Lost audio after installing Nvidia video drivers

[davidbryant]

Hi. I've been using Gentoo Linux for about five years now. About three years ago I finally got my kernel configured the way I wanted it: with all the necessary drivers built iin to the kernel, and with module loading disabled. So I can boot up without an initramfs file, and all the devices attached to my system work.

Recently I decided to compile an alternative kernel so I can use the proprietary Nvidia video drivers. Wayland doesn't play nice with my Nvidia GPU when I use the built-in nouveau driver; I wanted to see if Wayland works better with the Nvidia driver.

I had to change a few kernel options, mainly to allow the kernel to load external modules, and not to build nouveau directly into the kernel. So I did that, and the video works fine. But I lost my sound.

I have two sound cards. One of them is from Intel, and the other one is Nvidia. The Intel sound connnects to a regular speaker jack; that's the one I use. The Nvidia sound card connects to the HDMI port on the back of my pc. I suppose I can buy speakers that connect to the HDMI port, but I haven't done that yet.

Here's some output from my system running the old (Nouveau) kernel:

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localhost ~ # lspci -s 00:1f.3 -k
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH HD Audio
        DeviceName: Onboard - Sound
        Subsystem: Dell Device 0859
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

Here's the same thing when I run the new (nvidia) kernel:

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localhost ~ # lspci -s 00:1f.3 -k
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH HD Audio
        DeviceName: Onboard - Sound
        Subsystem: Dell Device 0859

Clearly the reason I lost my sound is that the system isn't detecting the built-in audio driver. But why? Thanks!

[Administrator note: per [post]8866554[/post], moved from Multimedia to Kernel&Hardware. Also, merged Lost audio after installing Nvidia video drivers into this thread. -Hu]

[davidbryant]

Oh, yeah. Some more information.

Some output when running my old (Nouveau) kernel:

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localhost ~ # lspci -s 01:00.1 -k
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation TU106 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Dell Device 3759
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

The same thing when running my new (nvidia) kernel.

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localhost ~ # lspci -s 01:00.1 -k
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation TU106 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Dell Device 3759
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

So it can still find the built-in audio driver for the Nvidia device, but not for the Intel device. Weird.

[halcon]

Hello davidbryant,

What happens if you make NVIDIA soundcard non-default in /etc/asound.conf?

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defaults.pcm.card 1
defaults.ctl.card 1

(if NVIDIA stays at index 0).

Card indexes can be shown with

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cat /proc/asound/cards

For applying the change, restart alsasound.

[davidbryant]

Hello davidbryant,

What happens if you make NVIDIA soundcard non-default in /etc/asound.conf?

I'm running pulseaudio, so I don't have an asound.conf file. I do have some configuration files in /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf.d/. And there are some symlinks pointing to that directory in /etc/alsa/conf.d/. I tried looking at a few of them, and they all look like snippets of C code.

Card indexes can be shown with

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cat /proc/asound/cards

For applying the change, restart alsasound.

Well, I can find something there. Here's some output from the nouveau kernel, where the Intel sound card works correctly:

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localhost ~ # cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
                      HDA Intel PCH at 0x2fff020000 irq 155
 1 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xec080000 irq 17

And here's the same thing from the nvidia kernel:

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localhost ~ # cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xec080000 irq 17

It's as if "udevd" (I'm running OpenRC, not systemd) doesn't find the Intel device when I boot the nvidia kernel.

[halcon]

I see like two different points of interest here. The first (main) is why your onboard card is not recognized. The second is why your NVIDIA card is handled by snd_hda_intel - AFAIK, there are more suitable drivers.

Not sure if the two points are related, but anyway, please share (via some pastebin service) full dmesg outputs from both of your kernels.

Also, point #3:

I had to change a few kernel options, mainly to allow the kernel to load external modules, and not to build nouveau directly into the kernel.

Maybe you did not transfer all sound-related options from Y to M, but only a part - it can easily be the reason of the issue. Please check that.

EDIT
And please share both your .config files as well.

