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#1 Re: Documentation » How to: Devuan 5 Daedalus an pipewire » Yesterday 04:54:48

vrgovinda

How do I get a simple volume icon for pipewire, which used to be available as a PA plugin from the panel?
I have the sound and the recording working after installing pipewire. But can't adjust volume from the panel.

#2 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Shifting /home » 2025-06-30 16:34:26

vrgovinda
chris2be8 wrote:

If /home is the disk you expect enter ls -al /home to see what files are in it.

Exactly! I just thought what could be the problem. It occurred to me that although I have copied the files and directories into the new /home, I hadn't changed the ownership. ls -al /home revealed that. 

sudo chown -R vrgovinda:vrgovinda /home/vrgovinda/.[^.]*

and 

sudo chown -R vrgovinda:vrgovinda /home/*

did the trick.

My analysis is this: the system wasn't able to write into some file due to ownership issues. That's why I couldn't login in to the GUI but was able to get through the TTY. After changing the ownership and rebooting, I could get back the GUI. Is my analysis right?

Thanks to all.

#3 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Shifting /home » 2025-06-30 14:33:40

vrgovinda
Tatwi wrote:

after creating p3, list your disks by UUID to find the UUID of p3
...
Then edit /etc/fstab so that p3 is in there as the home partition

I did both these steps. When I restarted and arrived at login, typed my username and password. slim complained failed to execute login command

But I was able to login through the TTY1 (by pressing Alt + Ctrl + F1)

I am stuck here. Please help.

#4 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Shifting /home » 2025-06-30 04:50:46

vrgovinda

Thanks for the first steps!

just remove p4 & p5, then create p3 as the new /home, & copy over your data.

- removing p4 & p5 is not a problem
- creating p3 and copying the data is also clear.

- But how do I tell p2 that p3 is the "new" /home?

Suppose I were to use gparted. Can I just format the new partition as /home and copy over the data? Is that sufficient? Since the partition UUID would be a new one, should I tinker /etc/fstab?

#5 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2025-06-29 16:23:21

vrgovinda

Thanks for your time, igorzwx

#New installation - everything works flawlessly.

fuser -av $(find /dev/snd -type c 2>/dev/null)
                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  vrgovinda   2397 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/hwC0D0:
/dev/snd/hwC0D2:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D5p:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D4p:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D31p:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   vrgovinda   2397 F...m pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D7c:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D6c:
/dev/snd/seq:
/dev/snd/timer:
inxi -A
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-10-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active

 
# Old installation - no microphone input

fuser -av $(find /dev/snd -type c 2>/dev/null)
                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  vrgovinda   2761 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/hwC0D0:
/dev/snd/hwC0D2:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D5p:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D4p:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D31p:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c:   vrgovinda   2761 F...m pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   vrgovinda   2761 F...m pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D7c:
/dev/snd/pcmC0D6c:
/dev/snd/seq:
/dev/snd/timer:
inxi -A
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-10-amd64 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active

#6 Installation » [SOLVED] Shifting /home » 2025-06-29 14:22:39

vrgovinda
Replies: 9

Hi all.

I have a Nvme and SSD in my laptop.

SSD has Devuan Daedalus (/dev/sda5) running nicely. 

Device     Boot    Start       End   Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *        2048   1026047   1024000   500M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
/dev/sda2        1028094 976773119 975745026 465.3G  5 Extended
/dev/sda5        1028096  32485375  31457280    15G 83 Linux
/dev/sda6       32487424 976773119 944285696 450.3G 83 Linux

Nvme has the following,  Devuan Daedalus /dev/nvme0n1p2 and /dev/nvme0n1p4; /dev/nvme0n1p5 is /home.

