[2.1.7] No Sound, Audio Output Device not showing up

[danischu]

After Updating and launching the Game, there was just no Sound Output.

System Information:
OS: Manjaro 26.1.0-pre Bian-May
Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.18.33-1-MANJARO
DE: KDE
WM: KWin
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 24x 4.67382GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

> lspci | grep -i audio
07:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
09:00.4 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller

I looked in the Settings and the Correct Device was not listed.

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Factorio as Application also does *not* show up in Systems Audio Control Settings.
As far as i can see there is no Information regarding this in the log.

factorio-current.log

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I restarted the Computer, no changes.
I did revert to 2.0.77 and Audio Output worked again.
I did update again to 2.1.7 and the issue returned.

No other Applications have Audio Output Issues at the moment.

[Donion]

Does changing the preferred audio driver in Sound settings (requires Factorio restart) make any difference?

[danischu]

Actually, yes. setting it to PulseAudio Fixed it.
I didn't realise that required a restart.

I did figure out a way to route the audio through the monitor in the meantime.

Thanks alot.

[Donion]

I'm glad it worked.