5.1 Audio only as Stereo

IvanAT · April 2, 2026, 6:15pm

Hello everyone!

I’ve just installed CachyOS for the first time and my problem is:
Onboard audio (of ASRock X670E PG Lightning) is capable of 5.1 sound (and a 5.1 speaker setup is connected), however the device only shows up as 2.0.
This is a fresh install and I haven’t modified anything.
I’ve tried switching to LTS and RC kernels but that didn’t help. I’ve tried reinstalling all packages (from CachyOS Hello) and that didn’t help.

Here is my bugreport: d2716f1

Here are a few log outputs that I’ve found asked in similar threads:

systemctl status --user pipewire

● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2026-04-02 19:44:02 CEST; 21s ago
Invocation: cdd8f6faf14847dabf554679a831cc86
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
Main PID: 5210 (pipewire)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 76017)
Memory: 3.9M (peak: 5M)
CPU: 24ms
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
└─5210 /usr/bin/pipewire

Apr 02 19:44:02 argenta systemd[1224]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Apr 02 19:44:02 argenta pipewire[5210]: mod.rt: could not set nice-level to -11: Permission denied

That error about mod.rt might be a hint.

aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Microphone [Yeti Stereo Microphone], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [Gigabyte M32U]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 3: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC897 Analog [ALC897 Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

I suspect that last “card 3” ‘ALC897’ might be the actual one, but it shows 0/1 subdevices, which seems weird.

Any ideas how to further debug this?

IvanAT · April 2, 2026, 6:16pm

pactl list cards

Card #42
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.1
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
device.enum.api = “udev”
device.api = “alsa”
media.class = “Audio/Device”
api.alsa.path = “hw:1”
api.alsa.card = “1”
api.alsa.card.name = “HDA ATI HDMI”
api.alsa.card.longname = “HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcc20000 irq 138”
device.plugged.usec = “8347069”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:03:00.1”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.0/0000:02:00.0/0000:03:00.1/sound/ca
rd1”
device.bus = “pci”
device.subsystem = “sound”
device.vendor.id = “0x1002”
device.vendor.name = “Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]”
device.product.id = “0xab30”
device.product.name = “Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio”
device.name = “alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.1”
device.description = “Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio”
device.nick = “HDA ATI HDMI”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-analog-pci”
api.alsa.use-acp = “true”
api.acp.auto-profile = “false”
api.acp.auto-port = “false”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = “-20”
api.alsa.split-enable = “true”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = “Audio1”
spa.object.id = “4”
factory.id = “15”
client.id = “41”
object.id = “42”
object.serial = “42”
object.path = “alsa:acp:HDMI”
alsa.card = “1”
alsa.card_name = “HDA ATI HDMI”
alsa.long_card_name = “HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcc20000 irq 138”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
alsa.mixer_name = “ATI R6xx HDMI”
alsa.components = “HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100800”
alsa.id = “HDMI”
device.string = “1”
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, availa
ble: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 570
0, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 570
0, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 570
0, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, prior
ity: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, pri
ority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, prior
ity: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, pri
ority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, prior
ity: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, pri
ority: 600, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 4, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: off
Ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availab
ility group: Legacy 1, available)
Properties:
port.type = “hdmi”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 1”
device.icon_name = “video-display”
card.profile.port = “0”
device.product.name = “Gigabyte M32U”
iec958.codecs.detected = “[\“PCM\”]”
audio.channels.detected = “2”
audio.position.detected = “[FL,FR]”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, avail
ability group: Legacy 2, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “hdmi”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 2”
device.icon_name = “video-display”
card.profile.port = “1”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdm
i-surround71-extra1
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, avail
ability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “hdmi”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 3”
device.icon_name = “video-display”
card.profile.port = “2”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdm
i-surround71-extra2
hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (type: HDMI, priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, avail
ability group: Legacy 4, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “hdmi”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 4”
device.icon_name = “video-display”
card.profile.port = “3”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdm
i-surround71-extra3