Device            Start        End   Sectors  Size Type
/dev/nvme0n1p1     2048    2050047   2048000 1000M EFI System
/dev/nvme0n1p2  2050048   56575999  54525952   26G Linux filesystem (NEW)
/dev/nvme0n1p4 56576000   98519039  41943040   20G Linux filesystem (OLD)
/dev/nvme0n1p5 98519040 1000214527 901695488  430G Linux filesystem

*What I have done till now*

/dev/nvme0n1p2 has the new Devuan installation
/dev/nvme0n1p4 has the old Devuan installation
/dev/nvme0n1p5 is the common /home; contents of /home has been backup using rsync in /dev/sda6

*What I wish to do is this:*

I wish to combine /dev/nvme0n1p4 and /dev/nvme0n1p5 into one partition which will function as /home for /dev/nvme0n1p2.
I need some good sagacious advice on how to go about this without much fuss.

Regards,
vrgovinda

#7 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2025-06-29 00:45:05

vrgovinda

Just wanted to update.

I had recently installed Devuan Daedalus on another partition. Instead of tweaking /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf, I just installed firmware-sof-signed. Everything is working perfectly. I get a neat click-and-choose options beneath the volume icon and I can just choose the input and output devices. That's super convenient.

I tried this in the other partition which had Daedalus and on which I was trying to play around. But microphone input still doesn't work. Maybe I have forgotten all that I have changed and don't know how to get back to the default configs.

So my mantra is : Next time I install Devuan on an Intel machine, I'll first install firmware-sof-signed and check if everthing is alright. If some issues exist, I'll try other options. Don't know what is the mantra for AMD machines.

#8 Other Issues » Waydroid on Daedalus » 2024-11-17 15:22:11

vrgovinda
Replies: 3

I'm trying to install Waydroid on my machine running Daedalus.
I get the following message.

~$ curl -s https://repo.waydro.id | sudo bash
[!] Distribution ""daedalus"" is not supported

Is there any workaround?
Thanks!!

#9 Re: Other Issues » "Temporary failure resolving 'deb.devuan.org' " » 2024-11-17 14:50:33

vrgovinda

@Grumpy

I added an entry in networkmanager for OpenDNS and everything works now.

How to do this?

#10 Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] boot log in daedalus » 2024-01-15 21:42:39

vrgovinda
Replies: 3

Hi.
I'm on Devuan Daedalus.

I'd like to see the entire boot log that scrolls during system boot.

Is dmesg the command?

I am afraid it doesn't show up everything.
Please guide me.

#11 Re: Devuan » Meet the Daedalus sapphire theme » 2023-08-23 11:37:08

vrgovinda
rolfie wrote:

Update: when you just do an cli install without any DE, desktop-base isn't installed, and no Sapphire theme. Then also the them line is omitted in /etc/default/grub.

I installed desktop-base and it works like a charm!!

P.S.: It manhandled my lightdm config. Had to spend time in restoring it.

#12 Re: Devuan » Meet the Daedalus sapphire theme » 2023-08-19 23:47:19

vrgovinda

Question: How to make the grub and theming reflect Daedalus instead of Chimaera

golinux wrote:

Here's a sneak peek of the Daedalus "sapphire" theme.

This theme was inspired by the jewel-like waters of the Mediterranean sea where Daedalus was born on the island of Crete:

More to come . . .  smile

Thanks to everyone involved in the Devuan project. Very grateful to all of you.

I've upgraded to Daedalus. lsb_release -a shows:

~$ lsb_release --all
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Devuan
Description:	Devuan GNU/Linux 5 (daedalus)
Release:	5
Codename:	daedalus

But the grub and the theme are indicative of "Chimaera".

update-grub returned:

 Generating grub configuration file ...
Found background image: splash.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-10-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-22-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-22-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-9-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-9-amd64
Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
Found Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS (20.04) on /dev/nvme0n1p3
Found Devuan GNU/Linux 4 (chimaera) on /dev/sda5
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
done

Any help is appreciated.

#13 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-11 08:58:20

vrgovinda
andyp67 wrote:

Hello vrgovinda,
patience be with us!
the archlinux sound documents are very excellent, the main two documents.

Oh yes! I'm very patient. At the same time, excited too. No problem. I'm also loving this learning. Else, I would've settled with the pre-installed OEM Ubuntu.

With Linux, one has to be patient and that is “mode of goodness”, according to the Bhagavad-gita.
At least, I got the HDMI sound output. That's a good deal.

Thank you so much Andy. You are a good soul.

