LMDE 6 Sound Dummy Output

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hello
I have installed the new LMDE cinnamon.
Dummy Output is the only option in Audio

Pulseaudio is off - how can I activate it?

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inxi -Axxx

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Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series
    Imaging Unit driver: intel_atomisp2_pm v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
    chip-ID: 8086:22b8 class-ID: 0480
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-13-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active
  Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: off (using pipewire-pulse)

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aplay -l

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**** Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) ****
Karte 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], Gerät 0: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], Gerät 1: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], Gerät 2: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0

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now I have done this

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sudo apt remove pipewire-audio-client-libraries pipewire

systemctl --user --now disable pipewire-media-session.service
systemctl --user --now disable pipewire pipewire-pulse
systemctl --user mask pipewire-pulse.service pipewire-pulse.socket

systemctl --user --now enable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket
systemctl --user unmask pulseaudio

sudo reboot

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 inxi -Axxx 

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Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series
    Imaging Unit driver: intel_atomisp2_pm v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
    chip-ID: 8086:22b8 class-ID: 0480
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-13-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active

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Now Pulseaudio is active - but dummy output is still there
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hello
I have installed the new LMDE cinnamon.
Dummy Output is the only option in Audio

Pulseaudio is off - how can I activate it?

Debian Bookworm, on which LMDE 6 is based, uses Pipewire and does not use PulseAudio. That is how it is supposed to work.

Now Pulseaudio is active - but dummy output is still there

Please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Then click the Copy button in the lower right and paste the results into a reply window here so we can see how Linux Mint views your hardware.

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Thanks for your answer! I have now made a new setup.
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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 5.8.4
    tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: LMDE 6 Faye base: Debian 12.1 bookworm
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: BESSTAR (HK) product: Z83-F v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: BESSTAR Tech model: T3 MRD serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends
    v: BLT-BI-MINIPC-X5R110-CC54B-102-G date: 11/23/2018
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: Intel Atom x5-Z8350 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Airmont rev: 4 cache:
    L1: 224 KiB L2: 2 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 485 high: 502 min/max: 480/1920 cores: 1: 480 2: 480 3: 480 4: 502
    bogomips: 11520
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Integrated Graphics
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-8 ports: active: HDMI-A-2 empty: DP-1,DP-2,HDMI-A-1
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:22b0
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1200 s-dpi: 96
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-2 mapped: HDMI-2 model: Samsung SyncMaster res: 1920x1200 dpi: 94
    diag: 611mm (24.1")
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (CHV) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Imaging Unit
    driver: intel_atomisp2_pm v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:22b8
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-13-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
  IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 58.24 GiB used: 8.39 GiB (14.4%)
  ID-1: /dev/mmcblk1 vendor: Hisense model: H8G2d size: 58.24 GiB serial: <filter>
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 52.9 GiB used: 8.39 GiB (15.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/mmcblk1p3
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 285.4 MiB used: 5.8 MiB (2.0%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/mmcblk1p1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 3.91 GiB used: 768 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/mmcblk1p2
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2134
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com faye main upstream import backport
    2: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    4: deb http: //security.debian.org bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    5: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Info:
  Processes: 219 Uptime: 9m Memory: 3.75 GiB used: 2.16 GiB (57.7%) Init: systemd v: 252
  target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12 Client: Cinnamon v: 5.8.4
  inxi: 3.3.26

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Thanks for your answer! I have now made a new setup.

The driver showing for your system is not the one I would expect to see for that hardware.

Can you please supply the output of lsmod and enclose the results in code tags as described in this tutorial How to use code display tags on forums.linuxmint.com.

I have an idea to suggest, but I would like to see some more data first.

Is this the first time you installed a Linux Mint version on this mini-desktop?

