Pipewire - Changing audio devices causes no sound output

HarlemSquirrel · 2023-02-01 23:59:28

Changing sound output device using GNOME settings results in no sound output until I restart the pipewire user service.

This has been going on for months and is really annoying.

Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C37)
Kernel: 6.1.9-arch1-1
DE: GNOME 43.2
WM: Mutter on X-Org

╰─➤  pactl list sinks
Sink #52
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_31_00.4.iec958-stereo
	Description: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Digital Stereo (IEC958)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 30001 /  46% / -20.36 dB,   front-right: 30001 /  46% / -20.36 dB
	        balance 0.00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_31_00.4.iec958-stereo.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS 
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "2"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.device = "1"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "ALC1220 Digital"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 106"
		alsa.name = "ALC1220 Digital"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 106"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "iec958:2"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "2"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "11"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.id = "46"
		device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (IEC958)"
		device.profile.name = "iec958-stereo"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_31_00.4.iec958-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC1220 Digital"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:pcm:2:iec958:2:playback"
		priority.driver = "736"
		priority.session = "736"
		factory.id = "18"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "35"
		node.driver = "true"
		factory.mode = "merge"
		audio.adapt.follower = ""
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "52"
		object.serial = "52"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "0"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "2"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio2"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:31:00.4"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_31_00.4"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "5295618"
		device.product.id = "0x1487"
		device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:31:00.4/sound/card2"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		device.string = "2"
	Ports:
		iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, availability unknown)
	Active Port: iec958-stereo-output
	Formats:
		pcm

╰─➤  pacman -Qs pipewire
local/easyeffects 7.0.0-2
    Audio Effects for Pipewire applications
local/gst-plugin-pipewire 1:0.3.65-5
    Multimedia graph framework - pipewire plugin
local/helvum 0.3.4-1
    GTK patchbay for PipeWire
local/lib32-pipewire 1:0.3.64-1
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - 32-bit client library
local/libpipewire02 0.2.7-2
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - legacy client library
local/libwireplumber 0.4.13-1
    Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire - client library
local/pipewire 1:0.3.65-5
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor
local/pipewire-alsa 1:0.3.65-5
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - ALSA configuration
local/pipewire-audio 1:0.3.65-5
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - Audio support
local/pipewire-pulse 1:0.3.65-5
    Low-latency audio/video router and processor - PulseAudio replacement
local/wireplumber 0.4.13-1
    Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire
local/wireplumber-docs 0.4.13-1
    Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire - documentation

Output in journalctl when I switch in GNOME settings

Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: Unable to get default sink
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: Unable to get default source
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: gvc_mixer_card_get_index: assertion 'GVC_IS_MIXER_CARD (card)' failed
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: Sync_devices: Failed to match stream id: 59, description: 'Line Out', origi
n: 'Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo'
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: gvc_mixer_card_get_index: assertion 'GVC_IS_MIXER_CARD (card)' failed
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: Sync_devices: Failed to match stream id: 59, description: 'Headphones', ori
gin: 'Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo'
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: gvc_mixer_ui_device_get_id: assertion 'GVC_IS_MIXER_UI_DEVICE (device)' fai
led
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gnome-shell[1594]: gvc_mixer_card_get_index: assertion 'GVC_IS_MIXER_CARD (card)' failed
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: Sync_devices: Failed to match stream id: 60, description: 'Line In', origin
: 'Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo'
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: Sync_devices: Failed to match stream id: 60, description: 'Rear Microphone'
, origin: 'Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo'
Feb 01 18:59:58 lh-ryzen-desktop gsd-media-keys[1808]: Sync_devices: Failed to match stream id: 60, description: 'Front Microphone
', origin: 'Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo'

Last edited by HarlemSquirrel (2023-02-02 01:10:43)

V1del · 2023-02-03 17:33:19

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
systemctl --user status pipewire{-pulse} pipewire-media-session pulseaudio

