No sound after update of pipewire

[Adrien.D]

Hello

I have a strange problem.
pipewire package updated to 0.3.49 version.

Since this update, no sound when i login to gnome session.
I use pulseaudio, not pipewire.

The only method to have sound is kill pipewire process...

When i updated the system i see :

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 * Messages for package media-video/pipewire-0.3.49-r1:

 * It is recommended to raise RLIMIT_MEMLOCK to 256 for users
 * using PipeWire. Do it either manually or add yourself
 * to the 'audio' group:
 * 
 *   usermod -aG audio <youruser>
 * 
 * JACK emulation is incomplete and not all programs will work. PipeWire's
 * alternative libraries have been installed to a non-default location.
 * To use them, put pw-jack <application> before every JACK application.
 * When using pw-jack, do not run jackd/jackdbus. However, a virtual/jack
 * provider is still needed to compile the JACK applications themselves.
 * 
 * PipeWire daemon startup has been moved to a launcher script!
 * Make sure that /etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf either does not exist or no
 * longer is set to start a session manager or PulseAudio compatibility daemon (all
 * lines similar to '{ path = /usr/bin/pipewire*' should be commented out)
 * 
 * Those manually starting /usr/bin/pipewire via .xinitrc or similar _must_ from
 * now on start /usr/bin/gentoo-pipewire-launcher instead! It is highly
 * advised that a D-Bus user session is set up before starting the script.
 * 
 * This ebuild auto-enables PulseAudio replacement. Because of that, users
 * are recommended to edit: /etc/pulse/client.conf and disable
 * autospawning of the original daemon by setting:
 * 
 *   autospawn = no
 * 
 * Please note that the semicolon (;) must _NOT_ be at the beginning of the line!
 * 
 * Alternatively, if replacing PulseAudio daemon is not desired, edit
 * /usr/bin/gentoo-pipewire-launcher by commenting out the relevant
 * command:
 * 
 * #/usr/bin/pipewire -c pipewire-pulse.conf &
 * 
 * NOTE:
 * Starting with PipeWire-0.3.30, this package is no longer installing its config
 * into /etc/pipewire by default. In case you need to change
 * its config, please start by copying default config from /usr/share/pipewire
 * and just override the sections you want to change.
 * 
 * For latest tips and tricks, troubleshooting information and documentation
 * in general, please refer to https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PipeWire

How can i keep pulseaudio and DO NOT USE this pipewire ?

Note i use GNOME on Xorg

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Portage 3.0.30 (python 3.9.11-final-0, default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/gnome, gcc-11.2.1, glibc-2.34-r10, 5.4.171-gentoo-adrien x86_64)
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media-video/pipewire-0.3.49-r1::gentoo was built with the following:
USE="X bluetooth gstreamer ssl -doc -echo-cancel -extra -jack-client -jack-sdk -lv2 -pipewire-alsa (-system-service) -systemd -test -v4l -zeroconf" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)"
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[garrison]

Since you are using openrc, as notes say there is only one option - edit /usr/bin/gentoo-pipewire-launcher as instructed. Maybe just adding 'exit 0' on second line would be enough.

[garrison]

Hello

I have a strange problem.
pipewire package updated to 0.3.49 version.

Since this update, no sound when i login to gnome session.
I use pulseaudio, not pipewire.

The only method to have sound is kill pipewire process...

Hi Adrien,

Please file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?p ... mat=guided so this is properly handled.

[Adrien.D]

Since you are using openrc, as notes say there is only one option - edit /usr/bin/gentoo-pipewire-launcher as instructed. Maybe just adding 'exit 0' on second line would be enough.

It works, but i think not good way

Hello

I have a strange problem.
pipewire package updated to 0.3.49 version.

Since this update, no sound when i login to gnome session.
I use pulseaudio, not pipewire.

The only method to have sound is kill pipewire process...

Hi Adrien,

Please file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?p ... mat=guided so this is properly handled.

