just me or others too? after update&reboot videos play but no sound, pavucontrol-qt shows sound on mic channels but silence on output channels:
+ zgrep -Eia se-20 /var/log/zypp/history|tail -2
# 2023-03-21 19:08:37 openSUSE-release-20230318-2171.1.x86_64.rpm installed ok
# 2023-04-13 15:35:26 openSUSE-release-20230412-2224.1.x86_64.rpm installed ok
+
kdenlive is fine. Must be firefox nightly. Sorry for the noise.
mozregression makes clear that now even the firefox versions that were working yesterday don’t work today. so it seems this isn’t noise afterall, it must be the tumbleweed update! Now i guess i need to learn how to rollback…
Which repository do you use to keep Firefox up to date? Try:
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_Tumbleweed openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Mozilla
Otherwise, it could be a problem with the codec. Try:
zypper in opi
opi codecs
Thanks for your thoughts. i’m using firefox nightly, and mozregression, not tumbleweed firefox. And i don’t think codec issues would explain the firefox playback channels in pavucontrol-qt being grey.
Anyway it turns out neither mozregression nor snapper rollback helped. “Solution”: create a new user. Yuk. No idea what went awry, why, how, where to point the finger, or where the related configs are stored. Guess i’ll need to move into a new home directory and resetup all my settings. Sheesh. Too bad the morass of settings under /home/user is so totally opaque.
It might have been useful to examine the wireplumber status when playing audio via the firefox application to start with
wpctl statusnew home directory, firefox nightly pavucontrol-qt playback channels appear and work properly:
$ wpctl status
PipeWire 'pipewire-0' [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, cookie:571335914]
?? Clients:
31. xdg-desktop-portal [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:1919]
32. WirePlumber [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:2150]
33. WirePlumber [export] [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:2150]
63. pipewire [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:2352]
64. Plasma PA [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:2051]
69. OBS [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:3499]
95. ZOOM VoiceEngine [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:4316]
108. PulseAudio Volume Control [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:4805]
145. Nightly [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:10750]
150. wpctl [0.3.68, g@eb840g3, pid:13504]
Audio
?? Devices:
? 41. SteelSeries Arctis 7 [alsa]
? 42. Built-in Audio [alsa]
?
?? Sinks:
? 45. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Chat [vol: 0.40]
? 46. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Game [vol: 0.51]
? * 48. Built-in Audio Analog Stereo [vol: 0.99]
?
?? Sink endpoints:
?
?? Sources:
? 47. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Chat [vol: 1.00]
? * 49. Built-in Audio Analog Stereo [vol: 0.74]
?
?? Source endpoints:
?
?? Streams:
79. OBS
66. monitor_FL
73. monitor_FR
75. input_FR < USB Audio #1:monitor_FR [active]
89. input_FL < USB Audio #1:monitor_FL [active]
80. OBS
78. monitor_FR
82. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FR [active]
92. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FL [active]
93. monitor_FL
81. OBS
76. monitor_FR
77. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FR [active]
84. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FL [active]
91. monitor_FL
83. OBS
67. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:capture_FL [active]
68. monitor_FL
85. monitor_FR
90. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:capture_FR [active]
109. PulseAudio Volume Control
115. input_MONO < SteelSeries Arctis 7:monitor_MONO [active]
116. monitor_MONO
110. PulseAudio Volume Control
117. input_FL < USB Audio #1:monitor_FL [active]
118. monitor_FL
119. input_FR < USB Audio #1:monitor_FR [active]
120. monitor_FR
111. PulseAudio Volume Control
121. input_MONO < SteelSeries Arctis 7:capture_MONO [active]
122. monitor_MONO
112. PulseAudio Volume Control
123. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FL [active]
124. monitor_FL
125. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FR [active]
126. monitor_FR
113. PulseAudio Volume Control
127. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:capture_FL [active]
128. monitor_FL
129. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:capture_FR [active]
130. monitor_FR
114. Nightly
97. output_FL > CX20724 Analog:playback_FL [active]
105. output_FR > CX20724 Analog:playback_FR [active]
143. PulseAudio Volume Control
106. monitor_FL
107. input_FL < Nightly:output_FL [active]
146. input_FR < Nightly:output_FR [active]
154. monitor_FR
Video
?? Devices:
? 39. HP HD Camera [v4l2]
? 40. HP HD Camera [v4l2]
?