[davidbryant]

I see like two different points of interest here. The first (main) is why your onboard card is not recognized. The second is why your NVIDIA card is handled by snd_hda_intel - AFAIK, there are more suitable drivers.

Not sure if the two points are related, but anyway, please share (via some pastebin service) full dmesg outputs from both of your kernels.

I'll have to reboot to get the dmesg files. I'll post those later.

The reason tne nvidia sound card uses the intel driver is simple: the intel driver is the only one available. It's built in to the kernel, so it's the only audio driver there is.

Also, point #3:

I had to change a few kernel options, mainly to allow the kernel to load external modules, and not to build nouveau directly into the kernel.

Maybe you did not transfer all sound-related options from Y to M, but only a part - it can easily be the reason of the issue. Please check that.

The sound-related options are the same in both kernels because I didn't change any of those.

EDIT
And please share both your .config files as well.

Here's a diff. I'll post the full .config files later, when I do the pastebin stuff. Notice that CONFIG_SND_HDA_I915=y is the same in both files. I'll try compiling that driver as a module, to see if that helps.

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localhost /usr/src/linux # diff .config.nvidia .config.nouveau
14,15c14,15
< CONFIG_RUSTC_VERSION=108700
< CONFIG_RUSTC_LLVM_VERSION=200101
---
> CONFIG_RUSTC_VERSION=108600
> CONFIG_RUSTC_LLVM_VERSION=190107
150,152d149
< CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC=y
< CONFIG_NEED_TASKS_RCU=y
< CONFIG_TASKS_RCU=y
210c207
< CONFIG_RELAY=y
---
> # CONFIG_RELAY is not set
527d523
< # CONFIG_ACPI_IPMI is not set
646c642
< CONFIG_KPROBES=y
---
> # CONFIG_KPROBES is not set
650d645
< CONFIG_OPTPROBES=y
653,654d647
< CONFIG_KRETPROBES=y
< CONFIG_KRETPROBE_ON_RETHOOK=y
756d748
< CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX=y
794,815c786
< CONFIG_MODULES=y
< # CONFIG_MODULE_DEBUG is not set
< # CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD is not set
< # CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD is not set
< # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL is not set
< CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=y
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORCE is not set
< CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_ALL=y
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA1 is not set
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA256 is not set
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA384 is not set
< CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA512=y
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA3_256 is not set
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA3_384 is not set
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA3_512 is not set
< CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH="sha512"
< # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS is not set
< # CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS is not set
< CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH="/sbin/modprobe"
< # CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS is not set
< CONFIG_MODULES_TREE_LOOKUP=y
---
> # CONFIG_MODULES is not set
954d924
< CONFIG_HMM_MIRROR=y
1366d1335
< CONFIG_AUXILIARY_BUS=y
1389d1357
< CONFIG_WANT_DEV_COREDUMP=y
1391d1358
< CONFIG_DEV_COREDUMP=y
1395d1361
< # CONFIG_TEST_ASYNC_DRIVER_PROBE is not set
1438c1404
< CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB=y
---
> # CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB is not set
1565,1566d1530
< # CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_HDCP is not set
< # CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_PXP is not set
2022,2030c1986
< CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER=y
< CONFIG_IPMI_DMI_DECODE=y
< CONFIG_IPMI_PLAT_DATA=y
< # CONFIG_IPMI_PANIC_EVENT is not set
< # CONFIG_IPMI_DEVICE_INTERFACE is not set
< # CONFIG_IPMI_SI is not set
< # CONFIG_IPMI_SSIF is not set
< # CONFIG_IPMI_WATCHDOG is not set
