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NewtonPL

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From: Poland

Registered: 2022-02-20

Posts: 79

Microphone not working

Hi,
Some time ago my audio card stopped working (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=282459) but I managed to fix it.
Audio works, however there is no mic output. I don't know if I use PulseAudio or Pipewire, because my install is a mess when I tried fixing it.
Can anyone help me fix my install?

I know this post is rather bland, but I'm a total noob when it comes to audio.

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NewtonPL

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From: Poland

Registered: 2022-02-20

Posts: 79

Re: Microphone not working

I managed to fix it by typing in

systemctl --user enable pipewire.service
systemctl --user start pipewire.service

and rebooting after
but now pavucontrol sometimes switches to Headphones(Unplugged), how can i force it to stay on Line Out?

Last edited by NewtonPL (2023-01-06 16:48:14)

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V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,259

Re: Microphone not working

You need to either install pipewire-pulse instead of pulseaudio or pipewire-media-session instead of wireplumber if you want to use pulseaudio. Decide for one of the two, do that, reboot if you still have issues post during an attempt to record

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
arecord -lL
pactl list cards
pactl list sources
pactl list source-outputs

NewtonPL

Member

From: Poland

Registered: 2022-02-20

Posts: 79

Re: Microphone not working

You need to either install pipewire-pulse instead of pulseaudio or pipewire-media-session instead of wireplumber if you want to use pulseaudio. Decide for one of the two, do that, reboot if you still have issues post during an attempt to record

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
arecord -lL
pactl list cards
pactl list sources
pactl list source-outputs

Upon closer inspection i have pipewire-pulse installed.
I troubleshooted the microphone, it works when linux switches to the unplugged headphones port, the audio on my headphones doesn't work though, so i have to switch to Line Out manually. Can I force it to use Line Out no matter what?
My headset is a Razer Blackshark V2X, and I'm using a 2 in 1 jack adapter (headphone input, audio and mic output)

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