Card #43
Name: alsa_card.usb-Blue_Microphones_Yeti_Stereo_Microphone_REV8-00
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
device.enum.api = “udev”
device.api = “alsa”
media.class = “Audio/Device”
api.alsa.path = “hw:0”
api.alsa.card = “0”
api.alsa.card.name = “Yeti Stereo Microphone”
api.alsa.card.longname = “Blue Microphones Yeti Stereo Microphone at usb-0000:14:00.0-1.1, ful
l speed”
device.plugged.usec = “8351829”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:14:00.0-usb-0:1.1:1.0”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.1/0000:04:00.0/0000:05:08.0/0000:0b:00.0/0000:0c:
0c.0/0000:14:00.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/sound/card0”
device.bus-id = “usb-Blue_Microphones_Yeti_Stereo_Microphone_REV8-00”
device.bus = “usb”
device.subsystem = “sound”
device.vendor.id = “0xb58e”
device.vendor.name = “Blue Microphones”
device.product.id = “0x9e84”
device.product.name = “Yeti Stereo Microphone”
device.serial = “Blue_Microphones_Yeti_Stereo_Microphone_REV8”
device.form_factor = “microphone”
device.name = “alsa_card.usb-Blue_Microphones_Yeti_Stereo_Microphone_REV8-00”
device.description = “Yeti Stereo Microphone”
device.nick = “Yeti Stereo Microphone”
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone-analog-usb”
api.alsa.use-acp = “true”
api.acp.auto-profile = “false”
api.acp.auto-port = “false”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = “-20”
api.alsa.split-enable = “true”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = “Audio0”
spa.object.id = “2”
factory.id = “15”
client.id = “41”
object.id = “43”
object.serial = “43”
object.path = “alsa:acp:Microphone”
alsa.card = “0”
alsa.card_name = “Yeti Stereo Microphone”
alsa.long_card_name = “Blue Microphones Yeti Stereo Microphone at usb-0000:14:00.0-1.1, full s
peed”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_usb_audio”
alsa.mixer_name = “USB Mixer”
alsa.components = “USBb58e:9e84”
alsa.id = “Microphone”
device.string = “0”
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority
: 6565, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Stereo Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input
(sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6555, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: y
es)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input
(sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5565, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo Duplex (IEC958) (sinks: 1, sources: 1
, priority: 5555, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5500, av
ailable: yes)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output +
Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 365, available: yes)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output +
Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 355, available: yes)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0,
priority: 300, available: yes)
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
input:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 55, availa
ble: yes)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: input:iec958-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability
unknown)
Properties:
port.type = “mic”
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”
card.profile.port = “0”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, out
put:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
iec958-stereo-input: Digital Input (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec,
availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = “spdif”
card.profile.port = “1”
Part of profile(s): input:iec958-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo, out
put:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:iec958-stereo
analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, latency offset: 0 usec, avail
ability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = “speaker”
device.icon_name = “audio-speakers”
card.profile.port = “2”
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, ou
tput:analog-stereo+input:iec958-stereo
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 use
c, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = “spdif”
card.profile.port = “3”
Part of profile(s): output:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, ou
tput:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo

Card #44
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_19_00.1
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
device.enum.api = “udev”
device.api = “alsa”
media.class = “Audio/Device”
api.alsa.path = “hw:2”
api.alsa.card = “2”
api.alsa.card.name = “HD-Audio Generic”
api.alsa.card.longname = “HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca88000 irq 139”
device.plugged.usec = “8347136”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:19:00.1”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:19:00.1/sound/card2”
device.bus = “pci”
device.subsystem = “sound”
device.vendor.id = “0x1002”
device.vendor.name = “Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]”
device.product.id = “0x1640”
device.product.name = “Radeon High Definition Audio Controller”
device.name = “alsa_card.pci-0000_19_00.1”
device.description = “Radeon High Definition Audio Controller”
device.nick = “HD-Audio Generic”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-analog-pci”
api.alsa.use-acp = “true”
api.acp.auto-profile = “false”
api.acp.auto-port = “false”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = “-20”
api.alsa.split-enable = “true”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = “Audio2”
spa.object.id = “6”
factory.id = “15”
client.id = “41”
object.id = “44”
object.serial = “44”
object.path = “alsa:acp:Generic”
alsa.card = “2”
alsa.card_name = “HD-Audio Generic”
alsa.long_card_name = “HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca88000 irq 139”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
alsa.mixer_name = “ATI R6xx HDMI”
alsa.components = “HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100800”
alsa.id = “Generic”
device.string = “2”
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, availa
ble: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 570
0, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 570
0, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 570
0, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800,
available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 80
0, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, prior
ity: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, pri
ority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, prior
ity: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, pri
ority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, prior
ity: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, pri
ority: 600, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 4, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: off
Ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availab
ility group: Legacy 1, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “hdmi”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 1”
device.icon_name = “video-display”
card.profile.port = “0”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround71
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, avail
ability group: Legacy 2, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “hdmi”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 2”
device.icon_name = “video-display”
card.profile.port = “1”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdm
i-surround71-extra1
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, avail
ability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “hdmi”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 3”
device.icon_name = “video-display”
card.profile.port = “2”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdm
i-surround71-extra2
hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (type: HDMI, priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, avail
ability group: Legacy 4, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “hdmi”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 4”
device.icon_name = “video-display”
card.profile.port = “3”
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdm
i-surround71-extra3