< # CONFIG_IPMI_POWEROFF is not set
---
> # CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER is not set
2145d2100
< # CONFIG_I2C_STUB is not set
2384,2385d2338
< # CONFIG_SENSORS_IBMAEM is not set
< # CONFIG_SENSORS_IBMPEX is not set
2720,2724c2673
< CONFIG_AGP=y
< # CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set
< # CONFIG_AGP_INTEL is not set
< # CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set
< # CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set
---
> # CONFIG_AGP is not set
2727d2675
< CONFIG_DRM_MIPI_DSI=y
2730a2679,2680
> CONFIG_DRM_CLIENT_SELECTION=y
> CONFIG_DRM_CLIENT_SETUP=y
2734c2684
< CONFIG_DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER=m
---
> CONFIG_DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER=y
2738d2687
< CONFIG_DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER=y
2740,2746c2689,2693
< CONFIG_DRM_TTM=m
< CONFIG_DRM_EXEC=m
< CONFIG_DRM_GPUVM=m
< CONFIG_DRM_BUDDY=m
< CONFIG_DRM_TTM_HELPER=m
< CONFIG_DRM_SUBALLOC_HELPER=m
< CONFIG_DRM_SCHED=m
---
> CONFIG_DRM_TTM=y
> CONFIG_DRM_EXEC=y
> CONFIG_DRM_GPUVM=y
> CONFIG_DRM_TTM_HELPER=y
> CONFIG_DRM_SCHED=y
2764c2711,2717
< # CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU is not set
---
> CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU=y
> CONFIG_NOUVEAU_DEBUG=5
> CONFIG_NOUVEAU_DEBUG_DEFAULT=3
> # CONFIG_NOUVEAU_DEBUG_MMU is not set
> # CONFIG_NOUVEAU_DEBUG_PUSH is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_GSP_DEFAULT is not set
2766,2776d2718
< CONFIG_DRM_XE=m
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_DISPLAY=y
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_FORCE_PROBE=""
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_JOB_TIMEOUT_MAX=10000
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_JOB_TIMEOUT_MIN=1
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_TIMESLICE_MAX=10000000
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_TIMESLICE_MIN=1
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_PREEMPT_TIMEOUT=640000
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_PREEMPT_TIMEOUT_MAX=10000000
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_PREEMPT_TIMEOUT_MIN=1
< CONFIG_DRM_XE_ENABLE_SCHEDTIMEOUT_LIMIT=y
2789d2730
< # CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_RASPBERRYPI_TOUCHSCREEN is not set
2823c2764
< CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
---
> # CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set
2855c2796
< CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE=y
---
> # CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE is not set
3048d2988
< CONFIG_SND_HDA_I915=y
4245d4184
< # CONFIG_CRYPTO_TEST is not set
4457,4459d4395
< CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY="certs/signing_key.pem"
< CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_RSA=y
< # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY_TYPE_ECDSA is not set
4680d4615
< CONFIG_KGDB_HONOUR_BLOCKLIST=y
4773d4707
< # CONFIG_TEST_LOCKUP is not set
4838d4771
< # CONFIG_DEBUG_CGROUP_REF is not set
4841d4773
< CONFIG_RETHOOK=y
4896d4827
< # CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION is not set
4921d4851
< # CONFIG_PERCPU_TEST is not set
4933d4862
< # CONFIG_TEST_LKM is not set
4935,4937d4863
< # CONFIG_TEST_VMALLOC is not set
< # CONFIG_TEST_BPF is not set
< # CONFIG_TEST_BLACKHOLE_DEV is not set
4942d4867
< # CONFIG_TEST_STATIC_KEYS is not set
4944d4868
< # CONFIG_TEST_KMOD is not set
4950d4873
< # CONFIG_TEST_OBJPOOL is not set

[davidbryant]

Here's some dmesg output from the nouveau kernel.
https://davidcbryant.net/dmesg.nouveau
Same thing from the nvidia kernel.
https://davidcbryant.net/dmesg.nvidia
Configuration file for nouveau kernel.
https://davidcbryant.net/.config.nouveau
Configuration file for nvidia kernel.
https://davidcbryant.net/.config.nvidia

I rebuilt the nvidia kernel with the HD sound driver built as a module. I'll test that in just a minute. I can't get the public paste bin sites to like me, so I pasted the files on my personal web site, using Filezilla.

EDIT: I just rebooted the new kernel, with the sound card drivers built as modules. That didn't help.

