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josh-archie

Member

Registered: 2024-05-31

Posts: 3

pipewire audio doesn't work after a fresh arch install (6.9.3)

Hi to all guys ,

I would like your help for the audio that doesn't work after a fresh install of arch  (6.9.3 ) , the follwong packages  installed ... pipewire, pipewire-pulse ,  pipewire-jack,  wireplumber  and startting all the services ..

the problem that i'm struggling is this .:
if i launch one of these commands
     aplay -D plughw:0,0  /home/archie/Documenti/m_We_Love_Hi-Res_192k.wav    i get the message
             Playing WAVE '/home/archie/Documenti/m_We_Love_Hi-Res_192k.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian in 3bytes, Rate 192000 Hz, Stereo
     aplay -D sysdefault:PCH  /home/archie/Documenti/m_We_Love_Hi-Res_192k.wav
     speaker-test -D sysdefault:PCH -c2 -twav

..i can hear the sound on my speakers..

But if i launch this command
aplay -D plughw:0,0 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Left.wav    ... i can NOT hear any sound 

this is my 
x aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC274 Analog [ALC274 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

this is my aplay -L
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pipewire
    PipeWire Sound Server
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC274 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC274 Analog
    Front output / input
surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC274 Analog
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC274 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC274 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC274 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC274 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC274 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,hi
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output

sudo dmesg | grep -E 'snd|sof'
[sudo] password di archie:
[    0.038303] software IO TLB: area num 32.
[    1.261882] PCI-DMA: Using software bounce buffering for IO (SWIOTLB)
[    1.261883] software IO TLB: mapped [mem 0x000000004162f000-0x000000004562f000] (64MB)
[    1.349624] integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Corporation UEFI CA 2011: 13adbf4309bd82709c8cd54f316ed522988a1bd4'
[    1.349633] integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011: a92902398e16c49778cd90f99e4f9ae17c55af53'
[    7.927081] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    7.927410] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
[    8.005113] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC274: line_outs=1 (0x17/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
[    8.005118] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    8.005120] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    hp_outs=1 (0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    8.005122] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[    8.005123] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    inputs:
[    8.005124] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:      Mic=0x19

lspci -k
00:1f.3 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
    DeviceName: Onboard - Sound
    Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device 1326
    Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
    Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_soc_avs, snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl

...i also try to launch
pactl info   or pactl list sinks  ... and i get the message

Connection failure: Timeout

I also confirm that i have all three services up and running  ( PipeWire Multimedia Service  , pipewire-pulse.service, wireplumber.service )

could someone gently help me to get sound work ??

thanks a lot to all

alterego09

Member

Registered: 2024-06-13

Posts: 1

Re: pipewire audio doesn't work after a fresh arch install (6.9.3)

I also have the same problem
I am new to Linux and Arch
If you solved it please let me know !

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,223

Re: pipewire audio doesn't work after a fresh arch install (6.9.3)

How did you install and what is your graphical session, how are you starting it? Post in [ code ] [ /code ] tags without the spaces

systemctl --user status pipewire{,-pulse} pulseaudio wireplumber
sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
printenv
pactl list cards

josh-archie

Member

Registered: 2024-05-31

Posts: 3

Re: pipewire audio doesn't work after a fresh arch install (6.9.3)

thanks V1del ,

this is about the services :

● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-05-31 11:47:23 CEST; 7h ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
   Main PID: 7264 (pipewire)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 18802)
     Memory: 752.0K (peak: 1.1M)
        CPU: 10ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
             └─7264 /usr/bin/pipewire

mag 31 11:47:23 arch systemd[897]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.

● pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-05-31 11:50:54 CEST; 7h ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket
   Main PID: 7549 (pipewire-pulse)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 18802)
     Memory: 1.6M (peak: 2.5M)
        CPU: 18ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire-pulse.service
             └─7549 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse

mag 31 11:50:54 arch systemd[897]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.

● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-05-31 11:50:54 CEST; 7h ago
   Main PID: 7548 (wireplumber)
      Tasks: 4 (limit: 18802)
     Memory: 1.4M (peak: 1.9M)
        CPU: 14ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service
             └─7548 /usr/bin/wireplumber

mag 31 11:50:54 arch systemd[897]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.