HarlemSquirrel · 2023-02-04 19:12:23

➤  sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

Cannot stat file /proc/1499/fd/1023: Permission denied
                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  hs         6884 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/controlC1:  hs         6880 F.... pipewire
                     hs         6884 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/controlC2:  hs         6884 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0c:   hs         6880 F...m pipewire
/dev/snd/pcmC1D1p:   hs         6880 F...m pipewire
/dev/snd/seq:        hs         6880 F.... pipewire

➤  systemctl --user status pipewire{-pulse} pipewire-media-session pulseaudio                                                           4 ↵
Invalid unit name "pipewire{-pulse}" escaped as "pipewire\x7b-pulse\x7d" (maybe you should use systemd-escape?).
Unit pipewire\x7b-pulse\x7d.service could not be found.
Unit pipewire-media-session.service could not be found.
Unit pulseaudio.service could not be found.

➤  systemctl --user status pipewire pipewire-pulse pipewire-media-session pulseaudio                                                    4 ↵
Unit pipewire-media-session.service could not be found.
Unit pulseaudio.service could not be found.
● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sat 2023-02-04 11:15:03 EST; 2h 55min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
   Main PID: 6880 (pipewire)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 19051)
     Memory: 13.3M
        CPU: 1min 44.298s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
             └─6880 /usr/bin/pipewire

Feb 04 11:15:03 lh-ryzen-desktop systemd[1489]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Feb 04 11:15:14 lh-ryzen-desktop pipewire[6880]: [0:41:12.834478251] [6880]  INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:299 libcamera v0.0.4

● pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sat 2023-02-04 10:34:22 EST; 3h 35min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket
   Main PID: 1719 (pipewire-pulse)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 19051)
     Memory: 105.3M
        CPU: 2min 55.132s
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire-pulse.service
             └─1719 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse

Feb 04 10:34:22 lh-ryzen-desktop systemd[1489]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.
Feb 04 10:34:22 lh-ryzen-desktop pipewire-pulse[1719]: mod.rt: Can't find org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop. Is xdg-desktop-portal running?
Feb 04 10:34:22 lh-ryzen-desktop pipewire-pulse[1719]: mod.rt: found session bus but no portal

HarlemSquirrel · 2023-02-04 19:16:10

➤  systemctl status --user xdg-desktop-portal
● xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/xdg-desktop-portal.service; static)
     Active: active (running) since Sat 2023-02-04 10:34:23 EST; 3h 40min ago
   Main PID: 2048 (xdg-desktop-por)
      Tasks: 5 (limit: 19051)
     Memory: 6.0M
        CPU: 173ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/xdg-desktop-portal.service
             └─2048 /usr/lib/xdg-desktop-portal

Feb 04 10:34:22 lh-ryzen-desktop systemd[1489]: Starting Portal service...
Feb 04 10:34:23 lh-ryzen-desktop systemd[1489]: Started Portal service.
Feb 04 11:15:03 lh-ryzen-desktop xdg-desktop-por[2048]: Caught PipeWire error: connection error
Feb 04 11:15:13 lh-ryzen-desktop xdg-desktop-por[2048]: PipeWire roundtrip timed out waiting for events
Feb 04 11:15:13 lh-ryzen-desktop xdg-desktop-por[2048]: Failed connect to PipeWire: No node factory discovered

Loatchi · 2023-04-11 18:13:58

I'm coming from Gentoo but suffered from the exact same problem.
I'm running Pipewire with wireplumber (with seems to be the same for OP).

I fixed my problem by downgrading pipewire to 0.3.66 (I was using 0.3.68)

Last edited by Loatchi (2023-04-11 18:26:59)

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#1 2023-02-01 23:59:28

Pipewire - Changing audio devices causes no sound output

#2 2023-02-03 17:33:19

Re: Pipewire - Changing audio devices causes no sound output

#3 2023-02-04 19:12:23

Re: Pipewire - Changing audio devices causes no sound output

#4 2023-02-04 19:16:10

Re: Pipewire - Changing audio devices causes no sound output

#5 2023-04-11 18:13:58

Re: Pipewire - Changing audio devices causes no sound output

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