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

[Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>]

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?


thanks,

Takashi