[SOLVED] No sound and Dummy Output ruining my experience

[Melu]

Hello everybody. I hate to ask for help in this forum but I have no other option to open a new thread, altho I researched in this forum.
It happened probably after an update, done few days ago on the 16th, about since the problem started, maybe? (on Monday I had no problem). Internal laptop speakers don't work at all, neither jack/outside speakers, while bluetooth speakers work badly. I would appreciate a lot your help and I'll try my best to give you the info you need.
Changin kernel didn't help and I tried to install other drivers unsuccessfully.
I learned to show you these 3 outputs while a song or video is playing:

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luigi@luigis-book:~$ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Kernel: 5.15.0-72-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0
    Desktop: Cinnamon 5.4.12 Distro: Linux Mint 21 Vanessa
    base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP EliteBook 840 G1
    v: A3009DC10203 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 198F v: KBC Version 15.59
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Hewlett-Packard v: L71 Ver. 01.49
    date: 02/24/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 19.9 Wh (40.0%) condition: 49.7/49.7 Wh (100.0%)
    volts: 11.2 min: 11.1 model: Hewlett-Packard Primary status: Charging
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5-4300U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Haswell rev: 1 cache: L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB L3: 3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2111 high: 2345 min/max: 800/2900 cores: 1: 2036
    2: 2086 3: 1979 4: 2345 bogomips: 19953
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 resolution: 1600x900~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2)
    v: 4.6 Mesa 22.2.5 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-72-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.20 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I218-LM vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e
    v: kernel port: 3080 bus-ID: 00:19.0
  IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 02:00.0
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-3: HP HP hs3110 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Device type: USB
    driver: N/A bus-ID: 2-6:3
  IF-ID-1: nordtun state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 2-3.2:4
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
    bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.0
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
    v: 3.0 bus-ID: 00:1f.2
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 506.76 GiB used: 287.39 GiB (56.7%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SKC600512G size: 476.94 GiB
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: LITE-ON IT model: LSS-32L6G-HP size: 29.82 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 467.89 GiB used: 287.38 GiB (61.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) file: /swapfile
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0 C mobo: 0.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 227 Uptime: 9m Memory: 15.53 GiB used: 4.47 GiB (28.8%)
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.3.0 Packages: 2794 Shell: Bash
  v: 5.1.16 inxi: 3.3.13

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luigi@luigis-book:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

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luigi@luigis-book:~$ pacmd list-sinks
1 sink(s) available.
  * index: 0
	name: <auto_null>
	driver: <module-null-sink.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: RUNNING
	suspend cause: (none)
	priority: 1000
	volume: front-left: 45874 /  70% / -9.29 dB,   front-right: 45874 /  70% / -9.29 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 1.72 ms
	max request: 0 KiB
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 2
	linked by: 2
	configured latency: 2.51 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
	module: 11
	properties:
		device.description = "Dummy Output"
		device.class = "abstract"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card"

I also add these if they can help:

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luigi@luigis-book:~$ dmesg | grep -C1 -E 'ALSA|HDA|sof|HDMI|snd[_-]|sound|hda.codec|hda.intel'
[    0.200064] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-Dell-Video)
[    0.200064] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-Lenovo-NV-HDMI-Audio)
[    0.200064] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-HPI-Hybrid-Graphics)
--
[    2.989965] PCI: CLS 64 bytes, default 64
[    2.989973] PCI-DMA: Using software bounce buffering for IO (SWIOTLB)
[    2.989974] software IO TLB: mapped [mem 0x00000000b2df9000-0x00000000b6df9000] (64MB)
[    2.990055] Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs...
--
[    3.936017] integrity: Loading X.509 certificate: UEFI:db
[    3.936050] integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011: a92902398e16c49778cd90f99e4f9ae17c55af53'
[    3.936051] integrity: Loading X.509 certificate: UEFI:db
[    3.936075] integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Corporation UEFI CA 2011: 13adbf4309bd82709c8cd54f316ed522988a1bd4'
[    3.940529] integrity: Loading X.509 certificate: UEFI:MokListRT (MOKvar table)
--
[    9.303047] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
[    9.351748] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    9.352124] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
[    9.368294] input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input21
[    9.368377] input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input22
[    9.368424] input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input23
[    9.368491] input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=9 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input24
[    9.368531] input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=10 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input25
[    9.530623] audit: type=1400 audit(1684414584.382:2): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="nvidia_modprobe" pid=674 comm="apparmor_parser"

Some part of lspci -v:

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luigi@luigis-book:~$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller (rev 0b)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: hsw_uncore

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	DeviceName: 32
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 47
	Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
	Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	I/O ports at 3000 [size=64]
	Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [virtual] [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: i915
	Kernel modules: i915

00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller (rev 0b)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 50
	Memory at d0730000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel

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03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader
	Physical Slot: 5
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
	Memory at d0400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci
	Kernel modules: rtsx_pci

I attach screenshots of the Sound setting, Alsamixer and the update list:

[Melu]

Update list:

[Melu]

This solution from askubuntu gave me as a result a new output and replaced Dummy Output, but no sound yet.

