socket.emit("audio-stream", event.data); } }; mediaRecorder.start(300); // Send audio in 300ms chunks logMessage("🔊 Transmitting Audio..."); } catch (error) { console.error("Microphone access denied:", error); logMessage("⚠️ Microphone access denied."); } }} and server: socket.on("audio-stream", (audioData) => { io.emit("receive-audio", { audioData, mimeType: "audio/webm;codecs=opus", senderId: socket.id // Send the sender's ID so they can ignore their own audio });});

I cannot for the life of me resolve an input/source issue I'm experiencing. **Expected Behavior** When using: Digital Input (S/PDIF) - SteelSeries Alias Pro OR Analog Input - SteelSeries Alias Pro I am able to use the XLR Microphone connected to the DAC/USB Device. Note - Both inputs worked previously. I understand the SteelSeries Alias Pro is a USB DAC, I do not use it for Audio Output, Audio Input only. I know the XLR Microphone is 'receiving' me, as there is a light indicator that indicates sound is being picked up over the XLR. **Reality Now** When selecting an Audio Input (Source), I can still select either S/PDIF or Analog for the Alias Pro - there is a momentary 'activity' detected, but that doesn't seem indicative of anything at all. Tapping on the mic, talking into the mic, et. all produces no 'activity' detection. I have tried using a headset microphone in the interim, though interestingly that comes out way too quietly even at max volume.. (I have not tried boosting to 150%, just up to 100%). The headset in question is a SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. **Troubleshooting Information** lsb_release -a

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:  Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Release:  24.04
Codename: noble

uname -r

6.8.0-53-generic

pipewire --version; wireplumber -v; pipewire-pulse --version

pipewire
Compiled with libpipewire 1.0.7
Linked with libpipewire 1.0.7

pipewire-pulse
Compiled with libpipewire 1.0.7
Linked with libpipewire 1.0.7

wireplumber
Compiled with libwireplumber 0.5.2
Linked with libwireplumber 0.5.2

Using fresh default configs located: - /usr/share/pipewire - /usr/share/wireplumber PPA's in question (trimmed to avoid "spam")

pipewire-debian/pipewire-upstream/ubuntu noble InRelease
pipewire-debian/wireplumber-upstream/ubuntu noble InRelease

systemctl --user status pipewire wireplumber pipewire-pulse:

● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2025-02-19 14:04:39 CST; 47min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
   Main PID: 25033 (pipewire)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 38355)
     Memory: 22.5M (peak: 26.1M)
        CPU: 11.919s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
             └─25033 /usr/bin/pipewire

Feb 19 14:04:39 deimos systemd: Started pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Feb 19 14:16:33 deimos pipewire: spa.alsa: iec958:2c: snd_pcm_drop: No such device
Feb 19 14:16:33 deimos pipewire: spa.alsa: iec958:2c: close failed: No such device


● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2025-02-19 14:04:39 CST; 47min ago
   Main PID: 25036 (wireplumber)
      Tasks: 6 (limit: 38355)
     Memory: 11.2M (peak: 12.0M)
        CPU: 7.741s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service
             └─25036 /usr/bin/wireplumber

Feb 19 14:04:39 deimos systemd: Started wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Feb 19 14:04:41 deimos wireplumber: SPA handle 'api.libcamera.enum.manager' could not be loaded; is it installed?
Feb 19 14:04:41 deimos wireplumber: PipeWire's libcamera SPA plugin is missing or broken. Some camera types may not be supported.
Feb 19 14:12:18 deimos wireplumber:  failed:  link failed: some node was destroyed before the link was created
Feb 19 14:13:08 deimos wireplumber:  failed:  link failed: some node was destroyed before the link was created


● pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2025-02-19 14:04:39 CST; 47min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket
   Main PID: 25038 (pipewire-pulse)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 38355)
     Memory: 109.6M (peak: 110.1M)
        CPU: 18.917s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire-pulse.service
             └─25038 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse

Feb 19 14:04:39 deimos systemd: Started pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio.