● pipewire.socket - PipeWire Multimedia System Sockets
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.socket; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-05-31 09:03:19 CEST; 10h ago
   Triggers: ● pipewire.service
     Listen: /run/user/1000/pipewire-0 (Stream)
             /run/user/1000/pipewire-0-manager (Stream)
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/pipewire.socket

mag 31 09:03:19 arch systemd[897]: Listening on PipeWire Multimedia System Sockets.


about this command :
udo fuser -v /dev/snd/*   ---->> I receive nothing 

about printenv  I receive :
ALACRITTY_LOG=/tmp/Alacritty-1705.log
ALACRITTY_SOCKET=/run/user/1000/Alacritty-wayland-1-1705.sock
ALACRITTY_WINDOW_ID=97790372134624
APPIMAGELAUNCHER_DISABLE=1
BUN_INSTALL=/home/archie/.bun
CLR_ICU_VERSION_OVERRIDE=75.1
COLORTERM=truecolor
CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY=/run/credentials/getty@tty1.service
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
DEBUGINFOD_URLS=https://debuginfod.archlinux.org 
DISPLAY=:0
DOTNET_ROOT=/home/archie/dotnet
EDITOR=nvim
GDK_SCALE=1
HL_INITIAL_WORKSPACE_TOKEN=81588b05-c85a-4719-a90e-fb7a55e87130
HOME=/home/archie
HYPRLAND_CMD=Hyprland
HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE=cba1ade848feac44b2eda677503900639581c3f4_1718713926_808760170
INVOCATION_ID=6ac2097b7d9b4443915a4fa0e62a748d
_JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
LOGNAME=archie
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/archie
MEMORY_PRESSURE_WATCH=/sys/fs/cgroup/system.slice/system-getty.slice/getty@tty1.service/memory.pressure
MEMORY_PRESSURE_WRITE=c29tZSAyMDAwMDAgMjAwMDAwMAA=
MOTD_SHOWN=pam
MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
MSBuildSDKsPath=/home/archie/dotnet/sdk/2.1.818/Sdks
PATH=/home/archie/.bun/bin:/usr/lib/ccache/bin/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/site_perl:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_perl:/home/archie/dotnet
PWD=/home/archie
QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=1
QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION=1
SHELL=/usr/bin/bash
SHLVL=3
STARSHIP_SESSION_KEY=8403384573272976
STARSHIP_SHELL=bash
SYSTEMD_EXEC_PID=857
TERM=alacritty
USER=archie
_=/usr/bin/printenv
WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1
WINDOWID=97790372134624
XCURSOR_SIZE=24
XDG_BACKEND=wayland
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Hyprland
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=Hyprland
XDG_SESSION_ID=1
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
XDG_VTNR=1

and last command

> pactl list cards
Connection failure: Timeout

as i wrote in my post and if it can help you  when i launch this files

aplay -D plughw:0,0  /home/archie/Documenti/m_We_Love_Hi-Res_192k.wav
aplay -D plughw:0,0  /home/archie/Documenti/HELLOWIN.WAV

I hear the sound in speakers

let me know if you need anything else

About installing  after launching pacstrap and creted fstab i did

 arch-chroot /mnt
 pacman -S neovim sudo dhcpcd intel-ucode grub os-prober which iwd ntfs-3g git efibootmgr pipewire  pipewire-alsa wireplumber pipewire-pulse pipewire-jack pulseaudio-bluetooth bluez

Last edited by josh-archie (2024-06-18 13:28:03)

josh-archie

Member

Registered: 2024-05-31

Posts: 3

Re: pipewire audio doesn't work after a fresh arch install (6.9.3)

Hi to all Guys,  This morning good news
it seems i found the solution myself and .. I just want to post my two cent in case it will be usefull for other people like @alterego09  ....

As i wrote in my post  i was stumble in pipewire problem after a fresh arch install.

After asking for help here, i noted that @v1del require me all the same things i had already read in a tons of  other post.... and also  my struggeling was that all the services ( pipewire, wireplumber and pipewire-pulse ) had no problem

So this point me in a direction that inadvertently i modified something that created the problem..... and ... ta-da!  that it was.

I scan all the configurations file about alsa , pipewire, pulse  in  my /home  and also in /etc and i found this

/home/archie/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf

/etc/alsa/conf.d/50-pipewire.conf
/etc/alsa/conf.d/99-pipewire-default.conf

/etc/pipewire/ 

/etc/pulse/client.conf

from there i noted that the content of   /home/archie/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf file was

context.properties = {
				["rt.prio"] = 80
				["rt.time.soft"] = 2000000
				["rt.time.hard"] = 2000000
}

context.modules = [
				{ name = libpipewire-module-rt}
				{ name = libpipewire-module-rtkit}
]

I  didn't remember if i changed it or copy from someone and also  I don know what the content means.. 

so i decided  to rename the file  in /home/archie/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.backup and reboot

...and the magic happen ... now i have the audio that works

Thank to all guys for the great job you do.

Could be interesting if someone here explain me what was wrog, I mean why and where the content of the file pipewire.conf was bad and lock pipewire.

Last edited by josh-archie (2024-06-22 08:18:41)