From: rinaldij@nunya.com   
      
   On 1/15/25 11:08, root wrote:   
   > Ever since I switched from 14.2 to 15.0 I have not had sound   
   > under the chrome browser.   
   >   
   > This morning I have spent 5 hours trying to setup pulseaudio without   
   > any success.   
   >   
   > mplayer works using:   
   > /usr/bin/mplayer -alang en  -fs -ao alsa:device=plughw=1.3  ...   
   >   
   > mpv works without specifying any audio   
   >   
   >   
   > Going back to alsa, the Gemini AI tells me to invoke chrome as:   
   > google-chrome --alsa-output-device=plughw:1,3 ....   
   >   
   > I run chrome as root, and here is my invocation for fluxbox:   
   > exec /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --alsa-output-device=plughw:1,3   
   --window-size=1875,1050+0+0 --window-position=0,25 >/dev/null  &   
   >   
   > I have created the file /etc/asound.conf:   
   > pcm.!default {   
   >      type plug   
   >      slave.pcm "hw:1,3"   
   > }   
   > ctl.!default {   
   >      type hw   
   >      card 1   
   > }   
   >   
   > according to Gemini.   
   >   
   > I look at alsamixer, use F6 to set the NVIDIA card and   
   > it is there and unmuted.   
   >   
   > I then do:   
   > alsactl store   
   >   
   >   
   > When I try to start rc.alsa I get:   
   >   
   > Loading ALSA mixer settings:  /usr/sbin/alsactl restore   
   > alsa-lib parser.c:242:(error_node) UCM is not supported for this HDA model   
   (HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7720000 irq 46)   
   > alsa-lib main.c:1405:(snd_use_case_mgr_open) error: failed to import hw:0   
   use case configuration -6   
   > alsa-lib parser.c:242:(error_node) UCM is not supported for this HDA model   
   (HDA NVidia at 0xf7080000 irq 17)   
   > alsa-lib main.c:1405:(snd_use_case_mgr_open) error: failed to import hw:1   
   use case configuration -6   
   >   
   > First off, the HDS Intel stuff is for the onboard hdmi, not the NVidia.   
   >   
   > What is happening?   
   >   
   > Again, thanks for any help.   
      
   I ignore alsa.  I had a problem with pulseaudio in that if the HDMI   
   device (an Enigma Fire TV here) wasn't on when I booted, or had gone to   
   sleep from non use, pulseaudio output would not find it.   
      
   My solution was a $ killall pulseaudio and the device would be found and   
   activated.   
      
   Only problem was with the smplayer frontend with MPV or MPlayer.   
      
   VLC had no problems.   
      
   $ pavucontrol might be helpful/informational.   
      
   Rinaldi   
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