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#1 2022-06-11 08:34:04

pontifikas
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Registered: 2019-12-17
Posts: 10

[SOLVED] Pulseaudio: Must change Line-out profile for every new audio

A week ago I started having sound issues when trying to watch video.
When I start the video I get no sound. If it is on VLC, the video plays normally but I get no sound. If it is on Youtube the video hangs as well.
I noticed that if I change the Line-out profile to some other value (any value) the audio resumes and all is well. Until I try to play another audio source. Then audio doesn't start and I have to change the profile again.
Below is an exerpt from my journal after trying to play 2 videos. First I changed from "4.1 Surround" to "2.1 Surround" and for the second video (after I stopped the first), from "2.1 Surround" to "4.0 Surround".
Changing to any profile will do the job.

$sudo journal -r
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex kernel: audit: type=1105 audit(1654935120.877:445): pid=15468 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex audit[15468]: USER_START pid=15468 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex sudo[15468]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by (uid=1000)
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex kernel: audit: type=1110 audit(1654935120.876:444): pid=15468 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex kernel: audit: type=1101 audit(1654935120.876:443): pid=15468 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="pontifikas" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex sudo[15468]: pontifikas : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/pontifikas ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/journalctl -r
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex sudo[15468]: pam_systemd_home(sudo:account): systemd-homed is not available: Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex audit[15468]: CRED_REFR pid=15468 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex dbus-daemon[734]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex audit[15468]: USER_ACCT pid=15468 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="pontifikas" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:12:00 Hex dbus-daemon[734]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.home1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service' requested by ':1.513' (uid=0 pid=15468 comm="sudo journalctl -r")
Jun 11 10:11:59 Hex kernel: audit: type=1104 audit(1654935119.839:442): pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:11:59 Hex kernel: audit: type=1106 audit(1654935119.839:441): pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:11:59 Hex audit[15226]: CRED_DISP pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:11:59 Hex audit[15226]: USER_END pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:11:59 Hex sudo[15226]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Jun 11 10:11:52 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-40.monitor"
Jun 11 10:11:52 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-40.monitor"
Jun 11 10:11:52 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-40"
Jun 11 10:11:52 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-21.monitor"
Jun 11 10:11:52 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-21"
Jun 11 10:11:52 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:11:52 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Successfully made thread 15411 of process 11223 owned by '1000' RT at priority 5.
Jun 11 10:11:52 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 8 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:11:41 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:11:41 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:11:39 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:11:39 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex kernel: audit: type=1105 audit(1654935058.541:440): pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex audit[15226]: USER_START pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex sudo[15226]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by (uid=1000)
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex kernel: audit: type=1110 audit(1654935058.540:439): pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex kernel: audit: type=1101 audit(1654935058.540:438): pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="pontifikas" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex sudo[15226]: pontifikas : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/pontifikas ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/journalctl -r
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex audit[15226]: CRED_REFR pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex audit[15226]: USER_ACCT pid=15226 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="pontifikas" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex sudo[15226]: pam_systemd_home(sudo:account): systemd-homed is not available: Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex dbus-daemon[734]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 11 10:10:58 Hex dbus-daemon[734]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.home1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service' requested by ':1.509' (uid=0 pid=15226 comm="sudo journalctl -r")
Jun 11 10:10:56 Hex kernel: audit: type=1104 audit(1654935056.627:437): pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:56 Hex kernel: audit: type=1106 audit(1654935056.627:436): pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:56 Hex sudo[15188]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Jun 11 10:10:56 Hex audit[15188]: CRED_DISP pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:56 Hex audit[15188]: USER_END pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:46 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-21.monitor"
Jun 11 10:10:46 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-21.monitor"
Jun 11 10:10:46 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-21"
Jun 11 10:10:46 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-41.monitor"
Jun 11 10:10:46 Hex plasmashell[11189]: org.kde.plasma.pulseaudio: No object for name "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.4.analog-surround-41"
Jun 11 10:10:46 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:10:46 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Successfully made thread 15219 of process 11223 owned by '1000' RT at priority 5.
Jun 11 10:10:46 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 8 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:10:39 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:10:39 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex kernel: audit: type=1105 audit(1654935035.438:435): pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex audit[15188]: USER_START pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex sudo[15188]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by (uid=1000)
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex kernel: audit: type=1110 audit(1654935035.436:434): pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex kernel: audit: type=1101 audit(1654935035.436:433): pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="pontifikas" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex sudo[15188]: pontifikas : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/pontifikas ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/journalctl -r
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex audit[15188]: CRED_REFR pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex audit[15188]: USER_ACCT pid=15188 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="pontifikas" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex sudo[15188]: pam_systemd_home(sudo:account): systemd-homed is not available: Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex dbus-daemon[734]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service not found.
Jun 11 10:10:35 Hex dbus-daemon[734]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.home1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.home1.service' requested by ':1.506' (uid=0 pid=15188 comm="sudo journalctl -r")
Jun 11 10:10:34 Hex kernel: audit: type=1104 audit(1654935034.767:432): pid=14929 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:34 Hex kernel: audit: type=1106 audit(1654935034.767:431): pid=14929 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:34 Hex audit[14929]: CRED_DISP pid=14929 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:34 Hex audit[14929]: USER_END pid=14929 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=8 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/2 res=success'
Jun 11 10:10:34 Hex sudo[14929]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Jun 11 10:10:23 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Supervising 9 threads of 5 processes of 1 users.
Jun 11 10:10:23 Hex rtkit-daemon[1358]: Successfully made thread 15164 of process 14813 owned by '1000' RT at priority 10.

It all started around some experimentation I did with an AUR version of gnome-settings (I have both Gnome and KDE installed) because I had issues with my Dual-Monitor HiDPI scaling. I am however not sure if it is relevant. I restored the default gnome-sessions package but the proble persists.

I have tried doing this because I also noticed instances of the said error message in my logs, but it didn't make any difference.

Any ideas?

Last edited by pontifikas (2022-06-11 13:07:01)

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#2 2022-06-11 11:13:39

pontifikas
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Registered: 2019-12-17
Posts: 10

Re: [SOLVED] Pulseaudio: Must change Line-out profile for every new audio

Scratch that.
I just uninstalled the plasma-kde packages (decided to stay with gnome) and the problem is no more. I have no idea why, since the problem was manifesting on both kde and gnome.

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