Issues configuring PipeWire - "Flaky Setup

IceS2 · 2022-07-10 17:21:45

Hello folks! I've been having lots of issues configuring PipeWire. Can someone please help me out? I've been trying many things and honestly I have no idea what else to do.

What I want to achieve is a simple setup:
- Being able to use the Front Jack for my headset (headphones and mic) - Second Highest Priority
- Being able to use the Rear Jacks (LineOut and LineIn) - Lowest Priority
- Being able to use my bluetooth devices - Highest Priority

My Setup is really flaky though. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doensn't.
Specially the Microphone. It was working poorly from the Front Jack, but it wasn't from the Rear One.
Then I fixed the Rear One but it stopped working from the Front One.
Now, after a few disabling and enabling the Pro Audio profile, it's back to working on the Front One.

PipeWire is only working with Pro Audio. No other profile works.
I'll start by posting my PipeWire and WirePlumber configurations and then I'll post anything else you need to help me out (=

Thanks a lot!!

~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf

Standard Configuration, only modified the context.exec list to use noise cancelling by adding `{ path = "/usr/bin/pipewire" args = "-c /usr/share/pipewire/filter-chain/source-rnnoise.conf" }`

# Daemon config file for PipeWire version "0.3.54" #
#
# Copy and edit this file in /etc/pipewire for system-wide changes
# or in ~/.config/pipewire for local changes.
#
# It is also possible to place a file with an updated section in
# /etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/ for system-wide changes or in
# ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/ for local changes.
#

context.properties = {
    ## Configure properties in the system.
    #library.name.system                   = support/libspa-support
    #context.data-loop.library.name.system = support/libspa-support
    #support.dbus                          = true
    #link.max-buffers                      = 64
    link.max-buffers                       = 16                       # version < 3 clients can't handle more
    #mem.warn-mlock                        = false
    #mem.allow-mlock                       = true
    #mem.mlock-all                         = false
    #clock.power-of-two-quantum            = true
    #log.level                             = 2
    #cpu.zero.denormals                    = false

    core.daemon = true              # listening for socket connections
    core.name   = pipewire-0        # core name and socket name

    ## Properties for the DSP configuration.
    #default.clock.rate          = 48000
    #default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 48000 ]
    #default.clock.quantum       = 1024
    default.clock.min-quantum   = 16
    #default.clock.max-quantum   = 2048
    #default.clock.quantum-limit = 8192
    #default.video.width         = 640
    #default.video.height        = 480
    #default.video.rate.num      = 25
    #default.video.rate.denom    = 1
    #
    #settings.check-quantum      = false
    #settings.check-rate         = false
    #
    # These overrides are only applied when running in a vm.
    vm.overrides = {
        default.clock.min-quantum = 1024
    }
}

context.spa-libs = {
    #<factory-name regex> = <library-name>
    #
    # Used to find spa factory names. It maps an spa factory name
    # regular expression to a library name that should contain
    # that factory.
    #
    audio.convert.* = audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert
    api.alsa.*      = alsa/libspa-alsa
    api.v4l2.*      = v4l2/libspa-v4l2
    api.libcamera.* = libcamera/libspa-libcamera
    api.bluez5.*    = bluez5/libspa-bluez5
    api.vulkan.*    = vulkan/libspa-vulkan
    api.jack.*      = jack/libspa-jack
    support.*       = support/libspa-support
    #videotestsrc   = videotestsrc/libspa-videotestsrc
    #audiotestsrc   = audiotestsrc/libspa-audiotestsrc
}

context.modules = [
    #{ name = <module-name>
    #    [ args  = { <key> = <value> ... } ]
    #    [ flags = [ [ ifexists ] [ nofail ] ]
    #}
    #
    # Loads a module with the given parameters.
    # If ifexists is given, the module is ignored when it is not found.
    # If nofail is given, module initialization failures are ignored.
    #

    # Uses realtime scheduling to boost the audio thread priorities. This uses
    # RTKit if the user doesn't have permission to use regular realtime
    # scheduling.
    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
        args = {
            nice.level    = -11
            #rt.prio      = 88
            #rt.time.soft = -1
            #rt.time.hard = -1
        }
        flags = [ ifexists nofail ]
    }

    # The native communication protocol.
    { name = libpipewire-module-protocol-native }

    # The profile module. Allows application to access profiler
    # and performance data. It provides an interface that is used
    # by pw-top and pw-profiler.
    { name = libpipewire-module-profiler }

    # Allows applications to create metadata objects. It creates
    # a factory for Metadata objects.
    { name = libpipewire-module-metadata }

    # Creates a factory for making devices that run in the
    # context of the PipeWire server.
    { name = libpipewire-module-spa-device-factory }

    # Creates a factory for making nodes that run in the
    # context of the PipeWire server.
    { name = libpipewire-module-spa-node-factory }

    # Allows creating nodes that run in the context of the
    # client. Is used by all clients that want to provide
    # data to PipeWire.
    { name = libpipewire-module-client-node }

    # Allows creating devices that run in the context of the
    # client. Is used by the session manager.
    { name = libpipewire-module-client-device }

    # The portal module monitors the PID of the portal process
    # and tags connections with the same PID as portal
    # connections.
    { name = libpipewire-module-portal
        flags = [ ifexists nofail ]
    }

    # The access module can perform access checks and block
    # new clients.
    { name = libpipewire-module-access
        args = {
            # access.allowed to list an array of paths of allowed
            # apps.
            #access.allowed = [
            #    /usr/bin/pipewire-media-session
            #]

            # An array of rejected paths.
            #access.rejected = [ ]

            # An array of paths with restricted access.
            #access.restricted = [ ]

            # Anything not in the above lists gets assigned the
            # access.force permission.
            #access.force = flatpak
        }
    }

