On Wed, Jan 08, 2025 at 09:35:03AM +0700, Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 08/01/2025 00:08, Haines Brown wrote:
> > I have no idea how to use pipewire. Do you simply run the comand $ pipewire
> > to
> > get an interface like alsamixer?
>
> Why are you trying to start pipewire manually? Systemd should do it for you
> as a part of user session. It is not an application with GUI.
>
> You should have some mixer applet in your desktop environment. Another
> option is pavucontrol.
>
> Check
>
> systemctl --user --failed
>
> and other systemctl commands to inspect status of pipewire units.
I don't have a desktop environment, and I know nothing about systemd
as my dated message header might hint.
$ systemctl --user --failed
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
0 loaded units listed.
this means nothing to me.
> In my case pipewire just works. There was some issue immediately after I
> replaced pulseaudo, but it disappeared before I figured out what happened.
I do not have pipewire installed, but wireplumber. I assiume that
runninb it brings up an interface that has audio contols.
$ systemctl --user status wireplumber
● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service;
enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-01-02 09:39:26 EST; 6 days ago
Main PID: 1535 (wireplumber)
...
Jan 07 11:19:53 iskra wireplumber[1535]:
<WpSiAudioAdapter:0x55e5d95c0e00> failed to activate item:
Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed
Jan 07 11:19:53 iskra wireplumber[1535]:
<WpSiAudioAdapter:0x55e5d95c0c10> Object activation aborted:
proxy destroyed
I do not have sddm installed. Is it needed?
--
Haines Brown