[stevengarland]

Do you have the latest bios for your computer?

Moving up to tha latest kernel recommended for Mint 21.1 may help. Worth try. Latest is 6.1.0.1012-oem
There is a reason why kernels change - improvement.

Keep It Simple Sweetheart.

[Melu]

Do you have the latest bios for your computer?

Moving up to tha latest kernel recommended for Mint 21.1 may help. Worth try. Latest is 6.1.0.1012-oem
There is a reason why kernels change - improvement.

Keep It Simple Sweetheart.

Hi! Thanks for replying. Today I updated to new kernel 6.0.0-1016-oem.
I will check now the latest Bios.

[Melu]

This is my alsa-base.conf. Can you notice something wrong?

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# autoloader aliases
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7

# Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-ioctl32 ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }
#
# Workaround at bug #499695 (reverted in Ubuntu see LP #319505)
install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
#
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
# Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }

# Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it anyway)
install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist saa7134-alsa ; : ; }
# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
# Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-usb-audio index=2
options snd-hda-intel model=generic

[Melu]

Do you have the latest bios for your computer?

It was the latest Bios version, and HP wanted me to even rollback. This hasn't changed anything.

[MiZoG]

Does your laptop come with any "Function Keys / hardware switches" ?
You may have accidentally switched default audio output off.

inxi detects your controller but alaplay -l does not list any pch device.

[Melu]

Does your laptop come with any "Function Keys / hardware switches" ?
You may have accidentally switched default audio output off.

inxi detects your controller but alaplay -l does not list any pch device.

Yes, there are two buttons close to keyboard, for Wifi and Audio. Audio is on.

This solution from askubuntu gave me as a result a new output and replaced Dummy Output, but no sound yet.

After this, I have a new aplay -l result

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**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 3: Generic Digital [Generic Digital]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

[Melu]

I keep trying to find a solution and I removed speech-dispatcher also, but this didn't help. Dummy output still there and nothing I tried works.

[Melu]

I tried this solutions http://mreen.epizy.com/SoundFixTips2.html?i=1 the last one gave me so much hope as sound works in the Live, but it didn't work.

[stevengarland]

I notice that in your first post System Sounds are set to "silence"??????

[SMG]

It happened probably after an update, done few days ago on the 16th, about since the problem started, maybe? (on Monday I had no problem).

Usually, when this happens, one should roll back to a Timeshift snapshot of when their system was working and then test the updates to see which one might have caused the change.

Changin kernel didn't help and I tried to install other drivers unsuccessfully.

What drivers did you try to install?
Did you remove those drivers after you discovered they did not work?

When did you install JACK?
And do you know it was not running when you ran inxi?

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Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-72-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.20 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes

The aplay -l output does not show a sound card. That is why "dummy output" is showing.

This solution from askubuntu gave me as a result a new output and replaced Dummy Output, but no sound yet.

What is the new output? HDMI output was showing in your prior aplay -l output so I do not see new output.

This is my alsa-base.conf. Can you notice something wrong?

If you did not change anything here and did not do any ALSA updates, then there should not be anything to see here.

I keep trying to find a solution and I removed speech-dispatcher also, but this didn't help. Dummy output still there and nothing I tried works.

Try reverting to a Timeshift snapshot of when your system was working. You keep making changes which is only going to make it harder to find the problem because you now have so many changes.

I tried this solutions http://mreen.epizy.com/SoundFixTips2.html?i=1 the last one gave me so much hope as sound works in the Live, but it didn't work.

Boot to a live session and give us the results of aplay -l.

[Melu]

Usually, when this happens, one should roll back to a Timeshift snapshot of when their system was working and then test the updates to see which one might have caused the change.

Yes I did Timeshift as well, it didn't solve the issue.
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What drivers did you try to install?
Did you remove those drivers after you discovered they did not work?

I wasn't succesful at installing new ones, I remember terminal gave me errors.

