Hello everyone.
I need some help from a more experienced person to solve this problem because I’ve been trying for a long time without success.
I had some problem with my speakers audio on F40 since I’ve installed it on my ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3405MA: sometimes it worked but volume was very low (I just unlocked the volume to go over 100% at that time), sometimes it didn’t but a restart made it worked again, one time just one speaker worked (the right one). It was the same for headphones connected through the jack port. Then it seems audio was not working at all (I’m not able to set the volume over 100% too if this could be useful). I’m not sure if it was for an update or something else I’ve done.
I’ve tried to solve this problem by myself, searching online and looking at the documentation of both Pipewire and ALSA. Although it was interesting and I learned a lot on Pipewire and a lot more must be learned, ALSA documentation is a little too advanced for me.
I’ve also installed pavucontrol (in italian it’s called “Regolazione del volume PulseAudio”) to manage the Pulseaudio settings without success, no configuration/profile worked for me. If you need, I can share some screenshot of my profiles.
Anyway, the point is that I don’t know if I screwed something up or not, but I was able to get my headphones working again, but I can’t figure out what the problem is with my speakers.
I’ve changed some configs like the /etc/asound.conf and the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf files, but I can’t remember all the changes I’ve done. So, please, feel free to ask for more information and I’ll try to provide it.
Finally, I’ve used the ALSA Information Script to collect all the possible relevant information in this single page. Moreover, I’ll provide also the following results:
dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior:~$ wpctl status
PipeWire 'pipewire-0' [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, cookie:1645026649]
└─ Clients:
31. WirePlumber [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:2653]
32. pipewire [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:2654]
42. gsd-power [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:3130]
45. WirePlumber [export] [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:2653]
56. uresourced [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:2795]
57. gnome-shell [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:2861]
58. GNOME Shell Volume Control [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:2861]
59. xdg-desktop-portal [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:3784]
60. GNOME Volume Control Media Keys [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:3129]
61. GNOME Settings [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:5683]
74. Mutter [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:2861]
78. libcanberra [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:3129]
82. Regolazione del volume PulseAudio [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:12913]
105. wpctl [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:14135]
109. Firefox [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:7952]
113. Firefox [1.0.7, dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior, pid:7952]
Audio
├─ Devices:
│ 49. Audio interno [alsa]
│
├─ Sinks:
│ * 55. Audio interno Stereo analogico [vol: 1.00]
│
├─ Sources:
│ * 64. Audio interno Stereo analogico [vol: 0.50]
│
├─ Filters:
│
└─ Streams:
62. GNOME Settings
63. monitor_FR
65. input_FL < ALC294 Analog:monitor_FL [active]
66. monitor_FL
67. input_FR < ALC294 Analog:monitor_FR [active]
69. GNOME Settings
70. monitor_FL
72. input_FL < ALC294 Analog:capture_FL [active]
75. input_FR < ALC294 Analog:capture_FR [active]
77. monitor_FR
91. Regolazione del volume PulseAudio
81. monitor_FL
85. monitor_FR
89. input_FL < ALC294 Analog:monitor_FL [active]
90. input_FR < ALC294 Analog:monitor_FR [active]
93. Regolazione del volume PulseAudio
80. monitor_FL
84. input_FR < ALC294 Analog:capture_FR [active]
87. monitor_FR
88. input_FL < ALC294 Analog:capture_FL [active]
95. Firefox
96. output_FL > ALC294 Analog:playback_FL [active]
104. output_FR > Regolazione del volume PulseAudio:input_FR [active]
110. Regolazione del volume PulseAudio
94. monitor_FR
97. monitor_FL
111. input_FR < Firefox:output_FR [active]
112. input_FL < Firefox:output_FL [active]
Video
├─ Devices:
│
├─ Sinks:
│
├─ Sources:
│
├─ Filters:
│
└─ Streams:
Settings
└─ Default Configured Devices:
0. Audio/Sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
1. Audio/Source alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.pro-input-0
dariocaricchio@wall-e-junior:~$ inxi -JFmxz
System:
Kernel: 6.9.9-200.fc40.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 2.41-37.fc40
Desktop: GNOME v: 46.3.1 Distro: Fedora Linux 40 (Workstation Edition)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3405MA_UX3405MA
v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: UX3405MA v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: UX3405MA.307 date: 04/15/2024
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 39.9 Wh (53.1%) condition: 75.1/75.1 Wh (100.0%)
volts: 8.2 min: 8.0 model: ASUSTeK ASUS Battery status: charging
Memory:
System RAM: total: 16 GiB available: 14.98 GiB used: 4.86 GiB (32.4%)
Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
Array-1: capacity: 16 GiB slots: 8 modules: 8 EC: None
max-module-size: 2 GiB note: est.
