On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:08:21 +0200, Arnt wrote in message
<20230829210821.4d228463@dvn>:

> On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:28:46 +0200, Alessandro wrote in message
> <8f93620b-bccd-92b8-a6b0-32f6ce5103fb@???>:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > now I have this new package, pipewire, which I don't recall. If I
> > try to uninstall it, apt-get would automatically install pulseaudio,
> > which I had removed a long time ago.
> >
> > Pipewire is not running. If I launch it, it raises a bunch of
> > errors.
>
> ..yup, because it needs wireplumber. Install and start wireplumber,
> then start pipewire (Or was it the other way around? I run too long
> sessions.) then try alsamixer, which should show "Pipewire" both as
> "Card" and "Chip" and one volume bar.

..erm, I run waaay too long sessions, "history |grep -B2 alsamixer ":
26308 pipewire &
26309 wireplumber &
26310 alsamixer

> >
> > Audio programs don't play. For example:
> >
> > ale@pcale:~$ speaker-test
> >
> > speaker-test 1.2.8
> >
> > Playback device is default
> > Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 1 channels
> > Using 16 octaves of pink noise
> > Playback open error: -112,Host is down
> >
> > Only Audacity works, but I have to tell it to play directly to the
> > sound card (what else? I never used Jack or similar stuff.)
> >
> > I guess something in Daedalus tells all programs to go through
> > pipewire, and I should unnecessarily learn how to configure it? Why
> > can't I just eliminate it?
>
> ..because you threw out the pötter code we don't trust here and
> installed unfinished that needs bug fix volonteers like yourself
> to test out the bug fixes we propose you try, so we can get it fixed.
>


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