?? Sinks:
?
?? Sink endpoints:
?
?? Sources:
? * 43. HP HD Camera (V4L2)
?
?? Source endpoints:
?
?? Streams:
Settings
?? Default Configured Node Names:
old home directory, firefox nightly pavucontrol-qt playback channels show as grey and are silent:
$ wpctl status
PipeWire 'pipewire-0' [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, cookie:3471527210]
?? Clients:
31. xdg-desktop-portal [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:15367]
32. WirePlumber [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:15577]
33. WirePlumber [export] [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:15577]
63. pipewire [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:15778]
64. Plasma PA [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:15498]
69. Nightly [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:16477]
85. PulseAudio Volume Control [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:16967]
127. wpctl [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:17017]
Audio
?? Devices:
? 57. SteelSeries Arctis 7 [alsa]
? 59. Built-in Audio [alsa]
?
?? Sinks:
? 43. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Chat [vol: 0.40]
? 48. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Game [vol: 1.36]
? * 61. Built-in Audio Analog Stereo [vol: 0.40]
?
?? Sink endpoints:
?
?? Sources:
? 39. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Chat [vol: 1.00]
? * 42. Built-in Audio Analog Stereo [vol: 0.70]
?
?? Source endpoints:
?
?? Streams:
82. PulseAudio Volume Control
66. monitor_FL
73. monitor_FR
75. input_FR < USB Audio #1:monitor_FR [active]
89. input_FL < USB Audio #1:monitor_FL [active]
83. PulseAudio Volume Control
68. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FL [active]
79. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FR [active]
80. monitor_FR
81. monitor_FL
84. PulseAudio Volume Control
67. monitor_FR
78. monitor_FL
90. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:capture_FR [active]
91. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:capture_FL [active]
92. PulseAudio Volume Control
74. input_MONO < SteelSeries Arctis 7:capture_MONO [active]
88. monitor_MONO
93. PulseAudio Volume Control
76. monitor_MONO
77. input_MONO < SteelSeries Arctis 7:monitor_MONO [active]
96. PulseAudio Volume Control
97. input_FR < Nightly:output_FR [active]
101. monitor_FR
105. input_FL < Nightly:output_FL [active]
114. monitor_FL
109. Nightly
108. output_FR > USB Audio #1:playback_FR [active]
110. output_FL > USB Audio #1:playback_FL [active]
112. Nightly
99. monitor_FR
102. monitor_FL
104. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:capture_FL [active]
107. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:capture_FR [active]
115. Nightly
116. output_FL > CX20724 Analog:playback_FL [active]
117. output_FR > CX20724 Analog:playback_FR [active]
120. PulseAudio Volume Control
121. input_FL < Nightly:output_FL [active]
122. monitor_FL
123. input_FR < Nightly:output_FR [active]
124. monitor_FR
Video
?? Devices:
? 58. HP HD Camera [v4l2]
? 60. HP HD Camera [v4l2]
?
?? Sinks:
?
?? Sink endpoints:
?
?? Sources:
? * 49. HP HD Camera (V4L2)
?
?? Source endpoints:
?
?? Streams:
Settings
?? Default Configured Node Names:
In each case, the Nightly output is shown as active, so not sure what is going on there, although I note that with the old user account your sending audio streams to both “CX20724 Analog:playback” and " USB Audio #1:playback" sinks. With the new user account, it was only the former. Maybe that confuses pavucontrol somehow?
BTW, do you use pipewire-pulse (to provide a PulseAudio-compatible daemon to allow integration with the PipeWire media server)? For each user compare…
systemctl --user list-units | egrep "pulse|wire"
new home directory (working):
$ systemctl --user list-units | egrep "pulse|wire"
pipewire-pulse.service loaded active running PipeWire PulseAudio
pipewire.service loaded active running PipeWire Multimedia Service
wireplumber.service loaded active running Multimedia Service Session Manager
pipewire-pulse.socket loaded active running PipeWire PulseAudio
pipewire.socket loaded active running PipeWire Multimedia System Socket
$
old home directory (grey, silent): same identical output
That checks out as expected. Is the profile (configuration tab of pavucontrol) the same?