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yes, it's the first time I'm installing Mint - I'm a Linux beginner

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lsmod

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Module                  Size  Used by
rfcomm                 94208  16
cmac                   16384  3
algif_hash             16384  1
algif_skcipher         16384  1
af_alg                 36864  6 algif_hash,algif_skcipher
snd_seq_dummy          16384  0
snd_hrtimer            16384  1
snd_seq                90112  7 snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_device         16384  1 snd_seq
qrtr                   49152  4
ip6t_REJECT            16384  1
nf_reject_ipv6         20480  1 ip6t_REJECT
bnep                   28672  2
xt_hl                  16384  22
ip6_tables             36864  52
ip6t_rt                20480  3
ipt_REJECT             16384  1
nf_reject_ipv4         16384  1 ipt_REJECT
xt_LOG                 20480  10
nf_log_syslog          20480  10
nft_limit              16384  13
xt_limit               16384  0
xt_addrtype            16384  4
xt_tcpudp              20480  0
xt_conntrack           16384  16
nf_conntrack          188416  1 xt_conntrack
nf_defrag_ipv6         24576  1 nf_conntrack
nf_defrag_ipv4         16384  1 nf_conntrack
nft_compat             20480  117
nf_tables             299008  594 nft_compat,nft_limit
binfmt_misc            24576  1
btsdio                 20480  0
nfnetlink              20480  2 nft_compat,nf_tables
mei_hdcp               24576  0
snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645    28672  0
hci_uart              159744  0
btqca                  24576  1 hci_uart
btrtl                  28672  1 hci_uart
nls_ascii              16384  1
intel_powerclamp       20480  0
btbcm                  24576  1 hci_uart
btintel                45056  1 hci_uart
coretemp               20480  0
intel_rapl_msr         20480  0
nls_cp437              20480  1
bluetooth             958464  47 btrtl,btqca,btsdio,btintel,hci_uart,btbcm,bnep,rfcomm
gpio_keys              20480  0
vfat                   24576  1
kvm_intel             380928  0
fat                    90112  1 vfat
kvm                  1146880  1 kvm_intel
jitterentropy_rng      16384  1
brcmfmac              360448  0
brcmutil               20480  1 brcmfmac
wdat_wdt               20480  0
irqbypass              16384  1 kvm
axp288_fuel_gauge      24576  0
axp288_adc             16384  0
watchdog               45056  1 wdat_wdt
pcspkr                 16384  0
intel_cstate           20480  0
industrialio          110592  2 axp288_adc,axp288_fuel_gauge
extcon_axp288          20480  0
cfg80211             1134592  1 brcmfmac
snd_intel_sst_acpi     20480  1
axp288_charger         28672  0
drbg                   45056  1
extcon_core            32768  2 extcon_axp288,axp288_charger
axp20x_pek             16384  0
snd_intel_sst_core     69632  1 snd_intel_sst_acpi
mei_txe                32768  1
snd_soc_sst_atom_hifi2_platform   114688  1 snd_intel_sst_core
ansi_cprng             16384  0
mei                   159744  3 mei_hdcp,mei_txe
usb_serial_simple      24576  0
snd_soc_rt5645        180224  1 snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
snd_soc_acpi_intel_match    77824  1 snd_intel_sst_acpi
processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy    16384  0
snd_soc_acpi           16384  3 snd_soc_acpi_intel_match,snd_intel_sst_acpi,snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
usbserial              65536  1 usb_serial_simple
snd_hdmi_lpe_audio     32768  1
snd_soc_rl6231         20480  1 snd_soc_rt5645
processor_thermal_device    20480  1 processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy
snd_soc_core          348160  3 snd_soc_sst_atom_hifi2_platform,snd_soc_rt5645,snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
processor_thermal_rfim    16384  1 processor_thermal_device
intel_atomisp2_pm      16384  0
ecdh_generic           16384  2 bluetooth
intel_xhci_usb_role_switch    16384  1
roles                  20480  2 extcon_axp288,intel_xhci_usb_role_switch
processor_thermal_mbox    16384  2 processor_thermal_rfim,processor_thermal_device
processor_thermal_rapl    20480  1 processor_thermal_device
intel_rapl_common      32768  2 intel_rapl_msr,processor_thermal_rapl
