Sound card works with ALSA, but not showing in volume mixer

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After a system upgrade I noticed I had no sound. In the volume mixer I see that my integrated sound card is not shown, while another one (HDMI) is.

I managed to find that the device name is CARD=MID using aplay -L and I can indeed hear sound when I perform this:

$ for dev in `aplay -L | grep "CARD=MID"`; do aplay -D $dev /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Right.wav 2> /dev/null && echo $dev; done

default:CARD=MID

sysdefault:CARD=MID

I can also hear sound with speaker-test, without any arguments.

In alsamixer the card is as well shown, it appears as the default one (HDA Intel MID), and I can adjust the volume from there when I play sound with aplay or speaker-test.

In order to get the sound card work in the system, I stopped pulseaudio and removed the local configuration files at ~/.config/pulse/, but nothing changed on restart.

I think that the system upgrade could have left some sound configuration in a broken state, but I don't know where to look into.

Edit:

I attach the output of lsof -n /dev/snd/* in some situations.

With pulseaudio stopped:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

$

with pulseaudio running:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF  NODE NAME

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   16u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   23u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

$

while playing sound with speaker-test:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF  NODE NAME

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   16u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   23u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

speaker-t 3481 etuardu  mem    CHR  116,2          13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    3r   CHR 116,33      0t0  2850 /dev/snd/timer

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    4u   CHR  116,2      0t0 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    5u   CHR  116,5      0t0 11209 /dev/snd/controlC0

$

edited Nov 29 at 14:01

asked Nov 29 at 1:06

etuardu

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"volume mixer" means alsamixer or pavucontrol?
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36

I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installed pavucontrol and the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working in alsamixer.
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03

Then it seems to be a pulseaudio bug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with -v -v -v parameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15

This is the output of pulseaudio -v -v -v when started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31

D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41

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After a system upgrade I noticed I had no sound. In the volume mixer I see that my integrated sound card is not shown, while another one (HDMI) is.

I managed to find that the device name is CARD=MID using aplay -L and I can indeed hear sound when I perform this:

$ for dev in `aplay -L | grep "CARD=MID"`; do aplay -D $dev /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Right.wav 2> /dev/null && echo $dev; done

default:CARD=MID

sysdefault:CARD=MID

I can also hear sound with speaker-test, without any arguments.

In alsamixer the card is as well shown, it appears as the default one (HDA Intel MID), and I can adjust the volume from there when I play sound with aplay or speaker-test.

In order to get the sound card work in the system, I stopped pulseaudio and removed the local configuration files at ~/.config/pulse/, but nothing changed on restart.

I think that the system upgrade could have left some sound configuration in a broken state, but I don't know where to look into.

Edit:

I attach the output of lsof -n /dev/snd/* in some situations.

With pulseaudio stopped:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

$

with pulseaudio running:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF  NODE NAME

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   16u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   23u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

$

while playing sound with speaker-test:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF  NODE NAME

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   16u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   23u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

speaker-t 3481 etuardu  mem    CHR  116,2          13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    3r   CHR 116,33      0t0  2850 /dev/snd/timer

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    4u   CHR  116,2      0t0 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    5u   CHR  116,5      0t0 11209 /dev/snd/controlC0

$

edited Nov 29 at 14:01

asked Nov 29 at 1:06

etuardu

3972619

"volume mixer" means alsamixer or pavucontrol?
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36

I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installed pavucontrol and the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working in alsamixer.
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03

Then it seems to be a pulseaudio bug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with -v -v -v parameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15

This is the output of pulseaudio -v -v -v when started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31

D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41

|
show 5 more comments

up vote
0
down vote

favorite

After a system upgrade I noticed I had no sound. In the volume mixer I see that my integrated sound card is not shown, while another one (HDMI) is.

I managed to find that the device name is CARD=MID using aplay -L and I can indeed hear sound when I perform this:

$ for dev in `aplay -L | grep "CARD=MID"`; do aplay -D $dev /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Right.wav 2> /dev/null && echo $dev; done

default:CARD=MID

sysdefault:CARD=MID

I can also hear sound with speaker-test, without any arguments.

In alsamixer the card is as well shown, it appears as the default one (HDA Intel MID), and I can adjust the volume from there when I play sound with aplay or speaker-test.

In order to get the sound card work in the system, I stopped pulseaudio and removed the local configuration files at ~/.config/pulse/, but nothing changed on restart.

I think that the system upgrade could have left some sound configuration in a broken state, but I don't know where to look into.

Edit:

I attach the output of lsof -n /dev/snd/* in some situations.

With pulseaudio stopped:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

$

with pulseaudio running:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF  NODE NAME

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   16u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   23u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

$

while playing sound with speaker-test:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF  NODE NAME

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   16u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   23u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

speaker-t 3481 etuardu  mem    CHR  116,2          13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    3r   CHR 116,33      0t0  2850 /dev/snd/timer

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    4u   CHR  116,2      0t0 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    5u   CHR  116,5      0t0 11209 /dev/snd/controlC0

$

edited Nov 29 at 14:01

asked Nov 29 at 1:06

etuardu

3972619

After a system upgrade I noticed I had no sound. In the volume mixer I see that my integrated sound card is not shown, while another one (HDMI) is.

I managed to find that the device name is CARD=MID using aplay -L and I can indeed hear sound when I perform this:

$ for dev in `aplay -L | grep "CARD=MID"`; do aplay -D $dev /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Right.wav 2> /dev/null && echo $dev; done

default:CARD=MID

sysdefault:CARD=MID

I can also hear sound with speaker-test, without any arguments.

In alsamixer the card is as well shown, it appears as the default one (HDA Intel MID), and I can adjust the volume from there when I play sound with aplay or speaker-test.

In order to get the sound card work in the system, I stopped pulseaudio and removed the local configuration files at ~/.config/pulse/, but nothing changed on restart.

I think that the system upgrade could have left some sound configuration in a broken state, but I don't know where to look into.

Edit:

I attach the output of lsof -n /dev/snd/* in some situations.

With pulseaudio stopped:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

$

with pulseaudio running:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF  NODE NAME

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   16u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   23u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

$

while playing sound with speaker-test:

$ lsof -n /dev/snd/*

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF  NODE NAME

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   16u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

pulseaudi 3463 etuardu   23u   CHR 116,14      0t0 13058 /dev/snd/controlC1

speaker-t 3481 etuardu  mem    CHR  116,2          13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    3r   CHR 116,33      0t0  2850 /dev/snd/timer

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    4u   CHR  116,2      0t0 13523 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

speaker-t 3481 etuardu    5u   CHR  116,5      0t0 11209 /dev/snd/controlC0

$

linux debian sound-card alsa pulse-audio

edited Nov 29 at 14:01

asked Nov 29 at 1:06

etuardu

3972619

edited Nov 29 at 14:01

asked Nov 29 at 1:06

etuardu

3972619

edited Nov 29 at 14:01

asked Nov 29 at 1:06

etuardu

3972619

asked Nov 29 at 1:06

etuardu

3972619

asked Nov 29 at 1:06

etuardu

3972619

"volume mixer" means alsamixer or pavucontrol?
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36

I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installed pavucontrol and the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working in alsamixer.
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03

Then it seems to be a pulseaudio bug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with -v -v -v parameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15

This is the output of pulseaudio -v -v -v when started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31

D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41

|
show 5 more comments

"volume mixer" means alsamixer or pavucontrol?
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36

I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installed pavucontrol and the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working in alsamixer.
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03

Then it seems to be a pulseaudio bug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with -v -v -v parameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15

This is the output of pulseaudio -v -v -v when started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31

D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41

"volume mixer" means alsamixer or pavucontrol?
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 1:36

I meant the gui volume mixer of my desktop environment (gnome control center / audio). I installed pavucontrol and the card is not shown there neither. On the other hand it is visible and working in alsamixer.
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:03

Then it seems to be a pulseaudio bug, or some application take your soundcard when pulseaudio starts, so it cannot bind to it. Try restarting pulseaudio with -v -v -v parameters to see what's going on. (update your question with this output)
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:15

This is the output of pulseaudio -v -v -v when started: pastebin.com/raw/jjCdB3iN
– etuardu
Nov 29 at 2:31

D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0 is busy: yes, so one app is already using your soundcard.
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 29 at 2:41

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