fuser -v /dev/snd*

USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  joe       25036 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/controlC1:  joe       25033 F.... pipewire
                     joe       25036 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/controlC2:  joe       25036 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/controlC3:  joe       25036 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0p:   joe       25033 F...m pipewire
/dev/snd/pcmC2D0c:   joe       25033 F...m pipewire
/dev/snd/pcmC3D0c:   joe       25033 F...m pipewire
/dev/snd/seq:        joe       25033 F.... pipewire

sudo dmesg -w for watching the microphone

[ 7087.752457] usb 1-3: Warning! Unlikely big volume range (=17152), cval->res is probably wrong.
[ 7087.752466] usb 1-3:  FU [SteelSeries Alias Pro Stream Capture Volume] ch = 1, val = 0/17152/1
[ 7087.755830] usb 1-3: Warning! Unlikely big volume range (=17152), cval->res is probably wrong.
[ 7087.755835] usb 1-3:  FU [PCM Playback Volume] ch = 1, val = 0/17152/1
[ 7087.757562] hid-generic 0003:1038:1B07.0015: No inputs registered, leaving
[ 7087.757640] hid-generic 0003:1038:1B07.0015: hidraw1: USB HID v1.00 Device [SteelSeries SteelSeries Alias Pro 2] on usb-0000:07:00.1-3/input3

Comparison's sake, sudo dmesg -w for watching the headset

[10192.231454] usb 3-6.3: new full-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd
[10192.323547] usb 3-6.3: New USB device found, idVendor=1038, idProduct=12e0, bcdDevice= 1.30
[10192.323556] usb 3-6.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[10192.323560] usb 3-6.3: Product: Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
[10192.323565] usb 3-6.3: Manufacturer: SteelSeries
[10192.719798] input: SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.2/0000:02:00.0/0000:03:08.0/0000:07:00.3/usb3/3-6/3-6.3/3-6.3:1.3/0003:1038:12E0.0016/input/input32
[10192.771594] hid-generic 0003:1038:12E0.0016: input,hidraw10: USB HID v1.00 Device [SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless] on usb-0000:07:00.3-6.3/input3
[10192.774919] hid-generic 0003:1038:12E0.0017: hiddev4,hidraw11: USB HID v1.00 Device [SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless] on usb-0000:07:00.3-6.3/input4

pulsemixer inputs pulsemixer cards gnome settings/sound edit - dropped the '2' from Alias Pro. The '1' and the '2' come from whichever USB port you're plugging into on the device itself.

I recently did a sudo apt full-upgrade and now my built in mic isn't being detected by the settings app.

arecord -f S16_LE -d 10 -r 16000 -c 2 --device="hw:0,6" out.wav

Does produce a wav file which I can play back and contains the correct audio. Seems like the issue might be somewhere between alsa and the control panel app, but I'm not familiar with all the layers in between.

uname -a
Linux alpha 6.12.9-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.9-1 (2025-01-10) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Running apt against the debian testing repo

My laptop is an Acer Nitro V15 and it's running Debian Linux. The internal microphone is not working. # cat /etc/issue.net Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid # uname -r 6.12.9-amd64 # lspci | grep -i audio 0000:00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-P/U/H cAVS (rev 01) 0000:01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GA107 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1) # arecord -l **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 1: sofhdadsp [sof-hda-dsp], device 0: HDA Analog (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: sofhdadsp [sof-hda-dsp], device 6: DMIC (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: sofhdadsp [sof-hda-dsp], device 7: DMIC16kHz (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 # pulseaudio --version pulseaudio 17.0 The sound is working fine. The problem is only the mic.

