On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 12:28:04PM -0500, Haines Brown via Dng wrote:
> I'm running Daedalus. After restarting X server I lost audio.
>
> $ alsamixer
> cannot open mixer: Host is down
>
> $ amixer
> amixer: Mixer attach default error: Host is down
>
> $ aplay test.wav
> aplay: main:831: audio open error: Host is down
>
> $ 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
> ...
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Is there a bug in pipewire 0.3.65-3 that will cause this error? Is its
> replacement with PulseAudo a good idea?
Did you scan through the `alsa-info` report? It usually tells all you
want to know and more about the ALSA system; especially the applicable
configuration for your user.
Ralph.
>
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