Card #45
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_19_00.6
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
device.enum.api = “udev”
device.api = “alsa”
media.class = “Audio/Device”
api.alsa.path = “hw:3”
api.alsa.card = “3”
api.alsa.card.name = “HD-Audio Generic”
api.alsa.card.longname = “HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca80000 irq 140”
device.plugged.usec = “8370340”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:19:00.6”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:19:00.6/sound/card3”
device.bus = “pci”
device.subsystem = “sound”
device.vendor.id = “0x1022”
device.vendor.name = “Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]”
device.product.id = “0x15e3”
device.product.name = “Ryzen HD Audio Controller”
device.name = “alsa_card.pci-0000_19_00.6”
device.description = “Ryzen HD Audio Controller”
device.nick = “HD-Audio Generic”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-analog-pci”
api.alsa.use-acp = “true”
api.acp.auto-profile = “false”
api.acp.auto-port = “false”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = “-20”
api.alsa.split-enable = “true”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = “Audio3”
spa.object.id = “8”
factory.id = “15”
client.id = “41”
object.id = “45”
object.serial = “45”
object.path = “alsa:acp:Generic_1”
alsa.card = “3”
alsa.card_name = “HD-Audio Generic”
alsa.long_card_name = “HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca80000 irq 140”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
alsa.mixer_name = “Realtek ALC897”
alsa.components = “HDA:10ec0897,18491897,00100402”
alsa.id = “Generic_1”
device.string = “3”
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority
: 6565, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: y
es)
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 2, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8500, latency offset: 0 usec, a
vailability group: Legacy 1, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “mic”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 1”
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”
card.profile.port = “0”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8200, latency offset: 0 usec, ava
ilability group: Legacy 2, available)
Properties:
port.type = “mic”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 2”
device.icon_name = “audio-input-microphone”
card.profile.port = “1”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-linein: Line In (type: Line, priority: 8100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability
group: Legacy 3, available)
Properties:
port.type = “line”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 3”
card.profile.port = “2”
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (type: Line, priority: 9000, latency offset: 0 usec, availabil
ity group: Legacy 4, available)
Properties:
port.type = “line”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 4”
card.profile.port = “3”
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec
, availability group: Legacy 5, not available)
Properties:
port.type = “headphones”
port.availability-group = “Legacy 5”
device.icon_name = “audio-headphones”
card.profile.port = “4”
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo

~

Here card #54 is the Yeti mic, which I do use for headphones from time to time, but it’s wrong that it shows up as 5.1 capable, whereas card #56 that shows up as “ALC897” doesn’t have a 5.1 profile. But idk, maybe card #55 is the actual one.

