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#1 2026-08-18 11:50:08

jnussbaum
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[SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

Hi. I'm a new Arch user, and I'm just trying to get Pipewire running on my system. I'm not trying to do anything fancy, I just need basic audio functions to work, and I need to control them with the regular tools. I tried to follow the instructions in the wiki, but I don't really know what I'm doing, and if this isn't how I should be going about it, I'm all ears for the right way.

I have a new Beelink GTi14 (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H). Using the archinstaller script, in addition to XFCE, I selected Audio -> Pipewire. The rest of the install went fine, but on the newly started system audio failed to work (the Pulseaudio volume control hung on "Establishing connection to PulseAudio. Please wait"). I read through the wiki, and made sure I had installed pipewire, pipewire-alsa, pipewire-jack, pipewire-pulse, wireplumber, and xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin. I enabled these with "systemctl --user --now enable pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber".

When I query systemctl, I get this:

% systemctl --user status pipewire
× pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/us
er/pipewire.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: start-limit-hit) since Mon 2026-08-17 20:53:34 EDT; 10h ago
   Duration: 32ms
 Invocation: 914dc23449974d97894b15c21667e7b5
TriggeredBy: × pipewire.socket
    Process: 1415 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pipewire (code=exited, status=254)
   Main PID: 1415 (code=exited, status=254)
   Mem peak: 3M
        CPU: 13ms

Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.

The output for wireplumber is similar. No change after rebooting.

I've searched, and the only similar discussions I've found, don't have any real solution.

Can someone please push me in the right direction? I'm happy to provide more details of my setup.

Last edited by jnussbaum (2026-08-18 16:09:05)

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#2 2026-08-18 12:09:05

V1del
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Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

The service is normally enabled automatically and you don't need to do anything. This output looks paginated/truncated maybe get a 

systemctl --no-pager --user status pipewire

That said, do you know whether basic audio functionality on a kernel/ALSA level is present? What output do you get from 

aplay -lL #alsa-utils
sudo dmesg | grep -E 'snd|sof'
#For generally more context, post the link from
sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-'  https://paste.c-net.org/

random guess tho I'd hope archinstall employs something to install that by default, is sof-firmware installed?

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#3 2026-08-18 12:27:23

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Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

Thank you for the fast response.

Yes, sof-firmware was installed. I'm including the output from the first three commands you asked for; I can post the journalctl output too if it's really necessary, but for now:

archlinux ~ % systemctl --no-page --user status pipewire
× pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: start-limit-hit) since Mon 2026-08-17 20:53:34 EDT; 11h ago
   Duration: 32ms
 Invocation: 914dc23449974d97894b15c21667e7b5
TriggeredBy: × pipewire.socket
    Process: 1415 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pipewire (code=exited, status=254)
   Main PID: 1415 (code=exited, status=254)
   Mem peak: 3M
        CPU: 13ms

Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
archlinux ~ % aplay -lL                                 
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
sysdefault
    Default Audio Device
pipewire
    PipeWire Sound Server
default
    Default ALSA Output (currently PipeWire Media Server)
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC897 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC897 Analog
    Front output / input
surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC897 Analog
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC897 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC897 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC897 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC897 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC897 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ARZOPA
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC897 Analog [ALC897 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [ARZOPA]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
archlinux ~ % 
archlinux ~ % sudo dmesg | grep -E 'snd|sof'            
[    0.051903] software IO TLB: area num 32.
[    0.352739] PCI-DMA: Using software bounce buffering for IO (SWIOTLB)
[    0.352739] software IO TLB: mapped [mem 0x000000004bf0e000-0x000000004ff0e000] (64MB)
[    0.448639] integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft UEFI CA 2023: 81aa6b3244c935bce0d6628af39827421e32497d'
[    0.448645] integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Corporation: Windows UEFI CA 2023: aefc5fbbbe055d8f8daa585473499417ab5a5272'
[    0.448652] integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Corporation UEFI CA 2011: 13adbf4309bd82709c8cd54f316ed522988a1bd4'
[    0.448657] integrity: Loaded X.509 cert 'Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011: a92902398e16c49778cd90f99e4f9ae17c55af53'
[    4.506758] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio
[    4.594221] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    4.594346] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops intel_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])
[    4.626319] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC1D0: autoconfig for ALC897: line_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line
[    4.626324] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC1D0:    speaker_outs=1 (0x17/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    4.626326] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC1D0:    hp_outs=1 (0x1b/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[    4.626327] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC1D0:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[    4.626328] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC1D0:    inputs:
[    4.626329] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC1D0:      Rear Mic=0x18
[    4.626330] snd_hda_codec_alc662 hdaudioC1D0:      Front Mic=0x19

