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EDIT: Installing alsa-utils fixed the issue. I think it should dependency for something but I don't know what.
When I connect headphones, speaker has no audio. I am using KDE Plasma + pipewire in 2 weeks old OS using archinstall. No issues in previous installation (2 years ago - archinstall). Previously I just changed the sink using Plasma's sound GUI, now no audio with headphones connected. Speakers are working without those. I deleted wireplumber and pipewire config dir but no change. Below are outputs with headphones connected and speaker selected (using GUI). Any help is appreciated.
# journalctl
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_08_00.
6.HiFi__Mic2__source"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_08_00.
6.HiFi__Mic2__source"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_08_00.
6.HiFi__Mic2__source"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00
.6.HiFi__Speaker__sink"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_08_00.
6.HiFi__Mic2__source"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00
.6.HiFi__Headphones__sink"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_08_00.
6.HiFi__Mic2__source"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00
.6.HiFi__Headphones__sink"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiFi
__Mic2__source"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: qrc:/qt/qml/plasma/applet/org/kde/plasma/volum
e/main.qml:101: TypeError: Cannot read property 'description' of undefined
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux plasmashell[1081]: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00
.6.HiFi__Headphones__sink"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SOURCE@"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "@DEFAULT_SINK@"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiFi
__Mic2__source"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiF
i__Headphones__sink"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "alsa_input.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiFi
__Mic2__source"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiF
i__Headphones__sink"
Nov 12 22:57:23 archlinux kded6[1026]: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiF
i__Headphones__sink"# systemctl --user status pipewire wireplumber
● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service;
disabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2025-11-12 22:44:23 +0330; 17min ago
Invocation: 2c472e046d4d4ea8ab86933e2ace33e7
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
Main PID: 955 (pipewire)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 18285)
Memory: 12.4M (peak: 17.5M)
CPU: 705ms
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
└─955 /usr/bin/pipewire
Nov 12 22:44:23 archlinux systemd[813]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2025-11-12 22:44:23 +0330; 17min ago
Invocation: d87ccf078b5044afaae40fedba86be90
Main PID: 956 (wireplumber)
Tasks: 6 (limit: 18285)
Memory: 12.8M (peak: 14.5M)
CPU: 2.594s
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service
└─956 /usr/bin/wireplumber
Nov 12 22:45:26 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf778e0> fail
ed: <WpSiStandardLink:0x55e67bea0c40> link failed: some node was destroyed before the link was created
Nov 12 22:45:27 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf90540> fail
ed: failed to activate item: Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed
Nov 12 22:45:27 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf778e0> fail
ed: <WpSiStandardLink:0x55e67c162e30> link failed: some node was destroyed before the link was created
Nov 12 22:46:16 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf90540> fail
ed: failed to activate item: Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed
Nov 12 22:57:25 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf778e0> fail
ed: <WpSiStandardLink:0x55e67c179ec0> link failed: item deactivated before format was set
Nov 12 22:57:25 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf778e0> fail
ed: <WpSiStandardLink:0x55e67be9ea00> link failed: item deactivated before format was set
Nov 12 22:58:01 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf90540> fail
ed: failed to activate item: Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed
Nov 12 22:58:01 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf90540> fail
ed: failed to activate item: Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed
Nov 12 23:01:56 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf90540> fail
ed: failed to activate item: Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed
Nov 12 23:01:57 archlinux wireplumber[956]: wp-event-dispatcher: <WpAsyncEventHook:0x55e67bf90540> fail
ed: failed to activate item: Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed # aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC245 Analog [ALC245 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 # amixer -c2
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 19 [22%] [-51.00dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 19 [22%] [-51.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 75 [86%] [-9.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 75 [86%] [-9.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 3 [100%] [30.00dB]
Front Right: 3 [100%] [30.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 63
Front Left: Capture 63 [100%] [30.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 63 [100%] [30.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Enabled' # pactl list cards
Card #42
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.1
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.alsa.card = "0"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfca20000 irq 81"
api.alsa.card.name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.1"
device.description = "Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.1"
device.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
device.plugged.usec = "8412345"
device.product.id = "0xab28"
device.product.name = "Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.0/0000:02:00.0/0000:03:00.1/sound/card0"
device.vendor.id = "0x1002"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
spa.object.id = "2"
factory.id = "15"
client.id = "41"
object.id = "42"
object.serial = "42"
object.path = "alsa:acp:HDMI"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfca20000 irq 81"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "ATI R6xx HDMI"
alsa.components = "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100800"
alsa.id = "HDMI"
device.string = "0"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
HiFi: Play HiFi quality Music (sinks: 2, sources: 0, priority: 10300, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 2, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: off
Ports:
