John Pilkington composed on 2024-05-06 12:32 (UTC+0100):
> Both my old HP boxes have F40 up-to-date. Both are connected to an HDMI
> tv and vga monitor, but the one dual-booted with Windows has a fixed
> 800x600 screen size that appears only on the HDMI screen but lacks HDMI
> audio. I reinstalled the (Fedora provided) nouveau driver on both boxes
> before these reboots. The boot lines shown give rrunning systems. Most
> variants that I have tried freeze sooner or later.
> I still have no idea of how to pre-specify the devices that I want to use.
It's not clear to me whether you're trying to solve a video problem, an audio
problem, or both, or whether the answers apply to both hosts, or just one.
I'm *far* from being an expert in solving audio problems, but I do have a record
of virtually complete success with various old NVidia GPUs used entirely with
FOSS. The only place I've ever installed an NVidia proprietary driver is on
someone else's computer at his direction, though I'm unsure why he thought it
necessary. What I'll be pasting here shortly is from F40 with a GeForce older
than
yours that, like my several other NVidias (5 total less than 18 years old), is
functioning totally as expected using exclusively FOSS. Possibly by comparing my
software, configuration, and tests to your own, you may be able to spot
something
missing or conficting.
You'll note in inxi output following multiple mentions of "nouveau". Where you
will /not/ see it is for the display driver for the X server, where you will see
the "loaded" driver is "modesetting". That's actually the upstream default. It
will be automatically be used when the xorg-x11-drv-nouveau rpm is not
installed,
but may be specified through /etc/X11/xorg.con* if desired even if
xorg-x11-drv-nouveau is installed. It's newer technology than the
"reverse-engineered, experimental" nouveau, and for me, works well with all AMD,
Intel and NVidia GPUs I own.
# inxi -AGSaz --vs --zl --hostname
inxi 3.3.34-00 (2024-04-13)
System:
Host: gb970 Kernel: 6.8.9-300.fc40.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 2.41-34.fc40 clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: ro root=LABEL=<filter> audit=0 selinux=0 ipv6.disable=1
net.ifnames=0 noresume consoleblank=0 mitigations=off
Desktop: TDE (Trinity) v: R14.1.2 tk: Qt v: 3.5.0 wm: Twin v: 3.0
with: kicker vt: 7 dm: 1: TDM 2: XDM Distro: Fedora Linux 40 (Forty)
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 630] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nouveau
v: kernel non-free: series: 390.xx+ status: legacy (EOL~2022-11-22) last:
release: 390.157 kernel: 6.0 xorg: 1.21 arch: Fermi code: GF1xx
process: 40/28nm built: 2010-2016 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: DVI-I-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: VGA-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:0f00 class-ID: 0300 temp: 48.0 C
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.14 compositor: Twin v: 3.0 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3600x1200 s-dpi: 120 s-size: 762x254mm (30.00x10.00")
s-diag: 803mm (31.62")
Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 pos: right model: Dell P2213 serial: <filter>
built: 2012 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2
size: 473x296mm (18.62x11.65") diag: 558mm (22") ratio: 16:10 modes:
max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: primary,left model: NEC EA243WM
serial: <filter> built: 2011 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2
size: 519x324mm (20.43x12.76") diag: 612mm (24.1") ratio: 16:10 modes:
max: 1920x1200 min: 640x480
API: OpenGL v: 4.3 vendor: mesa v: 24.0.6 glx-v: 1.4 es-v: 3.1
direct-render: yes renderer: NVC1 device-ID: 10de:0f00 memory: 982.4 MiB
unified: no
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.280 layers: 1 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
18.1.1 128 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0bea class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.8.9-300.fc40.x86_64 status: kernel-api
tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: aRts v: 1.5.10 status: active with: artswrapper status: off
tools: artsdsp
Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: off 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
# rpm -qa|egrep
'alsa|arts|audio|codec|demul|fmpeg|gstr|jack|kodi|26[45]|mix|mpv|pavu|puls|sof-f|sound|vlc|wire|xdg'|sort
alsa-firmware-1.2.4-12.fc40.noarch
alsa-lib-1.2.11-2.fc40.x86_64
alsa-sof-firmware-2024.03-2.fc40.noarch
alsa-tools-firmware-1.2.11-2.fc40.x86_64
alsa-ucm-1.2.11-2.fc40.noarch
alsa-utils-1.2.11-1.fc40.x86_64
audiofile-0.3.6-38.fc40.x86_64
esound-libs-0.2.41-33.fc40.x86_64
gstreamer1-1.22.12-1.fc40.x86_64