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#4 2026-08-18 12:32:40

aminepro
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Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

the link?

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#5 2026-08-18 12:38:16

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Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

Sorry, I'd hoped to avoid needing to do that, but I guess there's nothing too private there:

https://paste.c-net.org/ChipsRanked

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#6 2026-08-18 13:19:06

V1del
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Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

Can't look at the pastebin on this system, but might have to check it later.

That you don't have a card 0 is slightly strange though not necessarily an issue/might just be an usb mic that got card 0, do you get audio output from 

speaker-test -c2 -Dhw:1

? What do you get from 

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
systemctl --no-pager --user status wireplumber pipewire pipewire-pulse
journalctl  --no-pager -b --user-unit=wireplumber --user-unit=pipewire --user-unit=pipewire-pulse

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#7 2026-08-18 14:16:15

jnussbaum
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Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

Thank you for sticking with this.

I do not get any output from

speaker-test -c2 -Dhw:1

or, rather, the first time I ran it, it made two clicks, and that was it; subsequently, nothing. (I did want to mention that I don't ever plan to use the tiny speaker built into the computer itself; I'll use USB audio. But I understand that's a different issue.)

I get no output from

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

The systemctl command gives me:

○ wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) since Mon 2026-08-17 20:53:34 EDT; 13h ago
   Duration: 32ms
 Invocation: 9e6c518a81b54393bc435b6e4b9e00b5
    Process: 1416 ExecStart=/usr/bin/wireplumber (code=killed, signal=TERM)
   Main PID: 1416 (code=killed, signal=TERM)
   Mem peak: 2.5M
        CPU: 14ms

Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.

× pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: start-limit-hit) since Mon 2026-08-17 20:53:34 EDT; 13h ago
   Duration: 32ms
 Invocation: 914dc23449974d97894b15c21667e7b5
TriggeredBy: × pipewire.socket
    Process: 1415 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pipewire (code=exited, status=254)
   Main PID: 1415 (code=exited, status=254)
   Mem peak: 3M
        CPU: 13ms

Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.

○ pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) since Mon 2026-08-17 20:53:34 EDT; 13h ago
   Duration: 27ms
 Invocation: d7598f4f4ab2463a991bcae07fc8a21a
TriggeredBy: × pipewire-pulse.socket
    Process: 1381 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pipewire-pulse (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 1381 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Mem peak: 2.4M
        CPU: 13ms

Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.

The journalctl command gives me:

Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1256]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1256]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1254]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1254]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1256]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1256]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1254]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1254]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1256]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1256]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1254]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1254]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1255]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1255]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1255]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1255]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1255]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1255]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1254]: pw.conf: 0x561bbdb393e0: could not load mandatory module "libpipewire-module-snapcast-discover": No such fil
e or directory
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1254]: default: failed to create context: No such file or directory
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=254/n/a
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopping PipeWire PulseAudio...
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopped PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopping Multimedia Service Session Manager...
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopped Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1289]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1289]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1289]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1289]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1289]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1289]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1289]: pw.conf: 0x5648834943f0: could not load mandatory module "libpipewire-module-snapcast-discover": No such fil
e or directory
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1289]: default: failed to create context: No such file or directory
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1290]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=254/n/a
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1290]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1290]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1290]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1290]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux wireplumber[1290]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopping Multimedia Service Session Manager...
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopped Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1332]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1332]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1332]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1332]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1332]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1332]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1332]: pw.conf: 0x55677d421470: could not load mandatory module "libpipewire-module-snapcast-discover": No such fil
e or directory
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux pipewire[1332]: default: failed to create context: No such file or directory
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=254/n/a
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopping Multimedia Service Session Manager...
Aug 17 20:53:33 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopped Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1378]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1378]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1378]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1378]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1378]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1378]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1381]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1381]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1381]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1381]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1381]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire-pulse[1381]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux wireplumber[1380]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux wireplumber[1380]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux wireplumber[1380]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux wireplumber[1380]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux wireplumber[1380]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux wireplumber[1380]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1378]: pw.conf: 0x56095d05e470: could not load mandatory module "libpipewire-module-snapcast-discover": No such fil
e or directory
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1378]: default: failed to create context: No such file or directory
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=254/n/a
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopping PipeWire PulseAudio...
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopped PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopping Multimedia Service Session Manager...
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopped Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1415]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1415]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MaxRealtimePriority, using 1
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1415]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1415]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us MinNiceLevel, using 0
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1415]: mod.rt: RTKit error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1415]: mod.rt: RTKit does not give us RTTimeUSecMax, using -1
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1415]: pw.conf: 0x560244327470: could not load mandatory module "libpipewire-module-snapcast-discover": No such fil
e or directory
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux pipewire[1415]: default: failed to create context: No such file or directory
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=254/n/a
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopping Multimedia Service Session Manager...
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Stopped Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Failed to start PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:34 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Failed to start PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Failed to start PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Failed to start PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Failed to start PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: wireplumber.service: Job wireplumber.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: Dependency failed for PipeWire PulseAudio.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire-pulse.service: Job pipewire-pulse.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Aug 17 20:53:35 archlinux systemd[1243]: pipewire.service: Job pipewire.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.

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#8 2026-08-18 15:51:24

mithrial
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Registered: 2017-03-05
Posts: 164

Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

could not load mandatory module "libpipewire-module-snapcast-discover": No such file or directory

This is provided by pipewire-zeroconf, so you could install this mandatory module, however it's listed as optional for pipewire.

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#9 2026-08-18 16:07:42

jnussbaum
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Registered: 2026-08-12
Posts: 8

Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

mithrial wrote:
could not load mandatory module "libpipewire-module-snapcast-discover": No such file or directory

This is provided by pipewire-zeroconf, so you could install this mandatory module, however it's listed as optional for pipewire.

dingdingding! That was it! Installed that, rebooted, and everything works.

Um, what is making this mandatory? Clearly, the "listed as option for pipewire" is a mistake, at least for me; does something need to be updated in the package requirements or docs?

Thank you very much.

Last edited by jnussbaum (2026-08-18 16:07:57)

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#10 2026-08-18 16:10:46

V1del
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Registered: 2012-10-16
Posts: 25,366

Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

That reads weird... I can double check but I'm fairly certain zeroconf is not installed here and works fine, do you have some custom pipewire config/potentially carried over in your $HOME or so?

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#11 2026-08-18 16:21:54

jnussbaum
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Registered: 2026-08-12
Posts: 8

Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

Oh. Hmm. That is possible. I copied over a bunch of things from a previous home directory, and it now looks like something there is involved (I have a snapserver running on a local system, and that earlier machine talked to that (it won't be used for this one)). I never even thought of that. Oy, I'm sorry for introducing a distraction :-(

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#12 2026-08-18 17:14:10

V1del
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Registered: 2012-10-16
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Re: [SOLVED] Newbie: Can't get Pipewire started

Well that would explain the attempt at loading this module that would not be loaded otherwise, so maybe double check and drop configuration you don't need. Some side advice, you might want to consider installing rtkit so that pipewire can elevate it's CPU priority which might help with stuttering output should you notice any.

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