snd_compress           28672  1 snd_soc_core
snd_intel_dspcfg       36864  1 snd_intel_sst_acpi
snd_intel_sdw_acpi     20480  1 snd_intel_dspcfg
intel_soc_dts_iosf     20480  1 processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy
rfkill                 36864  5 bluetooth,cfg80211
joydev                 28672  0
snd_pcm               159744  6 snd_compress,snd_hdmi_lpe_audio,snd_soc_sst_atom_hifi2_platform,snd_soc_core,snd_soc_rt5645,snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
ecc                    40960  1 ecdh_generic
snd_timer              49152  3 snd_seq,snd_hrtimer,snd_pcm
snd                   126976  12 snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd_compress,snd_hdmi_lpe_audio,snd_soc_sst_atom_hifi2_platform,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm
pwm_lpss_platform      16384  0
soundcore              16384  1 snd
pwm_lpss               16384  1 pwm_lpss_platform
int3400_thermal        20480  0
int3403_thermal        20480  0
int3406_thermal        16384  0
int340x_thermal_zone    20480  2 int3403_thermal,processor_thermal_device
acpi_thermal_rel       16384  1 int3400_thermal
acpi_pad              184320  0
soc_button_array       24576  0
intel_int0002_vgpio    16384  1
evdev                  28672  35
msr                    16384  0
ecryptfs              126976  0
parport_pc             40960  0
ppdev                  24576  0
lp                     20480  0
parport                73728  3 parport_pc,lp,ppdev
fuse                  176128  5
loop                   32768  0
efi_pstore             16384  0
configfs               57344  1
efivarfs               24576  1
ip_tables              36864  8
x_tables               61440  12 xt_conntrack,nft_compat,xt_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_addrtype,ip6t_rt,ip6_tables,ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_limit,xt_hl,ip6t_REJECT
autofs4                53248  2
ext4                  983040  1
crc16                  16384  2 bluetooth,ext4
mbcache                16384  1 ext4
jbd2                  167936  1 ext4
crc32c_generic         16384  0
btrfs                1781760  0
xor                    24576  1 btrfs
raid6_pq              122880  1 btrfs
zstd_compress         294912  1 btrfs
libcrc32c              16384  3 nf_conntrack,btrfs,nf_tables
dm_mirror              28672  0
dm_region_hash         24576  1 dm_mirror
dm_log                 20480  2 dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
dm_mod                184320  2 dm_log,dm_mirror
hid_generic            16384  0
usbhid                 65536  0
hid                   155648  2 usbhid,hid_generic
i915                 3051520  18
crct10dif_pclmul       16384  0
crct10dif_common       16384  1 crct10dif_pclmul
crc32_pclmul           16384  0
crc32c_intel           24576  3
ghash_clmulni_intel    16384  0
sha512_ssse3           49152  1
sha512_generic         16384  1 sha512_ssse3
drm_buddy              20480  1 i915
i2c_algo_bit           16384  1 i915
drm_display_helper    184320  1 i915
mmc_block              57344  4
xhci_pci               24576  0
cec                    61440  2 drm_display_helper,i915
rc_core                69632  1 cec
xhci_hcd              315392  1 xhci_pci
ttm                    94208  1 i915
drm_kms_helper        204800  2 drm_display_helper,i915
aesni_intel           393216  4
crypto_simd            16384  1 aesni_intel
usbcore               348160  5 usbserial,xhci_hcd,usbhid,brcmfmac,xhci_pci
cryptd                 28672  3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel
r8169                  94208  0
drm                   614400  12 drm_kms_helper,drm_display_helper,drm_buddy,i915,ttm
realtek                36864  1
mdio_devres            16384  1 r8169
libphy                180224  3 r8169,mdio_devres,realtek
lpc_ich                28672  0
spi_pxa2xx_platform    36864  0
usb_common             16384  2 xhci_hcd,usbcore
sdhci_acpi             28672  0
sdhci                  81920  1 sdhci_acpi
axp20x_i2c             16384  0
video                  65536  2 int3406_thermal,i915
wmi                    36864  1 video
axp20x                 36864  1 axp20x_i2c
mmc_core              212992  5 sdhci,mmc_block,btsdio,brcmfmac,sdhci_acpi
dw_dmac                16384  8
dw_dmac_core           36864  1 dw_dmac
button                 24576  0
pc@pc:~$

