[SOLVED] Pavucontrol and changing devices for playback applications

stillrottentothegore · 2017-11-03 07:24:46

Hey friends,

I'm having a bit of an issue that I encountered before but never had the chance to resolve.

I use pavucontrol to set specific output and input devices for applications. I recently installed an application, and in the Playback tab, tried to change the application to the proper Output Device (like I do with any new application), but no change would occur. So beside the app, it would be set to "Headphones 1" (as an example), and I'd click the dropdown and attempt to set it to "Headphones 2," but it would stay on "Headphones 1". Not 100% sure where to go with it at this point, I've tried unplugging/replugging the sound card I use for the headphones (just a basic stereo out/mono in USB card), rebooting, etc., to no avail. I can supply any info needed.

Cheers.

SOLUTION: Application uses OpenAL, created ~/.alsoftrc:

[pulse]
allow-moves=true

Last edited by stillrottentothegore (2017-11-03 08:44:03)

V1del · 2017-11-03 07:51:16

Which application? Some applications can set a hint to their pulse stream that it should remain on one device and be disallowed from being moved around. Reprodruce that scenario, then post

pacmd list-cards
pacmd list-sinks
pacmd list-sink-inputs

in [ code ] tags

stillrottentothegore · 2017-11-03 08:16:45

Thanks for your response. In this case, the application is the Open Morrowind launcher - if you're unfamiliar, it's an open source version of the Elder Scrolls 3. I had this happen before about a year ago with Counter Strike: Global Offensive as well.

Normally I'd use a pastebin but if you want it in code tags, here you go:

pacmd list-cards
3 card(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xfe080000 irq 47"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "10de"
		device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
		device.product.id = "10f1"
		device.product.name = "GP106 High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.string = "1"
		device.description = "GP106 High Definition Audio Controller"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5400, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 300, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 300, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5200, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5200, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 100, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 100, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 5200, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 100, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (priority 100, available: no)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo-extra1>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1/#0: GP106 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1.monitor/#0: Monitor of GP106 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)
	ports:
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
				device.product.name = "VX2453 Series"
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.card = "2"
		alsa.card_name = "USB Audio Device"
		alsa.long_card_name = "C-Media Electronics Inc. USB Audio Device at usb-0000:05:00.0-1, full speed"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.0-usb-0:1:1.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:09.0/0000:05:00.0/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/sound/card2"
		udev.id = "usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00"
		device.bus = "usb"
		device.vendor.id = "0d8c"
		device.vendor.name = "C-Media Electronics, Inc."
		device.product.id = "0014"
		device.product.name = "Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A)"
		device.serial = "C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device"
		device.string = "2"
		device.description = "Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A)"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
	profiles:
		input:analog-mono: Analog Mono Input (priority 2, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6000, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-mono: Analog Stereo Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 6002, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-mono: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 5502, available: unknown)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-mono>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo/#1: Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A) Analog Stereo
	sources:
		alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor/#1: Monitor of Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A) Analog Stereo
		alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-mono/#2: Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A) Analog Mono
	ports:
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				
    index: 2
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_14.2>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 8
	properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI SB"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI SB at 0xfe600000 irq 16"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.2"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		device.product.id = "4383"
		device.product.name = "SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 60, available: no)
		output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6000, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6060, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (priority 800, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 860, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (priority 700, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 760, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (priority 800, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 860, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (priority 700, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 760, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (priority 800, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 860, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-71: Analog Surround 7.1 Output (priority 700, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 7.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 760, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
		output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5560, available: unknown)
		off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo/#2: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo.monitor/#3: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
		alsa_input.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo/#4: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
	ports:
		analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
		iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:

pacmd list-sinks
3 sink(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_01_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: IDLE
	suspend cause: 
	priority: 9030
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 39.92 ms
	max request: 6 KiB
	max rewind: 344 KiB
	monitor source: 0
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 1
	configured latency: 40.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms
	card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1>
	module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "HDMI 1"
		alsa.id = "HDMI 1"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "7"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xfe080000 irq 47"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "10de"
		device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
		device.product.id = "10f1"
		device.product.name = "GP106 High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.string = "hdmi:1,1"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352768"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176384"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)"
		device.description = "GP106 High Definition Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Nvidia GPU 84 HDMI/DP"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10de0084,1458371a,00100100"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
				device.product.name = "VX2453 Series"
	active port: <hdmi-output-1>
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: IDLE
	suspend cause: 
	priority: 9049
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 43.84 ms
	max request: 6 KiB
	max rewind: 344 KiB
	monitor source: 1
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 1
	configured latency: 40.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
	card: 1 <alsa_card.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00>
	module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "USB Audio"
		alsa.id = "USB Audio"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "2"
		alsa.card_name = "USB Audio Device"
		alsa.long_card_name = "C-Media Electronics Inc. USB Audio Device at usb-0000:05:00.0-1, full speed"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.0-usb-0:1:1.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:09.0/0000:05:00.0/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/sound/card2"
		udev.id = "usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device-00"
		device.bus = "usb"
		device.vendor.id = "0d8c"
		device.vendor.name = "C-Media Electronics, Inc."
		device.product.id = "0014"
		device.product.name = "Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A)"
		device.serial = "C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_Audio_Device"
		device.string = "front:2"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.description = "Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A) Analog Stereo"
		alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer"
		alsa.components = "USB0d8c:0014"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
	ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
	active port: <analog-output-speaker>
  * index: 2
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: RUNNING
	suspend cause: 
	priority: 9039
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65855 / 100% / 0.13 dB
	        balance 0.00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 10.75 ms
	max request: 2 KiB
	max rewind: 344 KiB
	monitor source: 3
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 1
	linked by: 3
	configured latency: 11.61 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms
	card: 2 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_14.2>
	module: 8
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC892 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC892 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI SB"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI SB at 0xfe600000 irq 16"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.2"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		device.product.id = "4383"
		device.product.name = "SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "front:0"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352768"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176384"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC892"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0892,10438436,00100302"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
	active port: <analog-output-lineout>

pacmd list-sink-inputs
1 sink input(s) available.
    index: 5
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: DONT_MOVE START_CORKED FIX_RATE 
	state: RUNNING
	sink: 2 <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo>
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	        balance 0.00
	muted: no
	current latency: 40.02 ms
	requested latency: 11.61 ms
	sample spec: float32le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	resample method: copy
	module: 10
	client: 19 <OpenMW Launcher>
	properties:
		media.role = hex:
		phonon.streamid = hex:
		media.name = "Playback Stream"
		application.name = "OpenMW Launcher"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "32"
		application.process.id = "14631"
		application.process.user = "stillrotten"
		application.process.host = "soudesune"
		application.process.binary = "openmw"
		application.language = "C"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "7c1df7d7521b40ecbfb0579339a0145c"
		application.process.session_id = "c2"
		application.icon_name = "openmw"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:OpenMW Launcher"

V1del · 2017-11-03 08:20:45

Both of these have one common denominator, they use OpenAL which defaults to the behaviour I just described and this can be reconfigured as detailed in https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/St … en_devices

wrt pastebin/code tags, pastebin would be fine as well, I just wanted to ensure you aren't going to dump that output plainly into your post However having it on the boards has the added benefit of preserving the context, since pastebins might not keep the paste all the time.

Last edited by V1del (2017-11-03 08:45:44)

stillrottentothegore · 2017-11-03 08:42:37

You're a god, thank you.

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[SOLVED] Pavucontrol and changing devices for playback applications

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol and changing devices for playback applications

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Re: [SOLVED] Pavucontrol and changing devices for playback applications

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