Kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: ASoC: error

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I have about 75 of the same error message in the journal on boot:

Jun 07 06:23:37 dodoite kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: ASoC: error at snd_soc_dai_hw_params on iDisp3 Pin: -22
Jun 07 06:23:37 dodoite kernel:  iDisp3: ASoC: error at __soc_pcm_hw_params on iDisp3: -22
Jun 07 06:23:37 dodoite kernel:  HDMI3: ASoC: error at dpcm_fe_dai_hw_params on HDMI3: -22

and then another 50 or so of:

Jun 07 06:23:37 dodoite kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: no matching blob for sample rate: 48000 sample width: 16 channels: 2
Jun 07 06:23:37 dodoite kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: failed to prepare widget dai-copier.DMIC.dmic01.capture
Jun 07 06:23:37 dodoite kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: Failed to prepare connected widgets
Jun 07 06:23:37 dodoite kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: error: failed widget list set up for pcm 6 dir 1
Jun 07 06:23:37 dodoite kernel: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl 0000:00:1f.3: ASoC: error at snd_soc_pcm_component_hw_params on 0000:00:1f.3: -22
  1. The speaker sound works
  2. The HDMI sound does not

Here’s the sof-firmare

Information for package sof-firmware:
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Repository     : repo-oss
Name           : sof-firmware
Version        : 2025.01.1-1.1
Arch           : noarch
Vendor         : openSUSE
Installed Size : 27.8 MiB
Installed      : Yes
Status         : up-to-date
Source package : sof-firmware-2025.01.1-1.1.src
Upstream URL   : https://www.sofproject.org/
Summary        : Firmware data files for SOF Drivers
Description    : 
    Firmware data files for Sound Open Firmware (SOF) drivers.

Here’s my inxi:

$ inxi -Fxxxz
System:
  Kernel: 6.12.31-1-longterm arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.3.0
    clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.48 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0
    with: xfce4-panel tools: xfce4-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0
    Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250604
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Alienware product: Alienware m16 R2 v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Alienware model: 0MNHT9 v: A01 serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: 0C91 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Alienware v: 1.11.0
    date: 03/03/2025
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 63.2 Wh (77.2%) condition: 81.9/88.2 Wh (92.9%)
    volts: 12.3 min: 11.7 model: SMP DELL M9DG052E type: Li-poly
    serial: <filter> status: not charging cycles: 5
CPU:
  Info: 16-core (6-mt/10-st) model: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H bits: 64
    type: MST AMCP smt: enabled arch: Meteor Lake rev: 4 cache: L1: 1.6 MiB
    L2: 18 MiB L3: 24 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1571 min/max: 400/4800:5100:3800:2500 cores: 1: 1571
    2: 1571 3: 1571 4: 1571 5: 1571 6: 1571 7: 1571 8: 1571 9: 1571 10: 1571
    11: 1571 12: 1571 13: 1571 14: 1571 15: 1571 16: 1571 17: 1571 18: 1571
    19: 1571 20: 1571 21: 1571 22: 1571 bogomips: 135168
  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: Dell driver: N/A
    arch: Xe-LPG bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:7d55 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA AD107M [GeForce RTX 4060 Max-Q / Mobile] vendor: Dell
    driver: nvidia v: 570.153.02 arch: Lovelace pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8
    ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1,eDP-1 empty: DP-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:28e0 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Realtek Integrated_Webcam_FHD driver: uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 3-9:7 chip-ID: 0bda:557c
    class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.15 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0
    driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting,vesa
    alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0.0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-size: <missing: xdpyinfo>
  Monitor-1: not-matched mapped: DP-2 size-res: N/A modes: N/A
  Monitor-2: not-matched mapped: HDMI-0 pos: primary res: mode: 2560x1440
    hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 109 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23")
    diag: 685mm (26.97") modes: N/A
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 vendor: nvidia v: 570.153.02 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2
  Info: Tools: api: glxinfo de: xfce4-display-settings
    gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi x11: xprop,xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake-P HD Audio vendor: Dell
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7e28
    class-ID: 0401
  Device-2: NVIDIA AD107 High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.1
    chip-ID: 10de:22be class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.31-1-longterm status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.4 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek Killer E3000 2.5GbE vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel
    pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 2e:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:3000
    class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp46s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 7 AX1775 /AX1790 /BE20 /BE401/BE1750 2x2
    driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 2f:00.0
    chip-ID: 8086:272b class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp47s0f0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 86.08 GiB (9.0%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Micron model: 2550 1024GB size: 953.87 GiB
    speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 25500201
    temp: 39.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 123.31 GiB used: 16.43 GiB (13.3%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 5.8 MiB (1.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
  ID-3: /home size: 782.51 GiB used: 69.65 GiB (8.9%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 31.45 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 58.0 C mobo: 52.0 C gpu: nvidia temp: 49 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0 fan-2: 0
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.86 GiB used: 2.3 GiB (7.4%)
  Processes: 384 Power: uptime: 2h 6m states: freeze,mem,disk
    suspend: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 257
    default: graphical
  Packages: pm: rpm pkgs: N/A note: see --rpm Compilers: gcc: 14.3.0 alt: 15
    Shell: Bash v: 5.2.37 running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.37

