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From: tuxic@××××××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] USB sound
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:32:17
Message-Id: 20200428113204.gntepyk322nb4ou7@solfire
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] USB sound by Peter Humphrey
1 On 04/28 10:43, Peter Humphrey wrote:
2 > Morning all,
3 >
4 > The motherboard sound chip failed, so I bought a USB sound adapter [1].
5 > Problem: no sound: firefox says it isn't working and KDE sounds don't 'appear'.
6 > I have all the likely-looking options set in the kernel (5.4.28), modules
7 > where possible. I've read the Gentoo wiki articles on USB and audio, but they
8 > didn't offer any help.
9 >
10 > The device uses USB-2 and I have it in a USB-2 socket. I get this on plugging it in:
11 >
12 > $ dmesg -Hw
13 > [Apr28 09:49] usb 3-13: new full-speed USB device number 17 using xhci_hcd
14 > [ +0.127080] usb 3-13: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=0014, bcdDevice= 1.00
15 > [ +0.000002] usb 3-13: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
16 > [ +0.000002] usb 3-13: Product: USB Audio Device
17 > [ +0.000001] usb 3-13: Manufacturer: C-Media Electronics Inc.
18 > [ +0.007851] input: C-Media Electronics Inc. USB Audio Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-13/3-13:1.3/0003:0D8C:0014.000D/input/input20
19 > [ +0.051184] hid-generic 0003:0D8C:0014.000D: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.00 Device [C-Media Electronics Inc. USB Audio Device] on usb-0000:00:14.0-13/input3
20 >
21 > Some more diagnostics:
22 >
23 > # aplay -l
24 > **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
25 > card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: Generic Digital [Generic Digital]
26 > Subdevices: 1/1
27 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
28 > card 2: Device [USB Audio Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
29 > Subdevices: 1/1
30 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
31 >
32 > # arecord -l
33 > **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
34 > card 1: USB [HD Webcam USB], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
35 > Subdevices: 1/1
36 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
37 > card 2: Device [USB Audio Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
38 > Subdevices: 1/1
39 > Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
40 >
41 > # lsusb -t | grep -i audio
42 > |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 2, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
43 > |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 3, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
44 > |__ Port 13: Dev 17, If 0, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 12M
45 > |__ Port 13: Dev 17, If 1, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 12M
46 > |__ Port 13: Dev 17, If 2, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 12M
47 >
48 > # lsmod | grep snd
49 > snd_usb_audio 233472 0
50 > snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_usb_audio
51 > snd_usbmidi_lib 28672 1 snd_usb_audio
52 > snd_rawmidi 32768 1 snd_usbmidi_lib
53 > snd_seq_device 16384 1 snd_rawmidi
54 > mc 40960 4 videodev,snd_usb_audio,videobuf2_v4l2,videobuf2_common
55 > snd_hda_codec_generic 77824 1
56 > snd_hda_intel 28672 0
57 > snd_intel_nhlt 16384 1 snd_hda_intel
58 > snd_hda_codec 122880 2 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
59 > snd_hda_core 73728 3 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
60 > snd_pcm 98304 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
61 > snd_timer 32768 1 snd_pcm
62 > snd 81920 10 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_i>
63 > soundcore 16384 1 snd
64 >
65 > Why those Intel modules? The built-in Intel device is switched off in the BIOS.
66 >
67 > Can anyone point me in the right direction?
68 >
69 > 1. The device is a 'Sabrent USB External Stereo Sound Adapter'; The blurb at amazon.co.uk includes Linux in its list of OSes. I bought it via https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Sabrent-External-Adapter-Windows-AU-MMSA/dp/B00IRVQ0F8/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=usb+sound&qid=1588065420&sr=8-3
70 >
71 > --
72 > Regards,
73 > Peter.
74 >
75 >
76 >
77 >
78
79
80 Hi Peter,
81
82 not long ago I had fallen over a very similiar effect.
83 What cured the problem here was to reboot into the BIOS and to
84 disable the AUDIO device.
85
86 Cheers!
87 Meino

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Re: [gentoo-user] USB sound Michael <confabulate@××××××××.com>