Marking this post as solved, albeit partially. [HDMI only]

Regards,

#14 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-10 11:41:25

vrgovinda
delgado wrote:

Just curious: Does the sound work in devuan when using /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf from ubuntu?

Tried that too!

Doesn't work.

#15 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-10 11:40:30

vrgovinda
andyp67 wrote:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Advanc … leshooting

Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS
On Intel Cannon Lake (eg. HP ZBook 15 G6), the integrated sound chipset requires ALSA firmware, and the following kernel module parameters are required:

options snd-hda-intel dmic_detect=0
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop-amic enable=yes

That should enable both sound and microphone.

Read through all the links that you have sent. Changed the kernel module parameters. Built-in Microphone still doesn't work. All that I get is some noise when I try to record the mic input.

#16 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-08 06:07:48

vrgovinda

The following is the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf from the Ubuntu partition. 

# autoloader aliases
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7

# Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-ioctl32 ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }
#
# Workaround at bug #499695 (reverted in Ubuntu see LP #319505)
install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
#
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
# Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq ; }

# Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it anyway)
install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist saa7134-alsa ; : ; }
# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
# Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-usb-audio index=-2

[Please recollect that I have two partitions -- Ubuntu [pre-installed OEM Linux Image] & Devuan. Although the microphone works in Ubuntu, it doesn't work in Devuan. I am presenting the alsa-base.conf in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory of the Ubuntu Partition so that it can be easy to analyze the issue.]

The /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf from the Devuan partition contains only one line:

 snd-hda-intel dmic_detect=0

#17 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-08 01:56:19

vrgovinda
vrgovinda wrote:
delgado wrote:

There was a question about missing sound here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1291829 … -ubuntu-20
Not exactly the same model, maybe the answer applies to your case too.

Imitating the method on my machine didn't work [not supposed to work either].

I need to find what is the config parameter that I should modify. Hopefully we are making inroads in resolving this issue.

Actually, when I wrote this reply, I hadn't checked for the HDMI sound output, which was my mistake.
But the following config change in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf at the end of this file did the trick:

 snd-hda-intel dmic_detect=0

So, the HDMI sound output is solved. Hurray!! Thanks delgado.
Mic input issue is still unresolved. I think we are inching closer.

P.S.: If someone can direct me to a resource which explains this config, that will be a nice learning. The URL given by delgado, https://askubuntu.com/questions/1291829 … -ubuntu-20 and the LinuxUprising link, https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/06/f … ue-in.html, in that answer just explain what to do, but not why and how it works.

#18 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-07 15:47:09

vrgovinda

Thanks andyp67 for your inputs. Yes "Govinda" is a description for Vishnu in the form of a cowherd boy [literal meaning = one who gives pleasure to the cows and our senses].

I couldn't understand how to use alsamixer; but pavucontrol can choose the audio input and output etc. Maybe, I am not that advanced a Linux user. But one good thing that I learnt from the link that you sent was lspci -nnk

I discovered a hint from lspci -nnk in both my Devuan and Ubuntu partitions.

Saved the output of this command and did a diff -y. I found that the "kernel drivers in use" are the same for all the PCI and devices except for the Multimedia audio controller. Devuan [left] and Ubuntu [right].

00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation | 00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation
	Subsystem: Dell Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Technology  |         Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0b20]
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel		      |		Kernel driver in use: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl		Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl

Can this info be of any use for us?

#19 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-06 12:38:19

vrgovinda

I am very grateful to all the good souls that have helped so far. Thank you for giving me some inspiration to continue with Devuan.

I just tried to find what's happening during boot. from /var/log/boot (an excerpt), I got the following:

Sun Aug  6 17:52:51 2023: Setting up ALSA...
warning: 'alsactl -E HOME=/run/alsa -E XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/alsa/runtime restore' failed with error message 
'alsa-lib parser.c:2783:(load_toplevel_config) Unable to find the top-level configuration file '/usr/share/alsa/ucm2/ucm.conf'.

Sun Aug  6 17:52:51 2023: alsa-lib main.c:1541:(snd_use_case_mgr_open) 
error: failed to import hw:0 use case configuration -2'...done.