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~$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
xt_mark                16384  4
xt_connmark            16384  12
nf_conntrack          196608  1 xt_connmark
nf_defrag_ipv6         24576  1 nf_conntrack
nf_defrag_ipv4         16384  1 nf_conntrack
xt_comment             16384  20
nft_compat             20480  36
nf_tables             348160  77 nft_compat
nfnetlink              24576  2 nft_compat,nf_tables
ccm                    20480  9
vboxnetadp             28672  0
vboxnetflt             36864  0
vboxdrv               643072  2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
rfcomm                 98304  16
cmac                   16384  3
algif_hash             20480  1
algif_skcipher         16384  1
af_alg                 32768  6 algif_hash,algif_skcipher
bnep                   32768  2
intel_rapl_msr         20480  0
binfmt_misc            24576  1
intel_rapl_common      40960  1 intel_rapl_msr
x86_pkg_temp_thermal    20480  0
intel_powerclamp       24576  0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     94208  1
coretemp               24576  0
snd_hda_intel          61440  1
snd_intel_dspcfg       36864  1 snd_hda_intel
mei_hdcp               28672  0
snd_intel_sdw_acpi     20480  1 snd_intel_dspcfg
mei_pxp                20480  0
nls_iso8859_1          16384  1
kvm_intel             528384  0
snd_hda_codec         204800  2 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_core          139264  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
kvm                  1351680  1 kvm_intel
snd_hwdep              20480  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm               192512  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
irqbypass              16384  1 kvm
btusb                  69632  0
btrtl                  28672  1 btusb
uvcvideo              139264  0
btbcm                  28672  1 btusb
rapl                   20480  0
btintel                53248  1 btusb
btmtk                  16384  1 btusb
videobuf2_vmalloc      20480  1 uvcvideo
snd_seq_midi           20480  0
intel_cstate           24576  0
iwlmvm                729088  0
snd_seq_midi_event     16384  1 snd_seq_midi
bluetooth            1048576  44 btrtl,btmtk,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb,rfcomm
uvc                    16384  1 uvcvideo
hp_wmi                 24576  0
ecdh_generic           16384  1 bluetooth
sparse_keymap          16384  1 hp_wmi
videobuf2_memops       20480  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
joydev                 32768  0
ecc                    45056  1 ecdh_generic
snd_rawmidi            53248  1 snd_seq_midi
platform_profile       16384  1 hp_wmi
mac80211             1634304  1 iwlmvm
videobuf2_v4l2         36864  1 uvcvideo
snd_seq                94208  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
videodev              344064  2 videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo
libarc4                16384  1 mac80211
input_leds             16384  0
videobuf2_common       86016  4 videobuf2_vmalloc,videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_memops
mc                     86016  4 videodev,videobuf2_v4l2,uvcvideo,videobuf2_common
snd_seq_device         16384  3 snd_seq,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi
mei_me                 57344  2
iwlwifi               569344  1 iwlmvm
snd_timer              49152  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
cmdlinepart            16384  0
spi_nor               131072  0
wmi_bmof               16384  0
serio_raw              20480  0
snd                   135168  11 snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
at24                   24576  0
cfg80211             1257472  3 iwlmvm,iwlwifi,mac80211
mei                   167936  5 mei_hdcp,mei_pxp,mei_me
mtd                   102400  3 spi_nor,cmdlinepart
soundcore              16384  1 snd
hp_accel               28672  0
lis3lv02d              32768  1 hp_accel
mac_hid                16384  0
wireless_hotkey        16384  0
tpm_infineon           20480  0
intel_smartconnect     16384  0
sch_fq_codel           24576  3
ramoops                36864  0
msr                    16384  0
pstore_blk             16384  0
parport_pc             53248  0
reed_solomon           28672  1 ramoops
ppdev                  24576  0
pstore_zone            36864  1 pstore_blk
lp                     28672  0
parport                73728  3 parport_pc,lp,ppdev
efi_pstore             16384  0
ip_tables              36864  0
x_tables               65536  5 nft_compat,xt_comment,xt_connmark,ip_tables,xt_mark
autofs4                57344  2
btrfs                1970176  0
blake2b_generic        24576  0
xor                    24576  1 btrfs
raid6_pq              126976  1 btrfs
libcrc32c              16384  3 nf_conntrack,btrfs,nf_tables
dm_mirror              24576  0
dm_region_hash         24576  1 dm_mirror
dm_log                 20480  2 dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
hid_generic            16384  0
usbhid                 77824  0
hid                   176128  2 usbhid,hid_generic
i915                 3923968  47
drm_buddy              20480  1 i915
i2c_algo_bit           20480  1 i915
ttm                   102400  1 i915
drm_display_helper    217088  1 i915
cec                    94208  2 drm_display_helper,i915
crct10dif_pclmul       16384  1
crc32_pclmul           16384  0
polyval_clmulni        16384  0
rc_core                77824  1 cec
polyval_generic        16384  1 polyval_clmulni
ghash_clmulni_intel    16384  0
spi_intel_platform     16384  0
drm_kms_helper        258048  2 drm_display_helper,i915
spi_intel              32768  1 spi_intel_platform
sha512_ssse3           53248  0
aesni_intel           397312  10
syscopyarea            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect            20480  1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt              16384  1 drm_kms_helper
rtsx_pci_sdmmc         36864  0
crypto_simd            20480  1 aesni_intel
cryptd                 28672  3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel
i2c_i801               40960  0
psmouse               212992  0
i2c_smbus              20480  1 i2c_i801
xhci_pci               24576  0
ahci                   49152  2
drm                   712704  12 drm_kms_helper,drm_display_helper,drm_buddy,i915,ttm
rtsx_pci              135168  1 rtsx_pci_sdmmc
libahci                57344  1 ahci
lpc_ich                32768  0
e1000e                352256  0
xhci_pci_renesas       20480  1 xhci_pci
video                  73728  1 i915
wmi                    40960  3 hp_wmi,video,wmi_bmof

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When did you install JACK?
And do you know it was not running when you ran inxi?

I honestly have no idea, sorry.
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What is the new output? HDMI output was showing in your prior aplay -l output so I do not see new output.

Now these:

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~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

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~$ pacmd list-cards
1 card(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI at 0xd0730000 irq 50"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:03.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "0a0c"
		device.product.name = "Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 600, available: no)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <off>
	ports:
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"

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Boot to a live session and give us the results of aplay -l.

Yes, I'll come back to that in a few.

[Melu]

Boot to a live session and give us the results of aplay -l.

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mint@mint:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: 92HD91BXX Analog [92HD91BXX Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

[Melu]

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card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: 92HD91BXX Analog [92HD91BXX Analog]

This is the difference from the non-live aply -l ? I noticed in my research that basically I couldn't get the analog, or "analog-output" to be recognised/to work. I looked into this direction but I haven't found a solution.

[SMG]

Yes I did Timeshift as well, it didn't solve the issue.

Then it is possible the problem is not due to an update.

I wasn't succesful at installing new ones, I remember terminal gave me errors.

I am not aware of a way to install any audio drivers. The drivers are in the kernel and not installed separately so I have no guesses as to what you tried to do.

Boot to a live session and give us the results of aplay -l.

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card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: 92HD91BXX Analog [92HD91BXX Analog]

This is the difference from the non-live aply -l ? I noticed in my research that basically I couldn't get the analog, or "analog-output" to be recognised/to work. I looked into this direction but I haven't found a solution.

That is the issue. Something in your install changed because the live session is showing that audio card exists on your system.

What is the output of

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

I'm not sure this will work How can I enable the drivers for beats audio speakers for hp envy dv6? because your install is not currently showing the audio card, but maybe it will be helpful later if we can get the card to show.

[Melu]

That is the issue. Something in your install changed because the live session is showing that audio card exists on your system.

What is the output of

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

I'm not sure this will work How can I enable the drivers for beats audio speakers for hp envy dv6? because your install is not currently showing the audio card, but maybe it will be helpful later if we can get the card to show.

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$ journalctl -k | grep -Ei "ALSA|HDA|sof[-]|HDMI|snd[_-]|sound|hda.codec|hda.intel"
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: Applying patch firmware 'hda-jack-retask.fw'
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: Applying patch firmware 'hda-jack-retask.fw'
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input21
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input22
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: input: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=8 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0/input23

[Melu]

I'm not sure this will work How can I enable the drivers for beats audio speakers for hp envy dv6? because your install is not currently showing the audio card, but maybe it will be helpful later if we can get the card to show.

Didn't work. I'll keep this detailed solution in mind

[SMG]

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May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: Applying patch firmware 'hda-jack-retask.fw'
May 25 17:52:38 luigis-book kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1b.0: Applying patch firmware 'hda-jack-retask.fw'

It seems hda-jack-retask is installed. Did you try doing the pin changes in the past?

When you booted to the live session you had more output in aplay -l, but did you have sound?