Problem with sound, maybe after upgrade.

Question

Hello guys,
Yesterday I did a system upgrade and after I rebooted there seems to be a problem with my sound. There is now a popping sound during startup from both speakers, and again a crackling sound when it wakes from sleep. If I connect my headphones there is no sound output through it. The output is through speakers. My system is an Asus X201E. This is a part of pacman.log after which the problem started:
[2013-09-24 20:16] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2013-09-24 20:16] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2013-09-24 20:17] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-09-24 20:41] [PACMAN] upgraded elfutils (0.155-1 -> 0.156-1)
[2013-09-24 20:42] [PACMAN] upgraded fakeroot (1.19-1 -> 1.20-1)
[2013-09-24 20:42] [PACMAN] upgraded imagemagick (6.8.6.9-1 -> 6.8.6.10-1)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded inkscape (0.48.4-10 -> 0.48.4-11)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded jre7-openjdk-headless (7.u40_2.4.1-3 -> 7.u40_2.4.2-1)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded jre7-openjdk (7.u40_2.4.1-3 -> 7.u40_2.4.2-1)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded jdk7-openjdk (7.u40_2.4.1-3 -> 7.u40_2.4.2-1)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-elfutils (0.155-2 -> 0.156-1)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-systemd (204-1 -> 207-1)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded man-pages (3.53-1 -> 3.54-1)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded networkmanager (0.9.8.2-1 -> 0.9.8.4-1)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded pstoedit (3.62-2 -> 3.62-3)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded serf (1.3.0-1 -> 1.3.1-2)
[2013-09-24 20:43] [PACMAN] upgraded subversion (1.8.1-2 -> 1.8.3-1)
and output of lsmod:
Module Size Used by
nls_cp437 5953 1
vfat 10055 1
fat 51827 1 vfat
uvcvideo 72804 0
ath3k 7557 0
btusb 18496 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 3272 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 2335 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core 27797 1 uvcvideo
bluetooth 308340 3 ath3k,btusb
videodev 110188 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
media 11591 2 uvcvideo,videodev
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 30336 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 37032 1
joydev 9663 0
arc4 2000 2
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 6959 0
intel_powerclamp 8802 0
coretemp 6326 0
kvm_intel 129393 0
kvm 379223 1 kvm_intel
crc32_pclmul 3019 0
crc32c_intel 14249 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 4501 0
ath9k 91043 0
cryptd 8473 1 ghash_clmulni_intel
ath9k_common 1991 1 ath9k
ath9k_hw 392347 2 ath9k_common,ath9k
microcode 13488 0
ath 15681 3 ath9k_common,ath9k,ath9k_hw
asus_nb_wmi 7368 0
asus_wmi 16306 1 asus_nb_wmi
sparse_keymap 3114 1 asus_wmi
alx 25191 0
mac80211 453808 1 ath9k
iTCO_wdt 5407 0
iTCO_vendor_support 1929 1 iTCO_wdt
snd_hda_intel 36520 2
snd_hda_codec 148129 3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
cfg80211 402729 3 ath,ath9k,mac80211
snd_hwdep 6332 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 77765 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 7234 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 18718 1 snd_pcm
rfkill 15698 4 cfg80211,bluetooth,asus_wmi
i915 610807 3
pcspkr 2027 0
snd 59141 11 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
evdev 10693 13
ac 3324 0
psmouse 85356 0
serio_raw 5041 0
soundcore 5450 1 snd
wmi 8347 1 asus_wmi
i2c_i801 11269 0
intel_agp 10872 1 i915
intel_gtt 12664 2 i915,intel_agp
drm_kms_helper 35854 1 i915
mdio 3525 1 alx
drm 235996 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
thermal 8620 0
button 4669 1 i915
video 11380 2 i915,asus_wmi
battery 6925 0
lpc_ich 13112 0
mperf 1267 0
mei_me 9296 0
mei 61875 1 mei_me
i2c_algo_bit 5391 1 i915
i2c_core 23720 6 drm,i915,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,videodev
shpchp 25457 0
processor 24917 0
ext4 470412 1
crc16 1359 2 ext4,bluetooth
mbcache 5866 1 ext4
jbd2 83376 1 ext4
hid_logitech_dj 10567 0
usbhid 41466 0
hid 88758 2 usbhid,hid_logitech_dj
sd_mod 30899 4
ahci 22888 3
libahci 21393 1 ahci
ehci_pci 4120 0
libata 171318 2 ahci,libahci
xhci_hcd 91419 0
ehci_hcd 48084 1 ehci_pci
scsi_mod 128695 2 libata,sd_mod
usbcore 178049 7 ath3k,btusb,uvcvideo,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid,xhci_hcd
usb_common 1648 1 usbcore
and lspci -vv:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 43
Region 0: Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Region 2: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 4: I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 40
Region 0: Memory at f7e00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_hcd
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 42
Region 0: Memory at f7e1a000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
Kernel modules: mei_me
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at f7e18000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 107f
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 44
Region 0: Memory at f7e10000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: f7d00000-f7dfffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: f7c00000-f7cfffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
Region 0: Memory at f7e17000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
Kernel modules: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 41
Region 0: I/O ports at f0b0 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at f0a0 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at f090 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at f080 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at f060 [size=32]
Region 5: Memory at f7e16000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 108d
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at f7e15000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Region 4: I/O ports at f040 [size=32]
Kernel modules: i2c_i801
02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device 6628
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at f7d00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Expansion ROM at f7d80000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
Kernel modules: ath9k
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8162 Fast Ethernet (rev 10)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 200f
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 45
Region 0: Memory at f7c00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Region 2: I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: alx
Kernel modules: alx
Any idea as to what happened? Also, I am using alsa. Thanks.
Edit: There is also a crackling sound when I connect or disconnect my headphone.
Last edited by dabholkaras (2013-09-25 11:30:29)

Answer 1

Hello dabholkaras,
Today I did a system upgrade and after I met a similer sound problem.
I resolved this problem by downgrade packages as follows;
upgrade /var/log/pacman.log:
[2013-09-28 18:14] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-firmware (20130725-1 -> 20130903-1)
[2013-09-28 18:14] [PACMAN] upgraded linux (3.10.10-1 -> 3.11.2-1)
[2013-09-28 18:14] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-headers (3.10.10-1 -> 3.11.2-1)
downgrade command:
~ $ sudo pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-firmware-20130725-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
~ $ sudo pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-headers-3.10.10-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
~ $ sudo pacman -Ud /var/cache/pacman/pkg/linux-3.10.10-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
[2013-09-28 23:45] [PACMAN] downgraded linux-firmware (20130903-1 -> 20130725-1)
[2013-09-28 23:46] [PACMAN] downgraded linux-headers (3.11.2-1 -> 3.10.10-1)
[2013-09-28 23:49] [PACMAN] downgraded linux (3.11.2-1 -> 3.10.10-1)