    # Makes a factory for wrapping nodes in an adapter with a
    # converter and resampler.
    { name = libpipewire-module-adapter }

    # Makes a factory for creating links between ports.
    { name = libpipewire-module-link-factory }

    # Provides factories to make session manager objects.
    { name = libpipewire-module-session-manager }

    # Use libcanberra to play X11 Bell
    #{ name = libpipewire-module-x11-bell
    #  args = {
    #      #sink.name = ""
    #      #sample.name = "bell-window-system"
    #      #x11.display = null
    #      #x11.xauthority = null
    #  }
    #}
]

context.objects = [
    #{ factory = <factory-name>
    #    [ args  = { <key> = <value> ... } ]
    #    [ flags = [ [ nofail ] ]
    #}
    #
    # Creates an object from a PipeWire factory with the given parameters.
    # If nofail is given, errors are ignored (and no object is created).
    #
    #{ factory = spa-node-factory   args = { factory.name = videotestsrc node.name = videotestsrc Spa:Pod:Object:Param:Props:patternType = 1 } }
    #{ factory = spa-device-factory args = { factory.name = api.jack.device foo=bar } flags = [ nofail ] }
    #{ factory = spa-device-factory args = { factory.name = api.alsa.enum.udev } }
    #{ factory = spa-node-factory   args = { factory.name = api.alsa.seq.bridge node.name = Internal-MIDI-Bridge } }
    #{ factory = adapter            args = { factory.name = audiotestsrc node.name = my-test } }
    #{ factory = spa-node-factory   args = { factory.name = api.vulkan.compute.source node.name = my-compute-source } }

    # A default dummy driver. This handles nodes marked with the "node.always-driver"
    # property when no other driver is currently active. JACK clients need this.
    { factory = spa-node-factory
        args = {
            factory.name    = support.node.driver
            node.name       = Dummy-Driver
            node.group      = pipewire.dummy
            priority.driver = 20000
        }
    }
    { factory = spa-node-factory
        args = {
            factory.name    = support.node.driver
            node.name       = Freewheel-Driver
            priority.driver = 19000
            node.group      = pipewire.freewheel
            node.freewheel  = true
        }
    }
    # This creates a new Source node. It will have input ports
    # that you can link, to provide audio for this source.
    #{ factory = adapter
    #    args = {
    #        factory.name     = support.null-audio-sink
    #        node.name        = "my-mic"
    #        node.description = "Microphone"
    #        media.class      = "Audio/Source/Virtual"
    #        audio.position   = "FL,FR"
    #    }
    #}

    # This creates a single PCM source device for the given
    # alsa device path hw:0. You can change source to sink
    # to make a sink in the same way.
    #{ factory = adapter
    #    args = {
    #        factory.name           = api.alsa.pcm.source
    #        node.name              = "alsa-source"
    #        node.description       = "PCM Source"
    #        media.class            = "Audio/Source"
    #        api.alsa.path          = "hw:0"
    #        api.alsa.period-size   = 1024
    #        api.alsa.headroom      = 0
    #        api.alsa.disable-mmap  = false
    #        api.alsa.disable-batch = false
    #        audio.format           = "S16LE"
    #        audio.rate             = 48000
    #        audio.channels         = 2
    #        audio.position         = "FL,FR"
    #    }
    #}
]

context.exec = [
    #{ path = <program-name> [ args = "<arguments>" ] }
    #
    # Execute the given program with arguments.
    #
    # You can optionally start the session manager here,
    # but it is better to start it as a systemd service.
    # Run the session manager with -h for options.
    #
    #{ path = "/usr/bin/pipewire-media-session" args = "" }
    #
    # You can optionally start the pulseaudio-server here as well
    # but it is better to start it as a systemd service.
    # It can be interesting to start another daemon here that listens
    # on another address with the -a option (eg. -a tcp:4713).
    #
    #{ path = "/usr/bin/pipewire" args = "-c pipewire-pulse.conf" }
  { path = "/usr/bin/pipewire" args = "-c /usr/share/pipewire/filter-chain/source-rnnoise.conf" }
]

~/.config/wireplumber/main.lua.d/

It has 4 files:
51-front-jack-config.lua

rule = {
  matches = {
    {
      { "node.nick", "equals", "USB Audio #1" },
    },
  },
  apply_properties = {
    ["node.description"] = "Front Jack",
    ["priority.session"] = 9000
  },
}

table.insert(alsa_monitor.rules,rule)

52-back-jack-config.lua

rule = {
  matches = {
    {
      { "node.nick", "equals", "USB Audio" },
    },
  },
  apply_properties = {
    ["node.description"] = "Back Jack",
    ["priority.session"] = 8000
  },
}

table.insert(alsa_monitor.rules,rule)

53-disable-usb-audio-pro-2.lua

rule = {
  matches = {
    {
      { "node.nick", "equals", "USB Audio #2" },
    },
  },
  apply_properties = {
    ["device.disabled"] = true,
  },
}

table.insert(alsa_monitor.rules,rule)

54-disable-usb-audio-pro-3.lua

rule = {
  matches = {
    {
      { "node.nick", "equals", "USB Audio #3" },
    },
  },
  apply_properties = {
    ["device.disabled"] = true,
  },
}

table.insert(alsa_monitor.rules,rule)

~/.config/wireplumber/bluetooth.lua.d

51-bluetooth-config.lua

rule = {
  matches = {
    {
      { "node.name", "matches", "bluez_output.*" },
    },
  },
  apply_properties = {
    ["priority.session"] = 9500
  },
}

table.insert(bluez_monitor.rules,rule)

Also, how Helvum is looking right now with the Front Jack working:

And alsamixer:

Arch Linux

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Issues configuring PipeWire - "Flaky Setup

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