$ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: hdadsp [hda-dsp], device 7: Analog HDA DSP (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: hdadsp [hda-dsp], device 8: Digital HDA DSP (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: hdadsp [hda-dsp], device 9: Alt Analog HDA DSP (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: hdadsp [hda-dsp], device 10: HDA DSP HDMI1 (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: hdadsp [hda-dsp], device 11: HDA DSP HDMI2 (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: hdadsp [hda-dsp], device 12: HDA DSP HDMI3 (*) [] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 $ pactl list cards (does not return anything) $ pactl list sources Source #0 State: SUSPENDED Name: auto_null.monitor Description: Monitor of Dummy Output Driver: module-null-sink.c Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz Channel Map: front-left,front-right Owner Module: 13 Mute: no Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB balance 0.00 Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB Monitor of Sink: auto_null Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY Properties: device.description = "Monitor of Dummy Output" device.class = "monitor" device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" Formats: pcm $ pactl list sinks Sink #0 State: SUSPENDED Name: auto_null Description: Dummy Output Driver: module-null-sink.c Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz Channel Map: front-left,front-right Owner Module: 13 Mute: no Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB balance 0.00 Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB Monitor Source: auto_null.monitor Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS Properties: device.description = "Dummy Output" device.class = "abstract" device.icon_name = "audio-card" Formats: pcm