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Issue: I cannot hear any audio when I use Steam VR and ALVR on Linux. I am using a wired connection. I installed Aircar to test sounds as I try to resolve the audio issue.
I found this in the logs:
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L kded6[1328]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L kded6[1328]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L kded6[1328]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
The strange thing is I did this two months ago and had no issues. My 4TB m.2 drive died and I received a replacement. I install Linux, restored my files from backup, and then did a fresh install of Steam/SteamVR/ALVR. I didn't run into this issue the last time. I have included all the steps I have tried to resolve the No object for name "ALVR Audio".
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Here is everything I've done so far:
-I am using the 09-10-25 nightly build of ALVR on Linux.
-I installed the 09-10-25 nightly ALVR apk client on my Quest 3.
-I have added this line to SteamVR:
__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 VK_DRIVER_FILES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json /home/mark/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh %command%
-I have also tried this line in SteamVR:
QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 VK_DRIVER_FILES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json /home/mark/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh %command%
-I have added this line to Aircar (for testing):
__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 VK_DRIVER_FILES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json %command%
-I am using KDE Plasma with Wayland.
-I set the default audio to ALVR Audio in the Sound System Settings.
-I also set the default audio in Steam to use ALVR Audio.
-I am using Pipewire and have Pipewirer-pulse installed.
-I have an Nvidia 4070 GPU using the latest Nvidia drivers.
-I ran this command: sudo usermod -aG audio $USER but it made no difference (I did logout and log back in)
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PAVURCONTROL:
In pavucontrol under playback I see an odd settng:
Librewolf on Unknown output
Aircar audio steam #1 on Unknown output
NOTE: Unknown port is a drop down menu containing:
Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
ALVR Audio
Unknown output
If I change Unknnown output to ALVR Audio on either entry the screen goes blank with this message:
Establishing connection to Pulseaudio. Please wait...
The screen then restores back to normal, but the audio stream always returns to Unknown output
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FORCE ALVR AUDIO SINK
I tried to force the sink:
pactl list short sinks
50 alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo PipeWire s32le 2ch 48000Hz SUSPENDED
74 ALVR Audio PipeWire s16le 2ch 44100Hz SUSPENDED
pactl set-default-sink "ALVR Audio"
No difference
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PLAYING AUDIO IN ALVR AUDIO:
When I try this command:
paplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
I receive this error:
Failed to drain stream: Timeout
When I try this command:
pw-play /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
Never plays, just sits and waits until I hit control-c
When I try this command:
pw-play --target "ALVR Audio" /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
Never plays, just sits and waits until I hit control-c
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LOGS:
journalctl | grep pulseSep 12 16:15:52 NCC1701L sudo[277729]: mark : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/mark ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/systemctl --user status pipewire-pulse
Sep 12 16:15:59 NCC1701L sudo[277782]: mark : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/mark ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/systemctl status pipewire-pulse
Sep 12 16:16:09 NCC1701L sudo[277843]: mark : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/mark ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/systemctl --user start pipewire-pulse
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L kded6[1328]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L kded6[1328]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L kded6[1328]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:22:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:22:27 NCC1701L systemd[1126]: app-org.pulseaudio.pavucontrol@e6715b1d4fe9446eac42498e3f06bb17.service: Consumed 13.620s CPU time, 43.2M memory peak.
Sep 12 16:25:12 NCC1701L systemd[1126]: pipewire-pulse.service: Consumed 13min 14.492s CPU time, 68M memory peak.
Sep 12 16:25:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: context kaput
Sep 12 16:25:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
Sep 12 16:25:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
Sep 12 16:25:12 NCC1701L plasmashell[1375]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: context kaput
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: context kaput
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Audio"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "ALVR Microphone"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null.monitor"
Sep 12 16:47:50 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null.monitor"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null.monitor"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "auto_null.monitor"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L kded6[1322]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
Sep 12 16:47:51 NCC1701L plasmashell[1369]: org.kde.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
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