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AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller not recognized after messing with the configuration

AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller not recognized after messing with the configuration I have messed up my kernel somehow (probably during tries with igpu pass through, but it’s just a guess), and now it won’t recognize the "AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller" on latest kernel (6.8.0-31-generic). With the same /etc/modprobe.d/ config the Audio …

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Cannot change volume or access audio settings in KDE Plasma suddenly

Cannot change volume or access audio settings in KDE Plasma suddenly One time when I rebooted my computer, suddenly, the audio won’t change and the audio settings only say No output or input devices found. I have replaced pulseaudio with pipewire, but it stilled worked after a reboot following the replacement. When using kmix and …

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Reducing microphone noise using pipewire modules

Reducing microphone noise using pipewire modules With pulseaudio, it was easy to load a module for microphone noise reduction. This link explains it clearly: https://askubuntu.com/questions/18958/realtime-noise-removal-with-pulseaudio I want to add rnnoise as a plugin of pipewire to cancel the noise of the microphone for all users. I’m looking for a minimalist solution and would like to …

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Using OBS studio on Sway with Pipewire

Using OBS studio on Sway with Pipewire I am on Debian 12 / SWAY desktop which is WLR based. I first install the "OBS Studio" version 29.0 with: ┌───┐ │ $ │ ziga > ziga–workstation > ~ └─┬─┘ /dev/pts/4 └─> sudo apt install obs-studio "OBS Studio" can now be started with terminal command: ┌───┐ │ …

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Reinstall ubuntu-desktop without installing PipeWire?

Reinstall ubuntu-desktop without installing PipeWire? I prefer to use Pulse Audio as my gaming laptop (2021 TUF Gaming A15) has audio crackling issues with Pipewire, usually with a game open at the same time. when I remove Pipewire sudo apt remove pipewire it seems to remove the ubuntu-desktop package along with Pipewire, after running sudo …

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Noise when initiating play with handsfree

Noise when initiating play with handsfree A loud tikk sound is played when starting with handsfree. In each use of handsfree this problem occurs only once. I don’t have that problem with the speaker. Audio: Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel API: ALSA v: k6.6.15-amd64 status: …

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No sound on fresh install of Debian 12

No sound on fresh install of Debian 12 I have no sound on a fresh debian 12 install on a mini-pc. The PC is connected via HDMI to a TV. I’ve tried testing with pipewire, with alsa-only, with pipewire-pulse. I also tried testing plugging in headphones via the AUX port. There is never any sound …

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No system sounds on KDE plasma when using pipewire

No system sounds on KDE plasma when using pipewire I’m running Debian 12 with pipewire installed. However the moment I remove pulseaudio and install pipewire, KDE system sounds (like volume change, critical battery alert…) no longer play. I have even tried with pipewire-pulse, but nothing changed. I have installed pipewire according to the Debian documentation. …

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Which release of Xubuntu has PipeWire by default?

Which release of Xubuntu has PipeWire by default? According to release notes 22.10 does not have it but what about later releases? Asked By: jarno || Source That would be 23.04. From the link from omgubuntu.co.uk Xubuntu 23.04 Adds PipeWire & Flatpak to Default Install A couple of compelling new open source technologies are present …

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Share audio output device between two processes

Share audio output device between two processes Is it possible for 2 processes, each trying to send audio to the single output device, to share (mix) the audio streams? I’m running AlmaLinux 9 and have paired back to basic ALSA only. But if needed I can add (back) pipewire. I want to test using ‘aplay’ …

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Bluetooth won't connect after upgrade to 23.10

Bluetooth won't connect after upgrade to 23.10 After upgrading to 23.10 from 22.04, I can’t seem to actually connect to any of the bluetooth devices I was before. Presumably pipewire is what changed, but not sure. Bluetooth settings say the device is paired, but the connection toggle just cycles on and off. If I go …

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Built in speakers volume control not working, it is either mute or too loud

Built in speakers volume control not working, it is either mute or too loud I cannot adjust the volume properly because it would be mute or too loud even at 1%. I’m using a laptop with built in speakers of probably 4-6 internal speakers. I noticed that when using alsamixer+pipewire-pulse, there are PGA playback output …

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Chaining pipewire sinks for a streaming setup

Chaining pipewire sinks for a streaming setup Good evening! I’m trying to create a streaming setup for me and my buddies to hang out via Skype and I’m really struggling with the audio part. There are two problems : The microphone only transmits on the left channel. I would like for my microphone to be …

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Bluetooth Issues with Airpods Pro 2 on Debian 12

Bluetooth Issues with Airpods Pro 2 on Debian 12 I’m currently trying to move from Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS to Debian 12, and everything is so much more stable and reliable here. But there is one problem: My Airpods Pro (Generation 2) don’t really work. Let me elaborate. With stock settings, they cannot connect at all, …

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SPDIF/TOSLINK/optical audio output missing after upgrading from 22.10 to 23.04

SPDIF/TOSLINK/optical audio output missing after upgrading from 22.10 to 23.04 After GUI-upgrading from Xubuntu 22.10 to 23.04 I had a nightmare of a time getting various issues fixed, principally caused by imbalanced packages (mainly exo). In doing so I also purged my nvidia drivers, switched to nouveau, and after successfully getting up and running, reinstalled …

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PipeWire no sound on TV via HDMI

PipeWire no sound on TV via HDMI On Ubuntu 22.10 I have a strange bug for sound on HDMI, the sound is working fine on my LG monitor plugged via HDMI but not on my Continental Edison TV (HDMI as well). So I tried with a live CD of Ubuntu 22.04 and the sound is …

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Having trouble using cli to switch between playback devices with pipewire

Having trouble using cli to switch between playback devices with pipewire I’ve been going down the i3wm road of pain and can’t for the life of me understand how to change the output device with cli commands. Setup: Using i3-gaps (Base Distro is Garuda Linux) pipewire is the audio provider When using pavucontrol I can …

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How can I downmix stereo audio output to mono in PipeWire (on 22.10)?

How can I downmix stereo audio output to mono in PipeWire (on 22.10)? I need a way to set mono audio output on my system. I had used this solution before: Can I downmix stereo audio to mono? pacmd load-module module-remap-sink sink_name=mono master=NAME_OF_AUDIO_SINK channels=2 channel_map=mono,mono However, it stopped working when I upgraded to Kubuntu 22.10, …

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Downside of decreasing audio latency

Downside of decreasing audio latency I see that with audio servers (in my case, pipewire) you can alter the "latency". (please forgive me, I am not very knowledgeable with these things.) PIPEWIRE_LATENCY="128/48000" The Arch Linux wiki described this as "request[ing] a custom buffer size". I was wondering, is there a "downside" to setting the latency …

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Sound always routed through headphones jack with Pipewire

Sound always routed through headphones jack with Pipewire Since upgrading a Macbook Air (2012) from Ubuntu 22.04 to 22.10 which replaced PulseAudio with Pipewire and Wireplumber I can’t seem to get any sound through the built-in speakers, and the audio seems to be constantly routed to the headphones jack no matter what. Even the DisplayPort/HDMI …

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