How do I fix this?

Thank you

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Hmmm…this is a tough one. Was this ever working, or following a recent update? The errors are worrying, but they appear to relate to the first audio device

Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Meteor Lake-P HD Audio vendor: Dell
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-mtl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7e28
    class-ID: 0401

which you claim is working.

You mentioned

That would relate to the NVIDIA audio device…

Device-2: NVIDIA AD107 High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.1
    chip-ID: 10de:22be class-ID: 0403

Have you tried selecting the required profile using pavucontrol (‘Configuration’ tab)? You may need to install it first.

It may be that a bug report is required to help resolve this, but let’s see what other experienced users have to say.

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@elfroggio Have you tried running Wayland instead of X11?

Likewise you have some nice GPU hardware and not taking advantage of Intel ARC and using Nvidia for Prime Render Offload…

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No because I’m using xfce.

Don’t have the time now, but by the end of the month i may switch to kde+wayland.

It’s a new laptop. I have tried to use both but it’s too many headaches to get both working at the same time. Some software don’t like having 2 different gpus.

Thanks

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This errors started on my original install of TB on the 26-May.

Both the speakers and headphones are working, just the HDMI sound doesn’t work when I plug the laptop into the HDMI of the TV.

Thanks

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@malcolmlewis I noticed the hybrid graphics as well, but can that impact on the audio behaviour as well? (I agree that the OP should investigate using a Wayland-capable desktop environment, but not related to the sound issue?)

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Yes, understood. Hence why I suggested that the issue is with the NVIDIA audio (associated with the HDMI interfaces). The journal output doesn’t seem to be related to this issue?

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When you want some support for this, I encourage you to start a new dedicated topic. As Malcolm hinted at already, using Plasma Wayland or Gnome might provide a better experience.

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The intel arc/hybrid is disabled in the BIOS, but somehow shows up in the inxi

Thanks

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I’ll look into nvidia audio. Didn’t think of that.

Thanks

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I use intel_snd through my hdmi with an nvidia card … I also have sound builtin to the motherboard … I can use one or the other but not both

dart@windeath:~/Downloads/Unigine_Heaven-4.0> inxi -A
Audio:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia
    driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-2: NVIDIA GM107 High Definition Audio [GeForce 940MX]
    driver: snd_hda_intel
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.4 status: active

If you go to systemsettings → sound can you change the radio button to hdmi?

Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.4 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin

This says you are currently on your first input not hdmi

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Start with showing us the output from
pactl list cards

Did you try selecting HDMI via pavucontrol yet?

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Ah…didn’t see OP was running XFCE so ya pauvcontrol … select hdmi

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The inxi audio output reports two active cards, both managed by the pipewire server (as expected). It does not tell us anything about the currently selected profile/sinks. The desktop audio volume control can provide such information, as can the graphical qpwgraph utility, the graphical pavucontrol utility, or pactl perhaps.

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I stand corrected … might I suggest pactl list cards | grep -i active

dart@windeath:~/Downloads/Unigine_Heaven-4.0> pactl list cards | grep -i active
	Active Profile: output:hdmi-stereo
	Active Profile: output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
	Active Profile: input:mono-fallback
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Yes, that will work, but we’re not just interested in active here, hence the command I gave earlier. We want to make sure that the desired profile is enumerated. :wink: