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Author: tempforever
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] ALSA: Host is down

Haines Brown via Dng wrote:
> I'm running Daedalus. After restarting X server I lost audio.
>
>     $ aplay -l
>     **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
>     card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1220 Analog [ALC1220     Analog]
>       Subdevices: 1/1
>       Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>     ...


Is that the complete output of `aplay -l` (only 1 sound card)?

>
> Howver, amixer and also alsamixer do open when I specify the card as
> the default card 0:
>
>     $ $ alsamixer -c0 

>
>     Alsa mixer i is using card 0 is HDA Intel PCH, which is correct. 
>     The implication is that ALSA cannot fine the card without help.


What does /etc/asound.conf contain?

> The Host is down error is often attributed to a pipewire bug, and
> implication is that I should replace pipewriter with PulseAudio to get
> around the problem.


Do you need pipewire? [I don't use it, so if the problem is there, not
sure I'd be able to help]

> Is there a bug in pipewire 0.3.65-3 that will cause this error? Is its
> replacement with PulseAudo a good idea?
>


Someone else already answered about PulseAudio :-)