After upgrading my linux kernel I have noticed the microphone records only noise, of course I have checked my microphone is working in windows but not in my current CentOS Stream 9. Here are my system information:

$ uname -a
Linux localme 5.14.0-503.el9.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Aug 22 17:03:23 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ lspci -vv | grep -i audio
05:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590]
07:00.4 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller

$ aplay --list-devices
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [LG HDR WFHD]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 11: HDMI 5 [HDMI 5]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC897 Analog [ALC897 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

$ /sbin/lsmod | grep snd
snd_seq_dummy          12288  0
snd_hrtimer            12288  1
snd_hda_codec_realtek   208896  1
snd_hda_codec_generic   114688  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_scodec_component    20480  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     94208  1
snd_hda_intel          61440  4
snd_intel_dspcfg       40960  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_intel_sdw_acpi     16384  1 snd_intel_dspcfg
snd_hda_codec         225280  4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_core          155648  5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hwdep              20480  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_seq               131072  7 snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_device         16384  1 snd_seq
snd_pcm               192512  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
snd_timer              53248  3 snd_seq,snd_hrtimer,snd_pcm
snd                   159744  20 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_pcm
soundcore              16384  1 snd

$ inxi -Aaz
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590]
    vendor: Sapphire driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
    lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aaf0 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 07:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k5.14.0-503.el9.x86_64 status: kernel-api
    tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl

$  lspci -kvd::403
05:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590]
	Subsystem: Sapphire Technology Limited Device aaf0
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 72, IOMMU group 16
	Memory at fce60000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: 
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel

07:00.4 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller
	DeviceName: Realtek ALC1220
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device a194
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 74, IOMMU group 21
	Memory at fcb00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
	Capabilities: 
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel

I've just installed Pop OS as a dual boot on a new Thinkpad E14 Gen 6, running an AMD Ryzen 5 7535 CPU. I've got a problem though: the inbuilt laptop microphone is not being detected in the sound settings! The "Input" dropdown is greyed out, with no options to select anything. The laptop speakers work fine. One of the first things I tried was installing pavucontrol. This told me that the microphone was "unplugged". Running

--list-devices

gave me the output

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: CX8070 Analog [CX8070 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Which I think implies that **some** part of Linux is detecting the microphone? Based off of my erratic googling, I've also tried blacklisting

to no effect, and briefly tried blacklisting

- which just made my speakers stop working. I reversed that! On top of this, I've ran this series of modprobe commands, to no visible effect:

131  sudo modprobe snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
  132  sudo modprobe snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp
  133  sudo modprobe snd_soc_dmic

On the Windows boot, the microphone is detected and works fine! Some answers I've seen online have been telling me it's a kernel issue, but many of the answers are telling people to upgrade to 6.5 or 6.6. I'm currently on

.9.3-76060903-generic

. I'm not really sure what to do! Any help would be appreciated - or something to help me know where to look.

******* DIAGNOSTIC ZONE *********

Here's the result of a journalctl, grepped to only include sound stuff -

-k | grep -Ei "ALSA|HDA|sof[-]|HDMI|snd[_-]|sound|hda.codec|hda.intel"

Jul 29 10:07:20 pop-os kernel: ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.GP17.HDAU.PWRS: New power resource
Jul 29 10:07:20 pop-os kernel: [drm] DP-HDMI FRL PCON supported
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:05:00.1: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_pci_acp6x 0000:05:00.5: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:05:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:05:00.6: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_codec_conexant hdaudioC1D0: CX8070: BIOS auto-probing.
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_codec_conexant hdaudioC1D0: autoconfig for CX8070: line_outs=1 (0x17/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_codec_conexant hdaudioC1D0:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_codec_conexant hdaudioC1D0:    hp_outs=1 (0x16/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_codec_conexant hdaudioC1D0:    mono: mono_out=0x0
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_codec_conexant hdaudioC1D0:    inputs:
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_codec_conexant hdaudioC1D0:      Mic=0x19
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:05:00.1: bound 0000:05:00.0 (ops amdgpu_dm_audio_component_bind_ops [amdgpu])
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: input: HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.1/sound/card0/input20
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: input: HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.1/sound/card0/input21
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: input: HD-Audio Generic Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.6/sound/card1/input23
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: input: HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.1/sound/card0/input22
Jul 29 10:07:21 pop-os kernel: input: HD-Audio Generic Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.6/sound/card1/input24