Does this give any additional hint about the problem at hand?
Thanks again.

Regards.

#20 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-06 12:33:05

vrgovinda
delgado wrote:

Sound is not a general problem. Notebooks can be special in different degrees.

A bit of googling:
Ubuntu seems to produce custom images for the Latitude 3420. https://ubuntu.com/certified/202101-28600

Thanks for this link. It gave me an insight that even standard Ubuntu images may have some issues when used in place of custom OEM images.

delgado wrote:

There was a question about missing sound here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1291829 … -ubuntu-20
Not exactly the same model, maybe the answer applies to your case too.

Imitating the method on my machine didn't work [not supposed to work either]. I need to find what is the config parameter that I should modify. Hopefully we are making inroads in resolving this issue.

#21 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-05 17:49:41

vrgovinda
rolfie wrote:

You will need to add the NEW sub-repo non-free-firmware to be able to load something from there. Change your sources.list to:

deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

Some reading:
https://www.debian.org/releases/bookwor … e-firmware

Thanks for the info rolfie! Yes, there were some updates indeed in the non-free-firmware section.

But again, it did not solve my problem. Rebooted into 6.1 and 5.10 separately. But no luck.

I'm surprised how Devuan GNU/Linux installed in a Linux compatible laptop that has come with Ubuntu pre-installed doesn't pick up the basic hardware components like the built-in mic! The audio output through the HDMI is also not so complicated like, say, a graphics card.

#22 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-05 08:37:57

vrgovinda
ralph.ronnquist wrote:

When you upgraded, did you add the section non-free-firmware ?

Yes. non-free is enabled in all.

 cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus main non-free contrib
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates main contrib non-free 
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security main contrib non-free

#23 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-04 22:08:11

vrgovinda
delgado wrote:

I temporary installed pulsaudio, and could switch to a HDMI output device. The config was present.
qasmixer shows no level-fader for the HDMI audio output.

Will switching to pipewire help? I'm not an expert; If that will help, I need some directions as to how to go about it.

delgado wrote:

The generic name for the current kernel is "linux-image-amd64"

$ sudo apt install linux-image-amd64

should install daedalus' kernel 6.1.

Yes. I have installed kernel 6.1. Still, no luck.

#24 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-04 14:28:18

vrgovinda
delgado wrote:

You mentioned the kernel version: 5.10 is chimaera, daedalus has 6.1 and I would use this. Maye the old kernel is still booted as default for some reason?

Yes. The only kernel that is installed is this. Even though I have upgraded to Daedalus [changing the sources.list --> apt update --> apt upgrade --> apt dist-upgrade], somehow, the kernel version 6.1 hasn't been installed. I have installed it now and restarted. Still no luck.

Also, the Ubuntu which came pre-installed has everything working out of the box with kernel version 5.14 and pulseaudio. I am unable to understand how.

delgado wrote:

The following command shows all sound devices on my box:

 $ cat  /proc/asound/pcm
00-00: ALC1150 Analog : ALC1150 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
00-01: ALC1150 Digital : ALC1150 Digital : playback 1
00-02: ALC1150 Alt Analog : ALC1150 Alt Analog : capture 1
01-03: HDMI 0 : HDMI 0 : playback 1
01-07: HDMI 1 : HDMI 1 : playback 1

That's all I got ...

for the same command, I got as follows:

 ~$ cat  /proc/asound/pcm
00-00: HDA Analog (*) :  : playback 1 : capture 1
00-01: HDA Digital (*) :  : playback 1 : capture 1
00-03: HDMI1 (*) :  : playback 1
00-04: HDMI2 (*) :  : playback 1
00-05: HDMI3 (*) :  : playback 1
00-06: DMIC (*) :  : capture 1
00-07: DMIC16kHz (*) :  : capture 1

Thanks a lot.

#25 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-04 13:58:13

vrgovinda
golinux wrote:

Yes and yes. Not many Devuan users use pulseaudio which is why a response might be slow. I have never had it installed. Please be patient.

Thanks a lot golinux. Yes, I'll be patient.

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