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frmar440

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Registered: 2022-07-26

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PipeWire - No output devices

Hi, I am new to Linux and currently trying to set up my sound system. My sound server is PipeWire, my session manager is WirePlumber, and I use PulseAudio clients. Everything seems to be up and running:

$ pactl info
Server String: /run/user/1000/pulse/native                                                                                               
Library Protocol Version: 35                                                                                                             
Server Protocol Version: 35                                                                                                             
Is Local: yes                                                                                                                           
Client Index: 102                                                                                                                       
Tile Size: 65472                                                                                                                         
User Name: fredericmarcotte                                                                                                             
Host Name: ThinkPadX1FM                                                                                                                 
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.56)                                                                                             
Server Version: 15.0.0
Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: auto_null
Default Source: auto_null.monitor
Cookie: bcfe:f1e2

$ systemctl --user status pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber
● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service                                                                                         
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; preset: enabled)                                                   
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-07-26 07:53:40 EDT; 19min ago                                                               
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket                                                                                                           
   Main PID: 863 (pipewire)                                                                                                             
      Tasks: 6 (limit: 18847)
     Memory: 13.0M
        CPU: 151ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
             ├─863 /usr/bin/pipewire
             └─879 /usr/bin/wireplumber

Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM systemd[856]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[879]: Failed to set scheduler settings: Operation not permitted
Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[879]: SPA handle 'api.libcamera.enum.manager' could not be loaded; is it installed?
Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[879]: PipeWire's libcamera SPA missing or broken. libcamera not supported.
Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[879]: reserve-device plugin is not connected to D-Bus, disabling device reservation
Jul 26 07:56:31 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[879]: <WpSiStandardLink:0x561d0f865e10> 2 of 2 PipeWire links failed to activate

● pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-07-26 07:53:40 EDT; 19min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire-pulse.socket
   Main PID: 865 (pipewire-pulse)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 18847)
     Memory: 3.1M
        CPU: 76ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire-pulse.service
             └─865 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse

Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM systemd[856]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.

● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-07-26 07:53:40 EDT; 19min ago
   Main PID: 864 (wireplumber)
      Tasks: 4 (limit: 18847)
     Memory: 4.1M
        CPU: 79ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service
             └─864 /usr/bin/wireplumber

Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM systemd[856]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager.
Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[864]: Failed to set scheduler settings: Operation not permitted
Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[864]: SPA handle 'api.libcamera.enum.manager' could not be loaded; is it installed?
Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[864]: PipeWire's libcamera SPA missing or broken. libcamera not supported.
Jul 26 07:53:40 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[864]: reserve-device plugin is not connected to D-Bus, disabling device reservation
Jul 26 08:08:05 ThinkPadX1FM wireplumber[864]: <WpSiStandardLink:0x563164a32540> 2 of 2 PipeWire links failed to activate

However, as you can see from `pactl info` output, the default sink is auto_null. Also `pactl list sinks` doesn't list my headphones plugged in the audio jack port. With pavucontrol, only dummy output appears in the output devices.

I have read several topics, but can't seem to find an answer to my issue.

Best,

Frederic

2ManyDogs

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Re: PipeWire - No output devices

Please edit your post and use [ code ] tags (not quote tags) when posting output. This makes the output easier to read and provides a scroll box for long output.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … s_and_code
https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode

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V1del

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Re: PipeWire - No output devices

What actual devices are even detected in the first place?

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