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.22.12-1.fc40.x86_64
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs-1.22.12-1.fc40.x86_64
gstreamer1-plugins-base-1.22.12-1.fc40.x86_64
gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.22.12-1.fc40.x86_64
jack-audio-connection-kit-1.9.22-5.fc40.x86_64
libde265-1.0.15-2.fc40.x86_64
phonon-qt5-backend-gstreamer-4.10.0-10.fc39.x86_64
pipewire-1.0.5-2.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-alsa-1.0.5-2.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-1.0.5-2.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-libs-1.0.5-2.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-plugin-jack-1.0.5-2.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-pulseaudio-1.0.5-2.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-utils-1.0.5-2.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-v4l2-1.0.5-2.fc40.x86_64
pulseaudio-libs-16.1-7.fc40.x86_64
pulseaudio-libs-glib2-16.1-7.fc40.x86_64
pulseaudio-utils-16.1-7.fc40.x86_64
python3-alsa-1.2.7-9.fc40.x86_64
sound-theme-freedesktop-0.8-21.fc40.noarch
soundtouch-2.3.1-6.fc40.x86_64
trinity-arts-1.5.10-14.1.2_1.fc40.x86_64
trinity-kmix-14.1.2-1.fc40.x86_64
webrtc-audio-processing-1.3-1.fc40.x86_64
webrtc-audio-processing0.3-0.3.1-12.fc40.x86_64
wireplumber-0.5.2-1.fc40.x86_64
wireplumber-libs-0.5.2-1.fc40.x86_64
x264-libs-0.164-13.20231001git31e19f92.fc40.x86_64
x265-libs-3.6-1.fc40.x86_64
xdg-user-dirs-0.18-4.fc40.x86_64
xdg-utils-1.2.1-1.fc40.noarch
zita-alsa-pcmi-0.6.1-4.fc40.x86_64
# alsactl info
#
# Sound card
#
- card: 0
id: NVidia
name: HDA NVidia
longname: HDA NVidia at 0xfcffc000 irq 19
driver_name: HDA-Intel
mixer_name: Nvidia GPU 14 HDMI/DP
components: HDA:10de0014,10de0101,00100100
controls_count: 28
pcm:
- stream: PLAYBACK
devices:
- device: 3
id: HDMI 0
name: HDMI 0
subdevices:
- subdevice: 0
name: subdevice #0
- device: 7
id: HDMI 0
name: HDMI 0
subdevices:
- subdevice: 0
name: subdevice #0
- device: 8
id: HDMI 0
name: HDMI 0
subdevices:
- subdevice: 0
name: subdevice #0
- device: 9
id: HDMI 0
name: EA243WM
subdevices:
- subdevice: 0
name: subdevice #0
alsactl: rawmidi_device_list:105: snd_ctl_rawmidi_next_device
# wpctl status
PipeWire 'pipewire-0' [1.0.5, root@gb970, cookie:3196818462]
└─ Clients:
33. WirePlumber [1.0.5, root@gb970, pid:1249]
42. WirePlumber [export] [1.0.5, root@gb970, pid:1249]
53. PipeWire ALSA [tdeinit] [1.0.5, root@gb970, pid:1305]
60. wpctl [1.0.5, root@gb970, pid:1849]
Audio
├─ Devices:
│ 32. GF108 High Definition Audio Controller [alsa]
│
├─ Sinks:
│ * 45. GF108 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 4)
[vol: 0.64]
│
├─ Sources:
│
├─ Filters:
│
└─ Streams:
Video
├─ Devices:
│
├─ Sinks:
│
├─ Sources:
│
├─ Filters:
│
└─ Streams:
Settings
└─ Default Configured Devices:
# pw-cli list-objects Device
id 32, type PipeWire:Interface:Device/3
object.serial = "43"
factory.id = "14"
client.id = "42"
device.api = "alsa"
device.description = "GF108 High Definition Audio Controller"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1"
device.nick = "HDA NVidia"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
# pw-cli list-objects Node
id 29, type PipeWire:Interface:Node/3
object.serial = "29"
factory.id = "10"
priority.driver = "20000"
node.name = "Dummy-Driver"
id 30, type PipeWire:Interface:Node/3
object.serial = "30"
factory.id = "10"
priority.driver = "19000"
node.name = "Freewheel-Driver"
id 34, type PipeWire:Interface:Node/3
object.serial = "44"
factory.id = "10"
client.id = "42"
priority.session = "100"
priority.driver = "1"
node.name = "Midi-Bridge"
media.class = "Midi/Bridge"
id 45, type PipeWire:Interface:Node/3
object.serial = "47"
object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:hdmi:0,3:playback"
factory.id = "18"
client.id = "42"
device.id = "32"
priority.session = "600"
priority.driver = "600"
node.description = "GF108 High Definition Audio Controller
Digital
Stereo (HDMI 4)"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra3"
node.nick = "EA243WM"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
id 46, type PipeWire:Interface:Node/3
object.serial = "48"
factory.id = "13"
client.id = "42"
node.description = "BLE MIDI 1"
node.name = "bluez_midi.server"
media.class = "Midi/Bridge"
# aplay -lL
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pipewire
PipeWire Sound Server
default
Default ALSA Output (currently PipeWire Media Server)
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
HDA NVidia, EA243WM
HDMI Audio Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 0 [EA243WM]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
# systemctl -l --no-pager --global --user status pipewire.{service,socket}
pipewire-pulse.{service,socket} wireplumber
● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; disabled; preset:
disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/user/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf
/etc/systemd/user/pipewire.service.d
└─override.conf
Active: active (running) since Mon 2024-05-06 23:23:31 EDT; 18min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
Main PID: 1248 (pipewire)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 19151)
Memory: 6.0M (peak: 6.5M)
CPU: 121ms
CGroup:
/user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
└─1248 /usr/bin/pipewire
May 06 23:23:31 gb970 systemd[920]: Started pipewire.service - PipeWire
Multimedia
Service.
May 06 23:23:31 gb970 pipewire[1248]: mod.jackdbus-detect: Failed to receive
jackdbus reply: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name is not
activatable
● pipewire.socket - PipeWire Multimedia System Sockets
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.socket; enabled; preset:
enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/user/pipewire.socket.d
└─override.conf
Active: active (running) since Mon 2024-05-06 23:21:28 EDT; 20min ago
Triggers: ● pipewire.service
Listen: /run/user/0/pipewire-0 (Stream)
/run/user/0/pipewire-0-manager (Stream)
CGroup: /user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/app.slice/pipewire.socket
May 06 23:21:28 gb970 systemd[920]: Listening on pipewire.socket - PipeWire
Multimedia System Sockets.
○ pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; disabled;
preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/user/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf
/etc/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service.d
└─override.conf
Active: inactive (dead)
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket
● pipewire-pulse.socket - PipeWire PulseAudio
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.socket; enabled;
preset:
enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.socket.d
└─override.conf
Active: active (listening) since Mon 2024-05-06 23:21:28 EDT; 20min ago
Triggers: ● pipewire-pulse.service
Listen: /run/user/0/pulse/native (Stream)
CGroup:
/user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/app.slice/pipewire-pulse.socket
May 06 23:21:28 gb970 systemd[920]: Listening on pipewire-pulse.socket -
PipeWire
PulseAudio.
● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset:
enabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/user/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf
Active: active (running) since Mon 2024-05-06 23:23:31 EDT; 18min ago
Main PID: 1249 (wireplumber)
Tasks: 5 (limit: 19151)
Memory: 9.3M (peak: 10.0M)
CPU: 350ms
CGroup:
/user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service
└─1249 /usr/bin/wireplumber
May 06 23:23:31 gb970 systemd[920]: Started wireplumber.service - Multimedia
Service Session Manager.
May 06 23:23:32 gb970 wireplumber[1249]: Failed to get percentage from UPower:
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner
May 06 23:23:32 gb970 wireplumber[1249]: BlueZ system service is not available
May 06 23:23:32 gb970 wireplumber[1249]: SPA handle 'api.libcamera.enum.manager'
could not be loaded; is it installed?
May 06 23:23:32 gb970 wireplumber[1249]: PipeWire's libcamera SPA plugin is
missing or broken. Some camera types may not be supported.
# aplay /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ OK HDMI output :)
# aplay -D default /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav && sleep 5
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ OK HDMI output :)
# aplay -D hdmi:0,3 /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ OK HDMI output :)
# aplay -D hw:0,9 /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ OK HDMI output :)
# aplay -D hdmi /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ but no output :(
# aplay -D hdmi:0,0 /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ but no output :(
# aplay -D hdmi:0,1 /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ but no output :(
# aplay -D hw:0,3 /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ but no output :(
# aplay -D hw:0,7 /usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/local/share/sound/alsa/test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
Endian,
Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
## ^ but no output :(
#
Good luck with your audio. Getting Linux audio to me is inexplicable hocus
pocus.
--
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based on faith, not based on science.
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
Felix Miata
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