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yes, it's the first time I'm installing Mint - I'm a Linux beginner

There is some hardware that worked well on older Linux Mint versions then stopped working on the latest version which is why I asked. The sound driver your computer loaded is a bit unusual and not one I would expect to see for that hardware, but I do see in the lsmod output something more like I was expecting to see.

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snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645    28672  0
snd_intel_sst_acpi     20480  1
snd_soc_rt5645        180224  1 snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
snd_soc_acpi           16384  3 snd_soc_acpi_intel_match,snd_intel_sst_acpi,snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
snd_soc_rl6231         20480  1 snd_soc_rt5645
intel_atomisp2_pm      16384  0

The snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645 is supposed to work out of the box with PulseAudio, but I know people who ran into issues with it when using it with the 5.15 kernel on Main Edition Linux Mint. You're using an even newer kernel so that may be why just installing PulseAudio did not help.

The driver which shows in the system information intel_atomisp2_pm isn't even one which starts with snd (sound) so I'm going to have you try something to try and force a different driver to load and see if that helps your situation.

I would like you to add the following kenrel parameter snd_sof.sof_debug=1 to grub. That helped others with snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645 to have the SOF driver load and it fixed their issues. You can use the following information How to add a kernel parameter to temporarily or permanently add the parameter. When you add it temporarily, it adds it only for that current boot cycle, so if, for any reason, it seems to cause issues or it does not work, all you need to do is reboot to clear it. If you need more details than that topic provides, just let us know.

You are the first person to try this so I don't know if it will work because Linux Mint Main Edition is still using PulseAudio as the main sound server. (It uses PipeWire too, but not as the main sound server.)

One thing to keep in mind as we investigate is sound through bluetooth devices (speakers, headphones) are handled through a different mechanism and often one can get sound through bluetooth devices even if the laptop speakers are being troublesome.

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Hello, thanks for the answer. I found this solution here, but I don't know how to apply or install it. Maybe you know a way to install this - worst case scenario I'll buy a new PC to be able to install LMDE 6. This solution affects an old Ubuntu version.
https://bbs.minisforum.com/threads/linu ... 18-04.125/

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I found this solution here, but I don't know how to apply or install it. Maybe you know a way to install this - worst case scenario I'll buy a new PC to be able to install LMDE 6. This solution affects an old Ubuntu version.
https://bbs.minisforum.com/threads/linu ... 18-04.125/

LMDE is based on Debian and not Ubuntu so a solution for an old Ubuntu version using a much older kernel is not relevant to your situation. That solution is not even relevant for Linux Mint based on Ubuntu because it is so old and out of date.

I have a section in the Sound Tips specifically for this type of hardware running Ubuntu-based Linux Mint which is why I had an idea of what to look for. Did you try the solution I suggested?

The base versions of Debian and Ubuntu change over time which is why it is important to find up-to-date information.

