Re: [REGRESSION] snd-usb-audio: SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 mixer controls disabled as sticky

On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 at 07:27, Takashi Iwai <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:41:27 +0200,
> Gert Burger wrote:
> >
> >
> > On archlinux, after I upgraded to kernel 7.1.5-arch1-2, the sound volume is
> > significantly lower and seems to lack bass.
> >
> > Reported by someone else here:
> > https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=314220
> >
> > Previous kernel was 7.0.14.arch1-1 (working)
> >
> > Attached is also-info.sh for 7.1.5-arch1-2 (broken) and 6.18.41-1-lts (as a
> > workaround I installed an lts kernel, works)
> >
> > Device:
> > Bus 005 Device 003: ID 1038:2232 SteelSeries ApS SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5
> >
> > Dmesg diff:
> > Aug 05 16:22:19 framework kernel: usb 5-1.1: 9:0: sticky mixer values (-19712/
> > 0/256 => 0), disabling
> > Aug 05 16:22:19 framework kernel: usb 5-1.1: 10:0: sticky mixer values (-21248
> > /0/256 => 0), disabling
> >
> > Can I need to provide anything else?
>
> Could you try 7.2 kernel?  I guess it's still broken, but then try to
> pass the option "quirk_flags=1038:2232:mixer_get_cur_broken" to
> snd-usb-audio module and retest?
>

I tested with the `linux-mainline` package, currently on version 7.2rc5-1

# cat /etc/modprobe.d/snd-usb-audio.conf
options snd-usb-audio quirk_flags=1038:2232:mixer_get_cur_broken

That seems to have "fixed" it.

Thanks for the tip!

Cheers
Gert Burger