Device-1: Controller0-ChannelA type: LPDDR5 size: 2 GiB speed: 7467 MT/s
Device-2: Controller0-ChannelB type: LPDDR5 size: 2 GiB speed: 7467 MT/s
Device-3: Controller0-ChannelC type: LPDDR5 size: 2 GiB speed: 7467 MT/s
Device-4: Controller0-ChannelD type: LPDDR5 size: 2 GiB speed: 7467 MT/s
Device-5: Controller1-ChannelA type: LPDDR5 size: 2 GiB speed: 7467 MT/s
Device-6: Controller1-ChannelB type: LPDDR5 size: 2 GiB speed: 7467 MT/s
Device-7: Controller1-ChannelC type: LPDDR5 size: 2 GiB speed: 7467 MT/s
Device-8: Controller1-ChannelD type: LPDDR5 size: 2 GiB speed: 7467 MT/s
CPU:
Info: 16-core (6-mt/10-st) model: Intel Core Ultra 7 155H bits: 64
type: MST AMCP arch: Meteor Lake rev: 4 cache: 24 MiB note: check
Speed (MHz): avg: 525 high: 1998 min/max: 400/4500:4800:3800:2500 cores:
1: 400 2: 400 3: 400 4: 1998 5: 400 6: 400 7: 400 8: 400 9: 400 10: 400
11: 400 12: 400 13: 1566 14: 400 15: 400 16: 400 17: 400 18: 400 19: 400
20: 400 21: 400 22: 400 bogomips: 131788
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake-P [Intel Arc Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-13 bus-ID: 00:02.0
Device-2: Shinetech USB2.0 FHD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
bus-ID: 3-9:2
Display: wayland server: X.Org v: 24.1.1 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1
compositor: gnome-shell driver: dri: iris gpu: i915
resolution: 1648x1030~120Hz
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.1.2 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Arc Graphics (MTL)
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.283 drivers: N/A surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland devices: 2
API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends.
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake-P HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
API: ALSA v: k6.9.9-200.fc40.x86_64 status: kernel-api
Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.0.7 status: active
Network:
Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX211 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
bus-ID: 3-10:3
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
lmp-v: 12
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 32.16 GiB (3.4%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Micron model: MTFDKBA1T0QFM-1BD1AABGB
size: 953.87 GiB temp: 47.9 C
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 145.47 GiB used: 31.71 GiB (21.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0
mapped: luks-543f306a-7d96-436f-8b3c-5a8541fa0da7
ID-2: /boot size: 973.4 MiB used: 338.3 MiB (34.8%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6
ID-3: /boot/efi size: 256 MiB used: 123.6 MiB (48.3%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
ID-4: /home size: 145.47 GiB used: 31.71 GiB (21.8%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/dm-0 mapped: luks-543f306a-7d96-436f-8b3c-5a8541fa0da7
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/zram0
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 3 rev: 3.1 speed: 20 Gb/s
chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 12 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
Device-1: 3-9:2 info: Shinetech USB2.0 FHD UVC WebCam type: video
driver: uvcvideo rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 3277:0055
Device-2: 3-10:3 info: Intel AX211 Bluetooth type: bluetooth driver: btusb
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 8087:0033
Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 20 Gb/s
chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
Sensors:
Src: /sys System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 1900
Info:
Processes: 571 Uptime: 22m Init: systemd target: graphical (5)
Packages: 23 Compilers: N/A Shell: Bash v: 5.2.26 inxi: 3.3.34
I’m using dualboot (Win11 + Fedora 40), fastboot disabled (both from Win11 and UEFI) and secureboot disabled too.
I can’t restore a previous snapshot using the BTRFS feature because I’ve discovered this feature just recently.
One more thing: it seems to me the microphone is not working either, but I think it’s because of the same problem with the card/driver.
Please, let me know if I’ve shared any relevant information or ID that should be masked 
Thanks for any help!