Here's the output of pactl's list of sources -

list sources

Source #49
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo.monitor
	Description: Monitor of Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Analogue Stereo
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "CX8070 Analog"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x806c0000 irq 85"
		alsa.name = "CX8070 Analog"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x806c0000 irq 85"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "front:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "3"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "monitor"
		device.id = "47"
		device.profile.description = "Analogue Stereo"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.routes = "2"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo"
		node.nick = "CX8070 Analog"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:pcm:1:front:1:playback"
		priority.driver = "1009"
		priority.session = "1009"
		factory.id = "18"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "35"
		node.driver = "true"
		factory.mode = "merge"
		audio.adapt.follower = ""
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "48"
		object.serial = "49"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "0"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.6"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.6"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "10384503"
		device.product.id = "0x15e3"
		device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.6/sound/card1"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 2, availability unknown)
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
	Active Port: analog-output-speaker
	Formats:
		pcm

Source #50
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo
	Description: Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Analogue Stereo
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	Monitor of Sink: n/a
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "CX8070 Analog"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x806c0000 irq 85"
		alsa.name = "CX8070 Analog"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x806c0000 irq 85"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "front:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "capture"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "0"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.id = "47"
		device.profile.description = "Analogue Stereo"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.source"
		media.class = "Audio/Source"
		device.description = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_input.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo"
		node.nick = "CX8070 Analog"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:pcm:1:front:1:capture"
		priority.driver = "2009"
		priority.session = "2009"
		factory.id = "18"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "35"
		node.driver = "true"
		factory.mode = "split"
		audio.adapt.follower = ""
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "49"
		object.serial = "50"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.6"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.6"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "10384503"
		device.product.id = "0x15e3"
		device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.6/sound/card1"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
	Active Port: analog-input-mic
	Formats:
		pcm

Finally, here's the pactl information on sound cards -

list cards

Card #47
	Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.1
	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 = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x806c8000 irq 84"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.1"
		device.description = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.1"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "10380399"
		device.product.id = "0x1640"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.1/sound/card0"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		media.class = "Audio/Device"
		factory.id = "14"
		client.id = "35"
		object.id = "46"
		object.serial = "47"
		object.path = "alsa:pcm:0"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x806c8000 irq 84"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.string = "0"
	Profiles:
		off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, 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: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, 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)
		pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 3, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
	Active Profile: off
	Ports:
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
			Properties:
				port.type = "hdmi"
				port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
				card.profile.port = "0"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround71
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
			Properties:
				port.type = "hdmi"
				port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
				card.profile.port = "1"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
			Properties:
				port.type = "hdmi"
				port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
				card.profile.port = "2"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2

Card #48
	Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.6
	Driver: alsa
	Owner Module: n/a
	Properties:
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x806c0000 irq 85"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.6"
		device.description = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.6"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "10384503"
		device.product.id = "0x15e3"
		device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.6/sound/card1"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		media.class = "Audio/Device"
		factory.id = "14"
		client.id = "35"
		object.id = "47"
		object.serial = "48"
		object.path = "alsa:pcm:1"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x806c0000 irq 85"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.string = "1"
	Profiles:
		off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
		output:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
		input:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: no)
		pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes)
	Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
	Ports:
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
			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
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, availability unknown)
			Properties:
				port.type = "speaker"
				port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
				card.profile.port = "1"
			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 3, not available)
			Properties:
				port.type = "headphones"
				port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
				card.profile.port = "2"
			Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo

If any more information is needed I'll update this post with those later!

I use linux mint 20.1 When I try to use mictests.com on firefox, test fails. Firefox says this: Testing failed because your microphone could not capture any sounds. Please make sure your microphone is not muted and try again. arecord/aread work: arecord -f cd -d 20 --device="hw:0,0" cica.wav aplay cica.wav All other mic tests behave identical, do not work on firefox, but work on chromium/opera. I could not find any hint in the web. In the mean time solved, see my comment below. I assume, the fact, that I used chromium and opera to test the microphone fixed the error also in firefox. If somebody understands this kind of problem, it would be useful, if he/she enlightened us.