[Out] HDMI2: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 Output (type: HDMI, priority: 1200, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: HDMI/DP,pcm=7, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "HDMI/DP,pcm=7"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): HiFi
[Out] HDMI1: HDMI / DisplayPort 1 Output (type: HDMI, priority: 1100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: HDMI/DP,pcm=3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "HDMI/DP,pcm=3"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): HiFi
Card #43
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.1
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.alsa.card = "1"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc8c8000 irq 82"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.1"
device.description = "Renoir/Cezanne HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.1"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.plugged.usec = "8412267"
device.product.id = "0x1637"
device.product.name = "Renoir/Cezanne HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:08:00.1/sound/card1"
device.vendor.id = "0x1002"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
spa.object.id = "4"
factory.id = "15"
client.id = "41"
object.id = "43"
object.serial = "43"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc8c8000 irq 82"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "ATI R6xx HDMI"
alsa.components = "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100700"
alsa.id = "Generic"
device.string = "1"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
HiFi: Play HiFi quality Music (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 9100, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: off
Ports:
[Out] HDMI1: HDMI / DisplayPort 1 Output (type: HDMI, priority: 1100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: HDMI/DP,pcm=3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "HDMI/DP,pcm=3"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): HiFi
Card #44
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.6
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.alsa.card = "2"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc8c0000 irq 83"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.path = "hw:2"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio2"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.6"
device.description = "Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio Controller"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.6"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.plugged.usec = "8664459"
device.product.id = "0x15e3"
device.product.name = "Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:08:00.6/sound/card2"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
spa.object.id = "6"
factory.id = "15"
client.id = "41"
object.id = "44"
object.serial = "44"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic_1"
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc8c0000 irq 83"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC245"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0245,103c8902,00100001"
alsa.id = "Generic_1"
device.string = "2"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
HiFi (Headphones, Mic1, Mic2): Play HiFi quality Music (Headphones, Mic1, Mic2) (sinks: 1, sources: 2, priority: 8500, available: yes)
HiFi (Mic1, Mic2, Speaker): Play HiFi quality Music (Mic1, Mic2, Speaker) (sinks: 1, sources: 2, priority: 8400, available: yes)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: HiFi (Mic1, Mic2, Speaker)
Ports:
[Out] Speaker: Speaker (type: Speaker, priority: 100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "speaker"
device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): HiFi (Mic1, Mic2, Speaker)
[In] Mic2: Stereo Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 200, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Mic, available)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Mic"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): HiFi (Mic1, Mic2, Speaker), HiFi (Headphones, Mic1, Mic2)
[In] Mic1: Digital Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): HiFi (Mic1, Mic2, Speaker), HiFi (Headphones, Mic1, Mic2)
[Out] Headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 200, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Headphone, available)
Properties:
port.type = "headphones"
port.availability-group = "Headphone"
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): HiFi (Headphones, Mic1, Mic2) # pactl list sinks
Sink #562
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiFi__Speaker__sink
Description: Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio Controller Speaker
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 45875 / 70% / -9.29 dB, front-right: 45875 / 70% / -9.29 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiFi__Speaker__sink.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0245,103c8902,00100001"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.id = "ALC245 Analog"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc8c0000 irq 83"
alsa.mixer_device = "_ucm0004.hw:Generic_1"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC245"
alsa.name = "ALC245 Analog"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc8c0000 irq 83"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.open.ucm = "true"
api.alsa.path = "hw:Generic_1"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "2"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
card.profile.device = "0"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.class = "sound"
device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
device.id = "44"
device.profile.description = "Speaker"
device.profile.name = "HiFi: Speaker: sink"
device.routes = "1"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
device.description = "Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio Controller"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_08_00.6.HiFi__Speaker__sink"
node.nick = "ALC245 Analog"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic_1:0:playback"
port.group = "playback"
priority.driver = "1000"
priority.session = "1000"
factory.id = "19"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "41"
node.driver = "true"
node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "56"
object.serial = "562"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.alsa.card = "2"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio2"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:00.6"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_08_00.6"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.plugged.usec = "8664459"
device.product.id = "0x15e3"
device.product.name = "Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:08:00.6/sound/card2"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
spa.object.id = "6"
device.string = "2"
Ports:
[Out] Speaker: Speaker (type: Speaker, priority: 100, availability unknown)
Active Port: [Out] Speaker
Formats:
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