Hi, Kevin Becker (kevinbecker)

Thanks for your suggestion. I followed the instructions provided at
Ubuntu's kernel lifecycle page and successfully upgraded to the latest
HWE kernel โ€” 6.14.0-27 โ€” on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS.

Unfortunately, the issue persists. The snd_hda_intel module loads correctly, 
and ALSA detects the codec (Realtek ALC1220), but there is still no UCM profile 
available for this device. As a result, the system remains without functional 
audio output.
Diagnostic Report: CS8409 on iMac18,3 running Ubuntu 24.04.3 (kernel 6.14.0-27)

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Hardware

Model: iMac18,3 (Apple)

Audio chip: Cirrus Logic CS8409

GPU: AMD Radeon (with HDMI audio)

๐Ÿงช Test Environment

Ubuntu Live 24.04.3

Kernel: 6.14.0-27-generic

Wayland session

PipeWire active

๐Ÿ“ฆ Driver Status The snd_hda_codec_cs8409 module loads correctly:

bash
lsmod | grep cs8409
dmesg confirms detection and autoconfiguration:

text
snd_hda_codec_cs8409 hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for CS8409: line_outs=2 
(0x24/0x25) type:speaker  
...  
Internal Mic=0x45, Mic=0x3c
๐Ÿ”‡ Issue ALSA registers card0 (CS8409), but:

No output devices

No mixer controls

GUI shows only HDMI outputs (card1)

PipeWire does not recognize card0 as a usable device

alsa-info.sh output: http://alsa-
project.org/db/?f=45ed57a6e0a42cb82202b8429318197a073fc0bf

๐Ÿ“Œ Likely Cause Missing UCM profile for CS8409, so ALSA doesn't know how
to interact with the hardware. The module works, but without defined
outputs/mixers, it's non-functional.

โœ… Verified

Module loads

ALSA registers it

dmesg shows correct detection

PipeWire is running but ignores card0

HDMI outputs are functional

๐Ÿ’ก Suggested Solution

Create and add a UCM profile for CS8409 (e.g., ucm2/CS8409/HiFi.conf)

Define basic mixer controls and outputs

Verify compatibility with PipeWire

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