IvanAT · April 2, 2026, 6:16pm

pactl list sinks

Sink #291
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_19_00.6.analog-stereo
Description: Ryzen HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 39037 / 60% / -13,50 dB, front-right: 39037 / 60% / -13,50 dB
balance 0,00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_19_00.6.analog-stereo.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
object.path = “alsa:acp:Generic_1:4:playback”
api.alsa.path = “front:3”
api.alsa.pcm.card = “3”
api.alsa.pcm.stream = “playback”
port.group = “playback”
device.icon_name = “audio-card-analog”
device.bus = “pci”
audio.channels = “2”
audio.position = “[ FL, FR ]”
device.routes = “2”
alsa.resolution_bits = “16”
alsa.card = “3”
alsa.card_name = “HD-Audio Generic”
alsa.long_card_name = “HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca80000 irq 140”
alsa.driver_name = “snd_hda_intel”
alsa.mixer_name = “Realtek ALC897”
alsa.components = “HDA:10ec0897,18491897,00100402”
alsa.id = “Generic_1”
device.api = “alsa”
device.class = “sound”
alsa.class = “generic”
alsa.subclass = “generic-mix”
alsa.name = “ALC897 Analog”
alsa.subdevice = “0”
alsa.subdevice_name = “subdevice #0”
alsa.device = “0”
alsa.sync.id = “00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000”
device.profile.name = “analog-stereo”
device.profile.description = “Analog Stereo”
card.profile.device = “4”
device.id = “45”
factory.name = “api.alsa.pcm.sink”
node.pause-on-idle = “false”
priority.driver = “1009”
priority.session = “1009”
media.class = “Audio/Sink”
node.name = “alsa_output.pci-0000_19_00.6.analog-stereo”
node.nick = “ALC897 Analog”
device.description = “Ryzen HD Audio Controller”
api.alsa.card.name = “HD-Audio Generic”
api.alsa.card.longname = “HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca80000 irq 140”
factory.id = “19”
clock.quantum-limit = “8192”
client.id = “41”
node.driver = “true”
node.loop.name = “data-loop.0”
library.name = “audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert”
object.id = “128”
object.serial = “291”
node.max-latency = “16384/48000”
api.alsa.period-size = “1024”
api.alsa.period-num = “32”
api.alsa.headroom = “0”
device.enum.api = “udev”
api.alsa.card = “3”
device.plugged.usec = “8370340”
device.bus_path = “pci-0000:19:00.6”
sysfs.path = “/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:19:00.6/sound/card3”
device.subsystem = “sound”
device.vendor.id = “0x1022”
device.vendor.name = “Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]”
device.product.id = “0x15e3”
device.product.name = “Ryzen HD Audio Controller”
device.name = “alsa_card.pci-0000_19_00.6”
device.nick = “HD-Audio Generic”
api.alsa.use-acp = “true”
api.acp.auto-profile = “false”
api.acp.auto-port = “false”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = “-20”
api.alsa.split-enable = “true”
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = “Audio3”
spa.object.id = “8”
device.string = “3”
Ports:
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (type: Line, priority: 9000, availability group: Legacy 4, ava
ilable)
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Le
gacy 5, not available)
Active Port: analog-output-lineout
Formats:
pcm

Shows the output missing 5.1.

inxi -Aax

Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 03:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab30 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Radeon High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 19:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio vendor: ASRock
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 19:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
Device-4: Blue Microphones Yeti Stereo Microphone
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: b58e:9e84 class-ID: 0300
serial: REV8
API: ALSA v: k6.19.10-1-cachyos status: kernel-api
tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: JACK v: 0.126.0 status: off tools: N/A
Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.6.2 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl

pacman -Qs pipewire

local/gst-plugin-pipewire 1:1.6.2-1.1
Multimedia graph framework - pipewire plugin
local/kpipewire 6.6.3-1.1 (plasma)
Components relating to pipewire use in Plasma
local/lib32-libpipewire 1:1.6.2-1
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - 32-bit - client library
local/lib32-pipewire 1:1.6.2-1
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - 32-bit
local/libpipewire 1:1.6.2-1.1
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - client library
local/libwireplumber 0.5.14-1.1
Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire - client library
local/pipewire 1:1.6.2-1.1
Low-latency audio/video router and processor
local/pipewire-alsa 1:1.6.2-1.1
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - ALSA configuration
local/pipewire-audio 1:1.6.2-1.1
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - Audio support
local/pipewire-pulse 1:1.6.2-1.1
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - PulseAudio replacement
local/wireplumber 0.5.14-1.1
Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire

amixer -c1

Simple mixer control ‘IEC958’,0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control ‘IEC958’,1
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control ‘IEC958’,2
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control ‘IEC958’,3
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]

cat /proc/asound/cards

0 [Microphone ]: USB-Audio - Yeti Stereo Microphone
Blue Microphones Yeti Stereo Microphone at usb-0000:14:00.0-1.1, full speed
1 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcc20000 irq 138
2 [Generic ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca88000 irq 139
3 [Generic_1 ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
HD-Audio Generic at 0xfca80000 irq 140

sudo dmesg | grep -iE 'snd|sof'

