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uberben

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Registered: 2010-08-18

Posts: 75

No audio on fresh install on Acer Switch 10e

I am trying to get a bit more life out of this old 2-in-1. I have a fresh install of Arch and I'm using Gnome and all its default software, including pipewire-pulse and wireplumber.

$ systemctl --user status pipewire-pulse.service
● pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2023-05-26 14:22:45 CDT; 2min 32s ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket
   Main PID: 954 (pipewire-pulse)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 2241)
     Memory: 624.0K
        CPU: 68ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire-pulse.service
             └─954 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse

May 26 14:22:45 switch10e systemd[748]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.

$ systemctl --user status wireplumber.service
● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2023-05-26 14:22:45 CDT; 3min 7s ago
   Main PID: 953 (wireplumber)
      Tasks: 6 (limit: 2241)
     Memory: 1.8M
        CPU: 615ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service
             └─953 /usr/bin/wireplumber

May 26 14:22:45 switch10e systemd[748]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
May 26 14:22:46 switch10e wireplumber[953]: [0:00:50.099609116] [953]  INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:298 libcamera v0.0.5
May 26 14:22:46 switch10e wireplumber[953]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner
May 26 14:22:46 switch10e wireplumber[953]: <WpSiAudioAdapter:0x56233891d490> Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed
May 26 14:22:46 switch10e wireplumber[953]: <WpSiAudioAdapter:0x56233891d490> failed to activate item: Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed

I see wireplumber has some camera issues. This laptop has 2 cameras - front and rear. I don't really need them right now for my use case.

In Gnome Settings > Sound > Output Device I have "Analog Output - Atom Processor..." and "Speakers - Built-in Audio". Analog Output is the default on boot, but switching to Speakers shows my YouTube audio in the VU meter, but nothing out the speakers.

I have connected external analog speakers and tried all the outputs but still no sound from a media source or the Gnome sound test. Connecting USB speakers I DO get sound from the Gnome sound test, but my media from YouTube still does not play.

I'm not sure what next steps to take for figuring out this issue.