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 sudo xed /etc/default/grub

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# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash snd_sof.sof_debug=1"
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# If your computer has multiple operating systems installed, then you
# probably want to run os-prober. However, if your computer is a host
# for guest OSes installed via LVM or raw disk devices, running
# os-prober can cause damage to those guest OSes as it mounts
# filesystems to look for things.
#GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false

Thanks for answer
I have add this line

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash snd_sof.sof_debug=1"

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sudo update-grub

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Generating grub configuration file ...
Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/linuxmint/theme.txt
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-13-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-13-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-12-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64
Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
done

reboot

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I have add this line

Please post the current output of aplay -l and

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

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aplay -l

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**** Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) ****
Karte 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], Gerät 0: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], Gerät 1: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: Audio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio], Gerät 2: HdmiLpeAudio [Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audi]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0

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

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Nov 16 00:45:29 pc kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] HDaudio controller not detected, using LPE audio instead
Nov 16 00:45:30 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=0 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input9
Nov 16 00:45:30 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=1 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input10
Nov 16 00:45:30 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=2 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input11
Nov 16 00:45:31 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 00:45:31 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 00:45:41 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517

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journalctl -k | grep -Ei "ALSA|HDA|sof[-]|HDMI|snd[_-]|sound|hda.codec|hda.intel"
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Nov 16 00:45:29 pc kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] HDaudio controller not detected, using LPE audio instead
Nov 16 00:45:30 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=0 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input9
Nov 16 00:45:30 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=1 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input10
Nov 16 00:45:30 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=2 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input11
Nov 16 00:45:31 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 00:45:31 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 00:45:41 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517

Well that didn't work. That wasn't what I expected either.

Remove the kernel parameter and update grub again and then the next time you boot, run

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

I just now noticed we hadn't run that yet. Let's see what information we get. Maybe it will give some clues the other information has not given us.

Have you tried LMDE 5 to see if you get sound? It is supported until July 1, 2024. It uses both an older kernel and PulseAudio. (I mention that because it appears you prefer LMDE over Ubuntu-based Linux Mint.)

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I have removed the kernel parameter and update grub.

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

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Nov 16 11:53:41 pc kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] HDaudio controller not detected, using LPE audio instead
Nov 16 11:53:42 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=0 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input9
Nov 16 11:53:42 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=1 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input10
Nov 16 11:53:42 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=2 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input11
Nov 16 11:53:44 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 11:53:54 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517

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I went to post my response and your post had disappeared. Here is my feedback on it.

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I went searching for some other BESSTAR Z83-F on the forum, but apparently they do not all have the same hardware inside. One I found was using the
driver: bytcr-rt5651 whereas your error message indicates rt5645.

I did find another using intel_atomisp2_pm (what your original output shows), but that was a Microsoft Surface laptop.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of different variations available for audio hardware.

I have installed linuxmint-21.2-cinnamon-64bit.

It shows no driver for the audio unit.

Was sound working on this computer when you had Windows installed?

I see some snd_sof here. Maybe the kernel parameter will work with LM21.2.

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snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645    32768  0
snd_sof_acpi_intel_byt    20480  0
snd_sof_acpi           20480  1 snd_sof_acpi_intel_byt
snd_sof_intel_atom     20480  1 snd_sof_acpi_intel_byt
snd_sof_xtensa_dsp     16384  1 snd_sof_acpi_intel_byt
snd_sof               311296  3 snd_sof_intel_atom,snd_sof_acpi,snd_sof_acpi_intel_byt
snd_sof_utils          20480  1 snd_sof
snd_intel_sst_acpi     20480  0
snd_soc_acpi_intel_match    81920  2 snd_sof_acpi_intel_byt,snd_intel_sst_acpi
snd_intel_sst_core     77824  1 snd_intel_sst_acpi
snd_soc_sst_atom_hifi2_platform   122880  1 snd_intel_sst_core
snd_soc_acpi           16384  4 snd_sof_intel_atom,snd_soc_acpi_intel_match,snd_intel_sst_acpi,snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
snd_intel_dspcfg       36864  3 snd_sof,snd_sof_acpi_intel_byt,snd_intel_sst_acpi
snd_soc_rt5645        188416  1 snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645
snd_soc_rl6231         20480  1 snd_soc_rt5645
snd_intel_sdw_acpi     20480  1 snd_intel_dspcfg
snd_soc_core          417792  4 snd_sof,snd_soc_sst_atom_hifi2_platform,snd_soc_rt5645,snd_soc_sst_cht_bsw_rt5645

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

any different for LM21.2?