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localhost ~ # cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xec080000 irq 17

[halcon]

I can't get the public paste bin sites to like me

Including https://pastebin.com ?

[davidbryant]

I can't get the public paste bin sites to like me

Including https://pastebin.com ?

Yep. Couldn't get it to give me a url for the content I pasted. Click the links that point to my web site. They work.

[davidbryant]

Hi. I started this topic in the "Multimedia" forum. viewtopic-t-1174855.html. Now I think it's a problem with the Linux kernel.
[Administrator response: Cross-posting / duplicate posting is prohibited. If you think a topic is in the wrong forum, you should Report it with a request to move it. For now, I merged this thread (which had no responses) with the original, and left the composite in Kernel & Hardware. -Hu]

I have compiled two versions of the Linux kernel. One has all the necessary drivers built in. The other one loads an Nvidia video driver. I also have two sound cards, an Intel card on the motherboard (00:1f.3), and a separate Nvidia sound card (01:00.1). When I boot the kernel with all drivers built in, the kernel finds both sound cards. When I boot the Nvidia kernel, only the second card gets associated with an audio driver.

Here's some output from /var/log/syslog when booting the Nvidia kernel.

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Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: nvidia: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: nvidia: module license taints kernel.
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 243
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: 
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: nvidia 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: VGA decodes changed: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=none:owns=io+mem
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  570.169  Thu Jun 12 20:04:34 UTC 2025
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: nvidia-modeset: Loading NVIDIA Kernel Mode Setting Driver for UNIX platforms  570.169  Thu Jun 12 19:28:42 UTC 2025
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: [drm] [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Loading driver
Jul  8 20:26:13 localhost kernel: Loading firmware: nvidia/570.169/gsp_tu10x.bin
Jul  8 20:26:15 localhost kernel: [drm] Initialized nvidia-drm 0.0.0 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0
Jul  8 20:26:16 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs (sda18): re-mounted 95358233-7da4-47b7-9f5a-72d0da20830d r/w.
Jul  8 20:26:16 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs (sda18): re-mounted 95358233-7da4-47b7-9f5a-72d0da20830d.
Jul  8 20:26:16 localhost kernel: Adding 7999484k swap on /dev/sda1.  Priority:-2 extents:1 across:7999484k 
Jul  8 20:26:16 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs (sda12): mounted filesystem df6f577f-1e78-4d7e-9315-89269e927487 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.
Jul  8 20:26:21 localhost kernel: alx 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0: NIC Up: 1 Gbps Full
Jul  8 20:26:21 localhost /etc/init.d/net.enp4s0[1910]: config_enp4s0 not specified; defaulting to DHCP
Jul  8 20:26:21 localhost dhcpcd[1922]: dhcpcd-10.2.3 starting
Jul  8 20:26:21 localhost dhcpcd[1925]: DUID 00:01:00:01:2c:77:d8:7f:b8:85:84:bc:6c:6d
Jul  8 20:26:22 localhost dhcpcd[1925]: enp4s0: IAID 84:bc:6c:6d
Jul  8 20:26:23 localhost dhcpcd[1925]: enp4s0: rebinding lease of 192.168.1.10
Jul  8 20:26:23 localhost dhcpcd[1925]: enp4s0: probing address 192.168.1.10/24
Jul  8 20:26:24 localhost kernel: pci 0000:00:1f.3: deferred probe pending: snd_hda_intel: couldn't bind with audio component
Jul  8 20:26:28 localhost dhcpcd[1925]: enp4s0: leased 192.168.1.10 for 86400 seconds
Jul  8 20:26:28 localhost dhcpcd[1925]: enp4s0: adding route to 192.168.1.0/24
Jul  8 20:26:28 localhost dhcpcd[1925]: enp4s0: adding default route via 192.168.1.1

Here's the corresponding stuff when booting the nouveau kernel.

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Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: NVIDIA TU106 (166000a1)
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bios: version 90.06.2e.c0.0b
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Loading firmware: nvidia/tu106/acr/ucode_ahesasc.bin
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Loading firmware: nvidia/tu106/acr/ucode_asb.bin
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Loading firmware: nvidia/tu106/acr/ucode_unload.bin
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: pmu: firmware unavailable
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Loading firmware: nvidia/tu106/gr/fecs_bl.bin
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: gr: firmware unavailable
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Loading firmware: nvidia/tu106/sec2/sig.bin
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: sec2: firmware unavailable
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb: 6144 MiB GDDR6
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Loading firmware: nvidia/tu106/nvdec/scrubber.bin
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb: VPR locked, but no scrubber binary!
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: drm: VRAM: 6144 MiB
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: drm: GART: 536870912 MiB
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: drm: BIT table 'A' not found
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: drm: BIT table 'L' not found
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: drm: TMDS table version 2.0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: drm: MM: using COPY for buffer copies
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: [drm] Initialized nouveau 1.4.0 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: fbcon: nouveaudrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x67
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: [drm] fb0: nouveaudrmfb frame buffer device
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: drm: Disabling PCI power management to avoid bug
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: enabling device (0004 -> 0006)
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-870.
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ahci 0000:00:17.0: version 3.0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nvme nvme0: pci function 0000:70:00.0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ahci 0000:00:17.0: AHCI vers 0001.0301, 32 command slots, 6 Gbps, SATA mode
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ahci 0000:00:17.0: 4/4 ports implemented (port mask 0x1e)
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ahci 0000:00:17.0: flags: 64bit ncq sntf pm led clo only pio slum part ems deso sadm sds apst 
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: nvme nvme0: 8/0/0 default/read/poll queues
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel:  nvme0n1: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: scsi host0: ahci
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: scsi host1: ahci
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: scsi host2: ahci
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: scsi host3: ahci
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: scsi host4: ahci
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ata1: DUMMY
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xec106000 port 0xec106180 irq 128 lpm-pol 3
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xec106000 port 0xec106200 irq 128 lpm-pol 3
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xec106000 port 0xec106280 irq 128 lpm-pol 3
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xec106000 port 0xec106300 irq 128 lpm-pol 3
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: wireguard: WireGuard 1.0.0 loaded. See www.wireguard.com for information.
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: wireguard: Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>. All Rights Reserved.
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: MACsec IEEE 802.1AE
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: alx 0000:04:00.0 eth0: Qualcomm Atheros AR816x/AR817x Ethernet [b8:85:84:bc:6c:6d]
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: hcc params 0x200077c1 hci version 0x100 quirks 0x0000000000009810
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: Host supports USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 6.12
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb1: Product: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 6.12.31-gentoo-x86_64 xhci-hcd
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:14.0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: 16 ports detected
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003, bcdDevice= 6.12
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb2: Product: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 6.12.31-gentoo-x86_64 xhci-hcd
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:14.0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: 10 ports detected
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:01:00.2: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:01:00.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:01:00.2: hcc params 0x0180ff05 hci version 0x110 quirks 0x0000000000000010
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:01:00.2: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:01:00.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:01:00.2: Host supports USB 3.1 Enhanced SuperSpeed
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 6.12
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb3: Product: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 6.12.31-gentoo-x86_64 xhci-hcd
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:01:00.2
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb4: We don't know the algorithms for LPM for this host, disabling LPM.
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003, bcdDevice= 6.12
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb4: Product: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 6.12.31-gentoo-x86_64 xhci-hcd
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:01:00.2
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: 4 ports detected
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:02:00.0: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:02:00.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:02:00.0: hcc params 0x0200eec0 hci version 0x110 quirks 0x0000000000800010
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:02:00.0: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:02:00.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 6
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:02:00.0: Host supports USB 3.1 Enhanced SuperSpeed
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb5: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 6.12
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb5: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb5: Product: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb5: Manufacturer: Linux 6.12.31-gentoo-x86_64 xhci-hcd
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb5: SerialNumber: 0000:02:00.0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 5-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb6: We don't know the algorithms for LPM for this host, disabling LPM.
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb6: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003, bcdDevice= 6.12
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb6: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb6: Product: xHCI Host Controller
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb6: Manufacturer: Linux 6.12.31-gentoo-x86_64 xhci-hcd
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usb usb6: SerialNumber: 0000:02:00.0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 6-0:1.0: USB hub found
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: hub 6-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: rtc_cmos 00:05: RTC can wake from S4
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: rtc_cmos 00:05: registered as rtc0
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: rtc_cmos 00:05: setting system clock to 2025-07-09T09:26:35 UTC (1752053195)
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: rtc_cmos 00:05: alarms up to one month, y3k, 242 bytes nvram
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: i2c_dev: i2c /dev entries driver
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: intel_tcc_cooling: Programmable TCC Offset detected
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: intel_pstate: Intel P-state driver initializing
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: intel_pstate: Disabling energy efficiency optimization
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: intel_pstate: HWP enabled
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Relocating firmware framebuffer to offset 0x0000000001000000[d] within [mem 0xb0000000-0xb1ffffff flags 0x14220c]
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: pstore: Using crash dump compression: deflate
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: pstore: Registered efi_pstore as persistent store backend
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: usbhid: USB HID core driver
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain package
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain core
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain uncore
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain dram
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:01:00.1: Disabling MSI
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: IPv4 over IPsec tunneling driver
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: Initializing XFRM netlink socket
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: NET: Registered PF_PACKET protocol family
Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: NET: Registered PF_KEY protocol family

Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks!

[davidbryant]

Just on a whim, I tried one more thing. I built the "snd_hda_intel" driver as a module, then said

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modprobe -r snd_hda_intel
modprobe snd_hda_intel

hoping that reloading the module would get the Intel sound card working. But that ploy had no effect.

[pietinger]

What happens if you enable (again) INTEL_MEI (and INTEL_MEI_ME) ? What happens if you enable CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_HDMI ?

(If this alone does not help, then leave it enabled; we need it in every case ... then more is missing ... and we have to search for more e.g. CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS_ACPI -and/or- CONFIG_MFD_INTEL_LPSS_PCI )

Please disable CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB (makes more problems than it solves; please do not confuse with CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE).

Internal note:

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< # CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_HDCP is not set
< # CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_PXP is not set

Jul  9 04:26:34 localhost kernel: mei_me 0000:00:16.0: enabling device (0004 -> 0006)

[davidbryant]

What happens if you enable (again) INTEL_MEI (and INTEL_MEI_ME) ? What happens if you enable CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_HDMI ?
Please disable CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB (makes more problems than it solves; please do not confuse with CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE).

Well, I did everything except CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_HDMI; I'll test that in a few minutes. The MEI stuff wouldn't let me say "Y', so those have been compiled as modules. This did have a small effect, but doesn't yet solve the problem.

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localhost ~ # lspci -s 00:1f.3 -k
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH HD Audio
        DeviceName: Onboard - Sound
        Subsystem: Dell Device 0859
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
localhost ~ # lspci -s 01:00.1 -k
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation TU106 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Dell Device 3759
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel

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localhost ~ # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
nvidia_uvm           1794048  0
nvidia_drm            114688  30
nvidia_modeset       1495040  101 nvidia_drm
nvidia              89669632  1080 nvidia_uvm,nvidia_modeset
snd_hda_codec_generic   106496  1
snd_hda_intel          49152  1
snd_intel_dspcfg       20480  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec         188416  2 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              12288  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_hda_core          122880  3 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
drm_ttm_helper         16384  1 nvidia_drm
mei_pxp                16384  0
snd_pcm               159744  3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
ttm                   102400  1 drm_ttm_helper
mei_hdcp               28672  0

[pietinger]

In your "lsmod" I miss CODEC_REALTEK ... but it looks a little better:

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localhost ~ # lspci -s 00:1f.3 -k
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH HD Audio
        DeviceName: Onboard - Sound
        Subsystem: Dell Device 0859
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel

Do you have a mix between built-in <*> and <M>odules ? (If it comes to SND then this makes often problems; best is: ALL static OR ... ALL as <M>odule)

[davidbryant]

Do you have a mix between built-in <*> and <M>odules ? (If it comes to SND then this makes often problems; best is: ALL static OR ... ALL as <M>odule)

I think all my sound stuff is set to "M" ... I'll double-check that later, Here are all the "SND" settings.

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129 matches (129 checked) found in current file
/usr/src/linux/.config: 129
2923:  8: CONFIG_SND=y
2924:  8: CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y
2925:  8: CONFIG_SND_PCM=m
2926:  8: CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=m
2927:  8: CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DEVICE=y
2928:  8: CONFIG_SND_JACK=y
2929:  8: CONFIG_SND_JACK_INPUT_DEV=y
2930: 10: # CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL is not set
2931:  8: CONFIG_SND_PCM_TIMER=y
2932:  8: CONFIG_SND_HRTIMER=y
2933:  8: CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS=y
2934:  8: CONFIG_SND_MAX_CARDS=32
2935: 10: # CONFIG_SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API is not set
2936:  8: CONFIG_SND_PROC_FS=y
2937: 10: # CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS is not set
2938:  8: CONFIG_SND_CTL_FAST_LOOKUP=y
2939: 10: # CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set
2940: 10: # CONFIG_SND_CTL_INPUT_VALIDATION is not set
2941: 10: # CONFIG_SND_UTIMER is not set
2942:  8: CONFIG_SND_VMASTER=y
2943:  8: CONFIG_SND_DMA_SGBUF=y
2944:  8: CONFIG_SND_CTL_LED=m
2945:  8: CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
2946:  8: CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY=y
2947:  8: CONFIG_SND_SEQ_HRTIMER_DEFAULT=y
2948: 10: # CONFIG_SND_SEQ_UMP is not set
2949: 10: # CONFIG_SND_DRIVERS is not set
2950:  8: CONFIG_SND_PCI=y
2951: 10: # CONFIG_SND_AD1889 is not set
2952: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ALS300 is not set
2953: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ALS4000 is not set
2954: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ALI5451 is not set
2955: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ASIHPI is not set
2956: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP is not set
2957: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM is not set
2958: 10: # CONFIG_SND_AU8810 is not set
2959: 10: # CONFIG_SND_AU8820 is not set
2960: 10: # CONFIG_SND_AU8830 is not set
2961: 10: # CONFIG_SND_AW2 is not set
2962: 10: # CONFIG_SND_AZT3328 is not set
2963: 10: # CONFIG_SND_BT87X is not set
2964: 10: # CONFIG_SND_CA0106 is not set
2965: 10: # CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI is not set
2966: 10: # CONFIG_SND_OXYGEN is not set
2967: 10: # CONFIG_SND_CS4281 is not set
2968: 10: # CONFIG_SND_CS46XX is not set
2969: 10: # CONFIG_SND_CTXFI is not set
2970: 10: # CONFIG_SND_DARLA20 is not set
2971: 10: # CONFIG_SND_GINA20 is not set
2972: 10: # CONFIG_SND_LAYLA20 is not set
2973: 10: # CONFIG_SND_DARLA24 is not set
2974: 10: # CONFIG_SND_GINA24 is not set
2975: 10: # CONFIG_SND_LAYLA24 is not set
2976: 10: # CONFIG_SND_MONA is not set
2977: 10: # CONFIG_SND_MIA is not set
2978: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ECHO3G is not set
2979: 10: # CONFIG_SND_INDIGO is not set
2980: 10: # CONFIG_SND_INDIGOIO is not set
2981: 10: # CONFIG_SND_INDIGODJ is not set
2982: 10: # CONFIG_SND_INDIGOIOX is not set
2983: 10: # CONFIG_SND_INDIGODJX is not set
2984: 10: # CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1 is not set
2985: 10: # CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1X is not set
2986: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ENS1370 is not set
2987: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ENS1371 is not set
2988: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ES1938 is not set
2989: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ES1968 is not set
2990: 10: # CONFIG_SND_FM801 is not set
2991: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDSP is not set
2992: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDSPM is not set
2993: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ICE1712 is not set
2994: 10: # CONFIG_SND_ICE1724 is not set
2995: 10: # CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0 is not set
2996: 10: # CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M is not set
2997: 10: # CONFIG_SND_KORG1212 is not set
2998: 10: # CONFIG_SND_LOLA is not set
2999: 10: # CONFIG_SND_LX6464ES is not set
3000: 10: # CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3 is not set
3001: 10: # CONFIG_SND_MIXART is not set
3002: 10: # CONFIG_SND_NM256 is not set
3003: 10: # CONFIG_SND_PCXHR is not set
3004: 10: # CONFIG_SND_RIPTIDE is not set
3005: 10: # CONFIG_SND_RME32 is not set
3006: 10: # CONFIG_SND_RME96 is not set
3007: 10: # CONFIG_SND_RME9652 is not set
3008: 10: # CONFIG_SND_SE6X is not set
3009: 10: # CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES is not set
3010: 10: # CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT is not set
3011: 10: # CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX is not set
3012: 10: # CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX_MODEM is not set
3013: 10: # CONFIG_SND_VIRTUOSO is not set
3014: 10: # CONFIG_SND_VX222 is not set
3015: 10: # CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI is not set
3020:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA=m
3021:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC_LEDS=y
3022:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=m
3023:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP=y
3024:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_RECONFIG=y
3025:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP=y
3026:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP_MODE=0
3027:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER=y
3028:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_SCODEC_COMPONENT=m
3029:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK=m
3030: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_ANALOG is not set
3031: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SIGMATEL is not set
3032: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA is not set
3033:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_HDMI=m
3034: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CIRRUS is not set
3035: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CS8409 is not set
3036: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CONEXANT is not set
3037: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SENARYTECH is not set
3038: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CA0110 is not set
3039: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CA0132 is not set
3040: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_CMEDIA is not set
3041: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_SI3054 is not set
3042:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_GENERIC=m
3043:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=1
3044: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL_HDMI_SILENT_STREAM is not set
3045: 10: # CONFIG_SND_HDA_CTL_DEV_ID is not set
3048:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_CORE=m
3049:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_COMPONENT=y
3050:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_I915=y
3051:  8: CONFIG_SND_HDA_PREALLOC_SIZE=0
3052:  8: CONFIG_SND_INTEL_NHLT=y
3053:  8: CONFIG_SND_INTEL_DSP_CONFIG=m
3054:  8: CONFIG_SND_INTEL_SOUNDWIRE_ACPI=m
3055: 10: # CONFIG_SND_USB is not set
3056: 10: # CONFIG_SND_SOC is not set
3057: 10: # CONFIG_SND_X86 is not set

I tried setting CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_HDMI = "M". That didn't do anything good, so far as I can tell.

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localhost ~ # lspci -s 00:1f.3 -k
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH HD Audio
        DeviceName: Onboard - Sound
        Subsystem: Dell Device 0859
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
localhost ~ # lspci -s 01:00.1 -k
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation TU106 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Dell Device 3759
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
localhost ~ # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
nvidia_uvm           1794048  0
nvidia_drm            114688  30
nvidia_modeset       1495040  103 nvidia_drm
nvidia              89669632  1101 nvidia_uvm,nvidia_modeset
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     90112  1
snd_hda_intel          49152  1
snd_intel_dspcfg       20480  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec         188416  2 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              12288  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_hda_core          122880  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm               159744  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
drm_ttm_helper         16384  1 nvidia_drm
mei_hdcp               28672  0
ttm                   102400  1 drm_ttm_helper
mei_pxp                16384  0

There's a little speaker in the system tray; it used to show the Nvidia sound card (only), but now it says "no output or input devices found".

I did notice some new messages when I booted the system.

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Jul 13 05:49:48 localhost kernel: ALSA device list:
Jul 13 05:49:48 localhost kernel:   No soundcards found.

That's all I can find in the logs. But I saw some other messages about ALSA at boot time. I'll try to read those when I reboot.