[ 0.051060] software IO TLB: area num 16.
[ 0.522621] PCI-DMA: Using software bounce buffering for IO (SWIOTLB)
[ 0.522622] software IO TLB: mapped [mem 0x000000007c4c0000-0x00000000804c0000] (64MB)
[ 0.694846] x86/amd: Previous system reset reason [0x00080800]: software wrote 0x6 to reset control register 0xCF9
[ 8.321347] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.1: enabling device (0000 → 0002)
[ 8.321435] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
[ 8.321438] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.1: Force to non-snoop mode
[ 8.321715] snd_hda_intel 0000:19:00.1: enabling device (0000 → 0002)
[ 8.321782] snd_hda_intel 0000:19:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
[ 8.321840] snd_hda_intel 0000:19:00.6: enabling device (0000 → 0002)
[ 8.346924] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.1: bound 0000:03:00.0 (ops amdgpu_dm_audio_component_bind_ops [amdgpu])
[ 8.347735] snd_hda_intel 0000:19:00.1: bound 0000:19:00.0 (ops amdgpu_dm_audio_component_bind_ops [amdgpu])
[ 8.351987] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC3D0: autoconfig for ALC897: line_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[ 8.351992] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC3D0: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 8.351994] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC3D0: hp_outs=1 (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[ 8.351996] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC3D0: mono: mono_out=0x0
[ 8.351998] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC3D0: inputs:
[ 8.352000] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC3D0: Rear Mic=0x18
[ 8.352001] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC3D0: Front Mic=0x19
[ 8.352003] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC3D0: Line=0x1a
[ 8.353244] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio

IvanAT · April 2, 2026, 6:18pm

Here the Audio Tab of Info Centre: 7977aff

IvanAT · April 2, 2026, 6:24pm

journalctl --user -u pipewire -u pipewire-pulse -u wireplumber -b 0

Apr 02 20:24:21 argenta systemd[1224]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Apr 02 20:24:21 argenta systemd[1224]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Apr 02 20:24:21 argenta pipewire[1235]: mod.rt: could not set nice-level to -11: Permission denied
Apr 02 20:24:21 argenta wireplumber[1236]: mod.rt: could not set nice-level to -11: Permission denied
Apr 02 20:24:22 argenta wireplumber[1236]: spa.bluez5: BlueZ system service is not available
Apr 02 20:24:22 argenta wireplumber[1236]: wp-device: SPA handle ‘api.libcamera.enum.manager’ could not be loaded; is it installed?
Apr 02 20:24:22 argenta wireplumber[1236]: s-monitors-libcamera: PipeWire’s libcamera SPA plugin is missing or broken. Some camera types may not be supported.
Apr 02 20:24:22 argenta systemd[1224]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.
Apr 02 20:24:22 argenta pipewire-pulse[1667]: mod.rt: could not set nice-level to -11: Permission denied

IvanAT · April 2, 2026, 8:27pm

I’ve tried installing pulseaudio, that didn’t fix it. Replaced it with pipewire-pulse. That didn’t fix it.

IvanAT · April 4, 2026, 2:25pm

I’ve tried setting the device to 6ch in alsamixer, didn’t work.

I’ve tried the RC kernel, since I’m getting freezes due to pageflip timeouts (an unrelated problem) and now the audio issue is fixed!

So the solution might be a mix of:

RC Kernel (7.0.0-rc6-1-cachyos-rc (64-bit))
pipewire-pulse
setting the device to 6ch in alsamixer

IvanAT · April 4, 2026, 6:58pm

Now it’s working on the Kernel Version: 6.19.11-1-cachyos (64-bit), (so not RC) which is 0.0.1 higher than previously.

IvanAT · April 13, 2026, 1:13pm

Update: I have pipewire config for upmixing as well as a loopback device so I can use EasyEffects and a startup script that uses pw-link to route FC, FR, FL into LFE.
That’s my working config sofar.