Blue Snowball mic isn't detected in pulseaudio or alsamixer | Linux For All | Page 1

opal meteor Jun 23, 2025, 10:30 PM

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OS: Nobara, kernel 6.15.3

Hardware: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, AMD RX 6950 XT, B650M Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX mobo

Error and logs: This is the dmesg error I got when it tried to configure the Blue Snowball mic:

[ 381.726004] usb 7-1.1: new full-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
[ 382.474314] usb 7-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=0005, bcdDevice= 1.00
[ 382.474319] usb 7-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 382.546344] usb 7-1.1: can't set config #1, error -32
[ 382.580206] usb 7-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 6
[ 398.285615] usb 1-4.1: new full-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
[ 408.857202] usb 1-4.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=0005, bcdDevice= 1.00
[ 408.857206] usb 1-4.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 408.857208] usb 1-4.1: Product: Blue Snowball
[ 408.872933] usb 1-4.1: can't set config #1, error -32
[ 567.917852] usb 1-4.1: reset full-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
[ 1858.034330] Ignoring NSS change in VHT Operating Mode Notification from 60:8d:26:c8:c8:63 with invalid nss 3
[ 2458.400244] Ignoring NSS change in VHT Operating Mode Notification from 60:8d:26:c8:c8:63 with invalid nss 4
[ 2667.193645] wlp9s0: Limiting TX power to 30 (30 - 0) dBm as advertised by 60:8d:26:c8:c8:63
[16329.111551] usb 1-4.1: USB disconnect, device number 6
[17374.018549] usb 7-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[17384.398456] usb 7-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=0005, bcdDevice= 1.00
[17384.398460] usb 7-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[17384.398462] usb 7-1.3: Product: Blue Snowball
[17384.472398] usb 7-1.3: can't set config #1, error -32

The mic also shows up on on lsusb -v, the text doc includes the logs of this.

Problem: The Blue Snowball mic isn't being detected in pulseaudio or alsamixer.

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What am I doing: I literally searched each page with people who had the same issues but I couldn't get anything to work, none were really solved. I also tried changing the usb ports and even resetting the usb in the terminal but that didn't work. I tried to plug the microphone into my laptop which uses Linux Mint but it also didn't work there, didn't even show up on the dmesg unlike on Nobara.

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Also, when I try to start it with the driver manager, it says this.

red adder Jun 23, 2025, 10:43 PM

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What happens when you try to run that script manually

opal meteor Jun 23, 2025, 10:45 PM

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Which one?

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red adder Jun 23, 2025, 10:53 PM

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The array syntax is how parameters are passed programmatically, you would run the command by running pkexec /usr/lib/cfhdb/scripts/sysfs_helper.sg start_device....

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It's all one command

opal meteor Jun 23, 2025, 10:54 PM

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red adder The array syntax is how parameters are passed programmatically, you would run th...

Got it, thank you. So I did it, and I got this:

red adder Jun 23, 2025, 10:54 PM

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You copied my typos, and ellipses

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I was instructing you how to run it, not giving you a copy-paste. Mobile is not a good platform for me to do that.

opal meteor Jun 23, 2025, 10:57 PM

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red adder You copied my typos, and ellipses

My bad. I corrected it and it did nothing. I checked the driver manager again to see if it worked but it still pops up with the same error message.

red adder Jun 23, 2025, 10:59 PM

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You're missing two more parameters. usb and 7-1.3 regardless I just wanted to see if there was more information by running the command directly.

opal meteor Jun 23, 2025, 11:00 PM

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red adder You're missing two more parameters. `usb` and `7-1.3` regardless I just wanted t...

Just tried that, and yeah it did the same thing.

opal meteor Jun 23, 2025, 11:35 PM

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Here is extra info if anyone wants to help:

aplay -l && arecord -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [MAG 274QRFW]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 11: HDMI 5 [HDMI 5]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC897 Analog [ALC897 Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 1: ALC897 Digital [ALC897 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 2: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC897 Analog [ALC897 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

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opal meteor Jun 24, 2025, 4:10 PM

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Update: I tested the microphone on yet another laptop, but this time it had windows 11 installed; it came up with the code 10 error. I may as well get another mic.

If anyone has cheap mic recommendations for Linux use, then please do. Thank you.

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