Okay , i would like before opening a bug https://bugs.gentoo.org/840278

[Adrien.D]

Sound crackling on PC but not on laptop.
I will see what i can do to solve that (Mic recording)

OBS on this laptop is okay but on the PC Crackling : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWKrzRko30Q

I don't have a lot of time today i will test this ASAP : https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire ... ssues/1696

[Adrien.D]

Trying the tip, copy pipewire-pulse.conf to .config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf and make changes to

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--- /usr/share/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf	2022-04-22 08:01:01.620019237 +0200
+++ /home/adrien/.config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf	2022-04-24 22:37:57.957381487 +0200
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
         #  client.access = "restricted"     # permissions for clients
         #}
     ]
-    #pulse.min.req          = 256/48000     # 5ms
+    pulse.min.req          = 1024/48000     # 5ms
     #pulse.default.req      = 960/48000     # 20 milliseconds
-    #pulse.min.frag         = 256/48000     # 5ms
+    pulse.min.frag         = 512/48000     # 5ms
     #pulse.default.frag     = 96000/48000   # 2 seconds
     #pulse.default.tlength  = 96000/48000   # 2 seconds
     #pulse.min.quantum      = 256/48000     # 5ms

Rebooting and .... Recording a video => sound crackling when i speak with my microphone.

Conclusion => PIPEWIRE IS A BIG MESS

[Adrien.D]

This morning, switched again on Pipewire.

Recording the mic (USB) from Audacity : OK
Recording the mic with OBS : CRACKLING mic but audio from internal sound card fine....
Adding 10 ms of latency in Pulseaudio for the USB mic : CRACKLING but audio from internal sound card fine....
Rebuild OBS with pipewire flag : CRACKLING but audio from internal sound card fine....
Purge all config of OBS and create again all my sound channels : Seems to be okay

I will check that more than once and if it will be okay i will say here "solved"

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Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X]
    driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-3: C-Media BIRD UM1 type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.109-gentoo-adrien running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.49 running: yes

[Adrien.D]

Rebooting the PC : sound crackling again.......... Only the recording

[Adrien.D]

Clean profile of OBS : Now all is okay.

So cleaning OBS profile solve the issue.

BUT : Pipewire script works fine ONLY if MANUALLY we set autospawn to no !!!!!!

[garrison]

Rebooting the PC : sound crackling again.......... Only the recording

If you are using cpu-driven USB ports, make sure you have the latest system firmware applied, as Ryzen USB issue is kind of well known. This issue could cause jitter to USB data streams that is big enough to make sound crackling.

Or maybe try any other USB port which is not driven by CPU.

[Tout]

Clean profile of OBS : Now all is okay.

So cleaning OBS profile solve the issue.

BUT : Pipewire script works fine ONLY if MANUALLY we set autospawn to no !!!!!!

So I've been looking as this topic and the bug for two weeks now. I have masked the version of pipewire for now. As I was having the same issue, and did not want to kill pipewire everytime, or manually alter the pulseaudio autospawning.

I can see the bug is unconfirmed. Is it a pipewire bug or a pulseaudio package bug? Is there something I can do to help this solved, like confirming something? Or is this already in the process of being solved. Or even: is it already solved, but am I unaware because of the mask ?

Edit: from the other thread I understand that I missed the update notice of the pipewire package 0.3.49-r1. So I unmasked this version and installed it. And indeed, there is very clear and helpfull information there. Whoops Sorry for missing that.

[Adrien.D]

Hello
I updated the system this night and again no sound....

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gentoo ~ # grep autosp /etc/pulse/client.conf
autospawn = no

Killing pipewire it's okay sound is here...

[Adrien.D]

there is a file /etc/pulse/client.conf.d/enable-autospawn.conf which enable autospawn..........

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equery b /etc/pulse/client.conf.d/enable-autospawn.conf
 * Searching for /etc/pulse/client.conf.d/enable-autospawn.conf ... 
media-sound/pulseaudio-daemon-16.0-r1 (/etc/pulse/client.conf.d/enable-autospawn.conf)

[garrison]

This is noted in pipewire ebuild https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/blob/m ... build#L311

[Adrien.D]

I see the update of pulse audio... But I didn't see at the end this message..