I have a problem with the built-in mic after an update. It worked normally before. I don't see it in the audio settings, and it is unplugged into the pavucontrol. Do someone have any advice? OS: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS Kernel: 6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic Notebook: https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_T14_Gen_4_AMD?M=21K3003RCK I tried the steps from https://support.system76.com/articles/audio/ : restart/reinstall pipwire, remove the configuration,... systemctl --user status pipewire ● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-06-07 14:05:14 CEST; 1h 9min ago TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket Main PID: 15298 (pipewire) Tasks: 4 (limit: 36835) Memory: 10.4M CPU: 4.160s CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service └─15298 /usr/bin/pipewire Jun 07 14:05:14 tp-lukas systemd: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service. Jun 07 14:05:14 tp-lukas pipewire: mod.jackdbus-detect: Failed to receive jackdbus reply: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name is not activatable systemctl --user status pipewire-pulse ● pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-06-07 14:05:14 CEST; 1h 11min ago TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket Main PID: 15301 (pipewire-pulse) Tasks: 3 (limit: 36835) Memory: 27.8M CPU: 3.829s CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire-pulse.service └─15301 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse Jun 07 14:05:14 tp-lukas systemd: Started PipeWire PulseAudio. systemctl --user status wireplumber ● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-06-07 14:05:14 CEST; 1h 12min ago Main PID: 15300 (wireplumber) Tasks: 5 (limit: 36835) Memory: 6.0M CPU: 395ms CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service └─15300 /usr/bin/wireplumber Jun 07 14:05:14 tp-lukas systemd: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager. Jun 07 14:05:14 tp-lukas wireplumber: SPA handle 'api.libcamera.enum.manager' could not be loaded; is it installed? Jun 07 14:05:14 tp-lukas wireplumber: PipeWire's libcamera SPA missing or broken. libcamera not supported. Jun 07 14:05:15 tp-lukas wireplumber: Failed to call Lookup: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.portal.Error.NotFound: No entry for camera Jun 07 14:05:15 tp-lukas wireplumber: Failed to call Lookup: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.portal.Error.NotFound: No entry for camera Jun 07 14:05:15 tp-lukas wireplumber: Failed to call Lookup: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.portal.Error.NotFound: No entry for camera lspci -v | grep -A6 Audio pcilib: Error reading /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:08.3/label: Operation not permitted 64:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 1640 Subsystem: Lenovo Device 50d9 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 92, IOMMU group 17 Memory at 785c8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: Vendor Specific Information: Len=08 Capabilities: Power Management version 3 Capabilities: Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 -- 64:00.5 Multimedia controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor (rev 63) Subsystem: Lenovo Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 91, IOMMU group 21 Memory at 78580000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K] Memory at 1c10000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=8M] Capabilities: Vendor Specific Information: Len=08 Capabilities: Power Management version 3 Capabilities: Express Endpoint, MSI 00 -- 64:00.6 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Subsystem: Lenovo Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 93, IOMMU group 22 Memory at 785c0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K] Capabilities: Vendor Specific Information: Len=08 Capabilities: Power Management version 3 Capabilities: Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ arecord -l **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC257 Analog [ALC257 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 pactl list cards Card #49 Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_64_00.1 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 = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x785c8000 irq 92" api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic" api.alsa.path = "hw:0" api.alsa.use-acp = "true" api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0" device.api = "alsa" device.bus = "pci" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:64:00.1" device.description = "HD-Audio Generic" device.enum.api = "udev" device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci" device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_64_00.1" device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic" device.plugged.usec = "80933960" device.product.id = "0x1640" device.subsystem = "sound" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:64:00.1/sound/card0" device.vendor.id = "0x1002" device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]" media.class = "Audio/Device" factory.id = "14" client.id = "38" object.id = "49" object.serial = "49" object.path = "alsa:pcm:0" alsa.card = "0" alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x785c8000 irq 92" alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" device.string = "0" Profiles: off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes) output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, 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: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no) output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, 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) pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 3, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes) Active Profile: off Ports: hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available) Properties: port.type = "hdmi" port.availability-group = "Legacy 1" device.icon_name = "video-display" card.profile.port = "0" Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround71 hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available) Properties: port.type = "hdmi" port.availability-group = "Legacy 2" device.icon_name = "video-display" card.profile.port = "1" Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1 hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available) Properties: port.type = "hdmi" port.availability-group = "Legacy 3" device.icon_name = "video-display" card.profile.port = "2" Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2 Card #50 Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_64_00.6 Driver: alsa Owner Module: n/a Properties: api.acp.auto-port = "false" api.acp.auto-profile = "false" api.alsa.card = "1" api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x785c0000 irq 93" api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic" api.alsa.path = "hw:1" api.alsa.use-acp = "true" api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1" device.api = "alsa" device.bus = "pci" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:64:00.6" device.description = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller" device.enum.api = "udev" device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci" device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_64_00.6" device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic" device.plugged.usec = "81012987" device.product.id = "0x15e3" device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller" device.subsystem = "sound" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:64:00.6/sound/card1" device.vendor.id = "0x1022" device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]" media.class = "Audio/Device" factory.id = "14" client.id = "38" object.id = "50" object.serial = "50" object.path = "alsa:pcm:1" alsa.card = "1" alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x785c0000 irq 93" alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" device.string = "1" 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) input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: no) pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes) Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo Ports: analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available) 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 analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, availability unknown) Properties: port.type = "speaker" port.availability-group = "Legacy 2" device.icon_name = "audio-speakers" card.profile.port = "1" 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 3, not available) Properties: port.type = "headphones" port.availability-group = "Legacy 3" device.icon_name = "audio-headphones" card.profile.port = "2" Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo pactl list sources Source #59 State: RUNNING Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_64_00.6.analog-stereo.monitor Description: Monitor of Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo Driver: PipeWire Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 44100Hz Channel Map: front-left,front-right Owner Module: 4294967295 Mute: no Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB balance 0.00 Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_64_00.6.analog-stereo Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY Properties: alsa.card = "1" alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" alsa.class = "generic" alsa.device = "0" alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" alsa.id = "ALC257 Analog" alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x785c0000 irq 93" alsa.name = "ALC257 Analog" alsa.resolution_bits = "16" alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" alsa.subdevice = "0" alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x785c0000 irq 93" api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic" api.alsa.path = "front:1" api.alsa.pcm.card = "1" api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback" audio.channels = "2" audio.position = "FL,FR" card.profile.device = "3" device.api = "alsa" device.class = "monitor" device.id = "50" device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" device.routes = "2" factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink" media.class = "Audio/Sink" device.description = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller" node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_64_00.6.analog-stereo" node.nick = "ALC257 Analog" node.pause-on-idle = "false" object.path = "alsa:pcm:1:front:1:playback" priority.driver = "1009" priority.session = "1009" factory.id = "18" clock.quantum-limit = "8192" client.id = "38" node.driver = "true" factory.mode = "merge" audio.adapt.follower = "" library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert" object.id = "59" object.serial = "59" node.max-latency = "16384/44100" api.alsa.period-size = "1024" api.alsa.period-num = "32" api.alsa.headroom = "0" api.acp.auto-port = "false" api.acp.auto-profile = "false" api.alsa.card = "1" api.alsa.use-acp = "true" api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1" device.bus = "pci" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:64:00.6" device.enum.api = "udev" device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci" device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_64_00.6" device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic" device.plugged.usec = "81012987" device.product.id = "0x15e3" device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller" device.subsystem = "sound" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:64:00.6/sound/card1" device.vendor.id = "0x1022" device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]" device.string = "1" Ports: analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 2, availability unknown) analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 3, not available) Active Port: analog-output-speaker Formats: pcm Source #60 State: SUSPENDED Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_64_00.6.analog-stereo Description: Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo Driver: PipeWire Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz Channel Map: front-left,front-right Owner Module: 4294967295 Mute: no Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB balance 0.00 Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB Monitor of Sink: n/a Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY Properties: alsa.card = "1" alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic" alsa.class = "generic" alsa.device = "0" alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" alsa.id = "ALC257 Analog" alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x785c0000 irq 93" alsa.name = "ALC257 Analog" alsa.resolution_bits = "16" alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" alsa.subdevice = "0" alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0x785c0000 irq 93" api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic" api.alsa.path = "front:1" api.alsa.pcm.card = "1" api.alsa.pcm.stream = "capture" audio.channels = "2" audio.position = "FL,FR" card.profile.device = "0" device.api = "alsa" device.class = "sound" device.id = "50" device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" device.routes = "1" factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.source" media.class = "Audio/Source" device.description = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller" node.name = "alsa_input.pci-0000_64_00.6.analog-stereo" node.nick = "ALC257 Analog" node.pause-on-idle = "false" object.path = "alsa:pcm:1:front:1:capture" priority.driver = "2009" priority.session = "2009" factory.id = "18" clock.quantum-limit = "8192" client.id = "38" node.driver = "true" factory.mode = "split" audio.adapt.follower = "" library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert" object.id = "60" object.serial = "60" api.acp.auto-port = "false" api.acp.auto-profile = "false" api.alsa.card = "1" api.alsa.use-acp = "true" api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1" device.bus = "pci" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:64:00.6" device.enum.api = "udev" device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci" device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_64_00.6" device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic" device.plugged.usec = "81012987" device.product.id = "0x15e3" device.product.name = "Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller" device.subsystem = "sound" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:64:00.6/sound/card1" device.vendor.id = "0x1022" device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]" device.string = "1" Ports: analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, availability group: Legacy 1, not available) Active Port: analog-input-mic Formats: pcm