pactl list cards | grep -i profile
perhaps this (old home directory) session is less confusing. still grey and silent:
PipeWire 'pipewire-0' [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, cookie:3471527210]
└─ Clients:
32. WirePlumber [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:15577]
33. WirePlumber [export] [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:15577]
56. Nightly [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:25398]
63. pipewire [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:15778]
69. Plasma PA [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:24910]
81. PulseAudio Volume Control [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:25384]
128. wpctl [0.3.68, xr@eb840g3, pid:26671]
Audio
├─ Devices:
│ 67. SteelSeries Arctis 7 [alsa]
│ 122. Built-in Audio [alsa]
│
├─ Sinks:
│ 108. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Chat [vol: 0.40]
│ 113. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Game [vol: 1.36]
│ * 115. Built-in Audio Analog Stereo [vol: 0.40]
│
├─ Sink endpoints:
│
├─ Sources:
│ 83. SteelSeries Arctis 7 Chat [vol: 1.00]
│ * 121. Built-in Audio Analog Stereo [vol: 0.70]
│
├─ Source endpoints:
│
└─ Streams:
46. PulseAudio Volume Control
47. monitor_FR
48. input_FR < Nightly:output_FR [init]
87. input_FL < Nightly:output_FL [init]
111. monitor_FL
55. PulseAudio Volume Control
40. input_FL < Nightly:output_FL [init]
44. input_FR < Nightly:output_FR [init]
50. monitor_FR
95. monitor_FL
59. PulseAudio Volume Control
42. monitor_FR
71. monitor_FL
118. input_FL < Nightly:output_FL [init]
119. input_FR < Nightly:output_FR [init]
60. PulseAudio Volume Control
76. monitor_FL
91. input_FL < USB Audio #1:monitor_FL [active]
101. input_FR < USB Audio #1:monitor_FR [active]
102. monitor_FR
65. Nightly
41. output_FR > PulseAudio Volume Control:input_FR [init]
72. output_FL > USB Audio #1:playback_FL [init]
66. PulseAudio Volume Control
58. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FL [active]
88. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:monitor_FR [active]
92. monitor_FR
96. monitor_FL
73. PulseAudio Volume Control
77. monitor_MONO
107. input_MONO < SteelSeries Arctis 7:monitor_MONO [active]
74. PulseAudio Volume Control
93. monitor_MONO
112. input_MONO < SteelSeries Arctis 7:capture_MONO [active]
82. PulseAudio Volume Control
62. input_FL < CX20724 Analog:capture_FL [active]
99. monitor_FR
100. monitor_FL
104. input_FR < CX20724 Analog:capture_FR [active]
106. PulseAudio Volume Control
43. input_FL < Nightly:output_FL [init]
53. monitor_FR
54. monitor_FL
70. input_FR < Nightly:output_FR [init]
Video
├─ Devices:
│ 78. HP HD Camera [v4l2]
│ 120. HP HD Camera [v4l2]
│
├─ Sinks:
│
├─ Sink endpoints:
│
├─ Sources:
│ * 80. HP HD Camera (V4L2)
│
├─ Source endpoints:
│
└─ Streams:
Settings
└─ Default Configured Node Names:
This seems strange to me.
Just a thought - nothing muted? For reference, I have included a screen capture of pavucontrol and the firefox icon (with audio indication) in the task bar…
new home directory:
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
device.profile-set = "usb-gaming-headset.conf"
Profiles:
Active Profile: output:mono-chat+output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): output:mono-chat+output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat, output:mono-chat, output:mono-chat+input:mono-chat
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): output:mono-chat+output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat, output:stereo-game, output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): output:mono-chat+output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat, input:mono-chat, output:mono-chat+input:mono-chat, output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
Profiles:
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "4"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "5"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "6"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "7"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "8"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
old home directory:
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
Profiles:
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "4"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "5"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "6"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "7"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo
card.profile.port = "8"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
device.profile-set = "usb-gaming-headset.conf"
Profiles:
Active Profile: output:mono-chat+output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): output:mono-chat+output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat, output:mono-chat, output:mono-chat+input:mono-chat
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): output:mono-chat+output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat, output:stereo-game, output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): output:mono-chat+output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat, input:mono-chat, output:mono-chat+input:mono-chat, output:stereo-game+input:mono-chat
Oof. That was a painful little lesson. Thank you for your patience.
Odd that it remembers to keep nightly muted even across reboots, while keeping others active.
Glad to have been of guidance. 
No really. AFAIU ~/.local/state/wireplumber/ contains the pertinent configuration states, and these would survive reboots by design.