I will try to emerge again pipewire to see if the message displayed

[Adrien.D]

very very lot of information, but yes it's written !
sorry

[Adrien.D]

Today i must set autospawn to yes on pulseaudio...

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[I] media-sound/pulseaudio
     Available versions:  16.0 16.1 {bluetooth (+)daemon +glib jack ofono-headset ABI_MIPS="n32 n64 o32" ABI_S390="32 64" ABI_X86="32 64 x32"}
     Installed versions:  16.1(16:49:38 31/07/2022)(bluetooth glib -daemon -jack -ofono-headset ABI_MIPS="-n32 -n64 -o32" ABI_S390="-32 -64" ABI_X86="32 64 -x32")
     Homepage:            https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/
     Description:         A meta package for PulseAudio (networked sound server)

[I] media-sound/pulseaudio-daemon
     Available versions:  16.0-r1^t 16.1^t {+X +alsa +alsa-plugin aptx +asyncns bluetooth dbus elogind equalizer fftw +gdbm +glib gstreamer gtk ipv6 jack ldac lirc ofono-headset +orc oss selinux sox ssl system-wide systemd tcpd test +udev valgrind +webrtc-aec zeroconf}
     Installed versions:  16.1^t(16:58:54 31/07/2022)(X alsa alsa-plugin asyncns bluetooth dbus elogind gdbm glib gstreamer orc ssl udev webrtc-aec -aptx -equalizer -fftw -jack -ldac -lirc -ofono-headset -oss -selinux -sox -system-wide -systemd -tcpd -test -valgrind -zeroconf)
     Homepage:            https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/
     Description:         Daemon component of PulseAudio (networked sound server)

[I] media-video/pipewire
     Available versions:  0.3.51-r2(0/0.4)^t 0.3.56(0/0.4)^t **9999(0/0.4)*l^t {X bluetooth dbus doc echo-cancel extra gstreamer jack-client jack-sdk lv2 pipewire-alsa sound-server ssl system-service systemd test udev v4l zeroconf ABI_MIPS="n32 n64 o32" ABI_S390="32 64" ABI_X86="32 64 x32"}
     Installed versions:  0.3.56(0/0.4)^t(16:41:36 31/07/2022)(X bluetooth dbus gstreamer ssl udev -doc -echo-cancel -extra -jack-client -jack-sdk -lv2 -pipewire-alsa -sound-server -system-service -systemd -test -v4l -zeroconf ABI_MIPS="-n32 -n64 -o32" ABI_S390="-32 -64" ABI_X86="64 -32 -x32")
     Homepage:            https://pipewire.org/
     Description:         Multimedia processing graphs

What is the good way with GNOME + OpenRC ?

I think it changes each update ....

[garrison]

Today i must set autospawn to yes on pulseaudio...
[...]
What is the good way with GNOME + OpenRC ?

I think it changes each update ....

With pulseaudio-daemon-16.1 on openrc (that is, USE -systemd applies) autospawn is enabled automatically via /etc/pulse/client.conf.d/enable-autospawn.conf

[Adrien.D]

It's very curious because i don't change configuration, just update the system.
I will test install a gentoo + gnome from scratch to see how it's configured

[sam_]

It's very curious because i don't change configuration, just update the system.
I will test install a gentoo + gnome from scratch to see how it's configured

Did you read your news items?

[Adrien.D]

It's very curious because i don't change configuration, just update the system.
I will test install a gentoo + gnome from scratch to see how it's configured

Did you read your news items?

Yes, the problem is :

Choice 1 : Activate pipewire
Choice 2 : Activate Pulseaudio.

The news is very verbose BUT :
- I enabled the USE pulseaudio : if i want use pipewire or pulseaudio, the USE must be enabled for both choices ? or only for pulseaudio and pipwire require disabling pulseaudio USE ?