When monitoring audio input (microphone or line-in) using Audacity, I can see the current input level. How can I monitor the input and see the level in a text console?

I got a new windows based laptop and decided to install Mint (Mint 21.2 Cinnamon) on it. This laptop comes with a microphone array around its camera. I got most of the hardware to work including built-in speakers, so some parts of the audio drivers are working. The only thing is that the microphone array does not work... Mint cannot detect the microphone array or any other microphone connected to the side jack. The array works fine when booting with Windows. Where else should I look to resolve this? some tech details: Mint 21.2 (Based of Ubuntu Jammy)

inxi -A

Audio:
  Device-1: Intel driver: snd_hda_intel
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-84-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes

dmesg | grep audio

[   66.531528] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: couldn't bind with audio component
[   66.587873] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC274: line_outs=1 (0x17/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
[   66.587890] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   66.587897] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    hp_outs=1 (0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   66.587902] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[   66.587905] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    inputs:
[   66.587908] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:      Mic=0x19
[  624.313215] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: hda-codec: reconfiguring
[  624.313218] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: The codec is being used, can't reconfigure.

pactl list sources

Source #1
    State: SUSPENDED
    Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor
    Description: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo
    Driver: module-alsa-card.c
    Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 48000Hz
    Channel Map: front-left,front-right
    Owner Module: 25
    Mute: no
    Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
            balance 0.00
    Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
    Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
    Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
    Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
    Properties:
        device.description = "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo"
        device.class = "monitor"
        alsa.card = "0"
        alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
        alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x603d1a0000 irq 198"
        alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
        device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
        sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
        device.bus = "pci"
        device.vendor.id = "8086"
        device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
        device.product.id = "51ca"
        device.form_factor = "internal"
        device.string = "0"
        module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
        device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
    Formats:
        pcm

Im usuig Ubuntu 20.04 and try to use my headset (Xiaomi Mi True Wireless) for video conferencing, so sound input and output are required. When try to select the HSP/HFP Profile in pavucontrol I get only the choice between: * High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink) * Headset Head Hnit (HSP/HFP)(unavailable) * High Fidelity Capture (A2DP source)(unplugged)(unavailable) * off When I select HSP/HFP just nothing happens, and after restarting the program, A2DP sink is selected again. So why is the HSP/HFP profile unavailable and how to make it available/ how to use it?