Motherboard Audio Output Stops Working Sometimes After Reboot, Possibly Firmware Related?
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PipeWire version (
pipewire --version
):pipewire
Compiled with libpipewire 0.3.79
Linked with libpipewire 0.3.79
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Distribution and distribution version (
PRETTY_NAME
from/etc/os-release
): EndeavourOS -
Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma
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Kernel version (
uname -r
): 6.4.12-arch1-1
Description of Problem:
Every now and then, usually many weeks between instances, after rebooting my PC the audio output to my motherboard's HD Audio will stop working. "Stop Working" means that all the devices still seem recognized, and everything works normally EXCEPT there is no audio actually making it to the output jack and going to my headphones/speakers. Restarting pipewire.service does not fix it, rebooting again and again does not fix it, updating pipewire and system packages with pacman -Syu does not fix it.
The ONLY fix that I've found so far is booting into Windows 10 (I dual boot on my PC) and changing around the drivers for my motherboard audio in the device manager. BTW, when this issue happens, usually the audio ALSO does not work in Windows and has the exact same symptoms. All other audio outputs still work fine, such as the Nvidia HDMI output to my monitor's speakers. I will refrain from doing this fix this time for a while, in case somebody needs me to test something on my system.
My motherboard is a Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming Wifi
Here is the driver download page from the manufacturer: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z370-AORUS-GAMING-WIFI-rev-10/support#support-dl-driver
How Reproducible:
I have no idea how to reproduce this on command.
Additional Info (as attachments):
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pw-dump > pw-dump.log
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