As a back-up option used by many people, do you have an available usb slot? Usb sound cards are not expensive and many people have posted on the forum that they work quite well. That could be an option. Make sure to get one which says it works on Linux-based distros.

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dear smg - thank you very much for your work and your efforts. I'm currently testing older versions of Mint because the programming of Audio HDMI for this hardware is apparently no longer available in newer versions. I'm going to buy a new mini pc. It will be an AMD. Until then it will be running with an old version. I will post the version that works. Many greetings from Austria.

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any different for LM21.2?

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

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Nov 16 19:41:36 pc kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] HDaudio controller not detected, using LPE audio instead
Nov 16 19:41:38 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=0 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input9
Nov 16 19:41:38 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=1 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input10
Nov 16 19:41:38 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=2 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input11
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: Firmware info: version 2:0:0-b678a
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: Firmware: ABI 3:20:0 Kernel ABI 3:23:0
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: unknown sof_ext_man header type 3 size 0x30
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: Firmware info: version 2:0:0-b678a
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: Firmware: ABI 3:20:0 Kernel ABI 3:23:0
Nov 16 19:41:40 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 19:41:49 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 19:41:49 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 19:41:50 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 19:50:22 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 16 19:50:23 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517

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Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: Firmware info: version 2:0:0-b678a
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: Firmware: ABI 3:20:0 Kernel ABI 3:23:0
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: unknown sof_ext_man header type 3 size 0x30
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: Firmware info: version 2:0:0-b678a
Nov 16 19:41:39 pc kernel: sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt 808622A8:00: Firmware: ABI 3:20:0 Kernel ABI 3:23:0

This is showing the SOF (sound open firmware) drivers sof-audio-acpi-intel-byt. I thought all distros were going to be using them so I'm surprised they didn't show in your LMDE 6 output. I also don't know why they didn't load and show in the inxi output for either version.

You could try the kernel parameters below to see if that helps. Try one and if it doesn't work then try the other. (Do not use both simultaneously.)
snd_sof.sof_debug=1
or
snd_intel_dspcfg.dsp_driver=2

We didn't try the second one on LMDE 6, but that might work because I see the module for it in both the LMDE 6 and LM 21.2 outputs.

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You could try the kernel parameters below to see if that helps. Try one and if it doesn't work then try the other. (Do not use both simultaneously.)

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snd_sof.sof_debug=1
or
snd_intel_dspcfg.dsp_driver=2

We didn't try the second one on LMDE 6, but that might work because I see the module for it in both the LMDE 6 and LM 21.2 outputs.

I have now installed LMD6 again until the new PC arrives. I have tried the second parameter in grub. Maybe we can still identify the error.

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inxi -Axxx

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Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series
    Imaging Unit driver: intel_atomisp2_pm v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
    chip-ID: 8086:22b8 class-ID: 0480
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-13-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin

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

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Nov 17 13:57:28 pc kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] HDaudio controller not detected, using LPE audio instead
Nov 17 13:57:29 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=0 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input9
Nov 17 13:57:29 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=1 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input10
Nov 17 13:57:29 pc kernel: input: Intel HDMI/DP LPE Audio HDMI/DP,pcm=2 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/hdmi-lpe-audio/sound/card0/input11
Nov 17 13:57:30 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517
Nov 17 13:57:41 pc kernel: cht-bsw-rt5645 cht-bsw-rt5645: snd_soc_register_card failed -517

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I have now installed LMD6 again until the new PC arrives. I have tried the second parameter in grub. Maybe we can still identify the error.

That looks to be the same output as when there is no parameter so maybe that was the default the system was trying to use anyhow. There are several possibilities which can be used and the default is to be Auto and let the system select. By using the kernel parameter, that forces one specific option.

I do not have any other ideas. (However, a usb sound card is very inexpensive alternative option.)