[SOLVED] Headphone jack noise/buzz

arfad · 2026-06-04 18:11:27

I am using an Acer Aspire A514-54 on Arch Linux with a Realtek ALC255 codec. PipeWire is used as the audio server.
I have a constant buzzing/noise coming from the headphone jack. The noise is present even at 0% volume and when muted.
I have already tried disabling power saving for snd_hda_intel using a modprobe configuration file:

options snd_hda_intel power_save=0

However, this modprobe configuration does not seem to affect the actual runtime power_save value.
I also manually set the runtime parameter:

echo 0 > /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save

but there is no change in the noise.

I also tested with a DAC, but it does not make any difference.
I tested my IEMs on a phone and they work normally there, so the IEMs are not the issue.

The current output of /proc/asound/modules is:

0 snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp

The internal laptop speakers are clean with no noise. The issue only affects the headphone jack output and USB C for my DAC.

Last edited by arfad (2026-06-06 04:08:24)

seth · 2026-06-04 19:53:37

Does it buzz in the preboot environment (UEFI settings) or when booting just the multi-user.target (2nd link below) or some live distro?
(You essentially want to rule out to be picking up EM noise or coil whine there)

arfad · 2026-06-05 05:23:23

I tested using an Ubuntu live USB and the same buzzing issue is still present, so it is not specific to my Arch installation.

After further testing, I switched the audio driver from snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp to snd_hda_intel by modifying /etc/kernel/cmdline and adding:

snd_intel_dspcfg.dsp_driver=1

I also disabled power saving for the snd_hda_intel by setting power_save=0, which resolves the buzzing issue for my setup.

seth · 2026-06-05 07:26:16

\o/
You might want to record that at https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/Acer#Aspire

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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[SOLVED] Headphone jack noise/buzz

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