TDE produces no desktop sounds, Kmix volume control is dead, though mute
works, and KControl Sound System Test Sound produces nothing regardless
of selected device. OTOH, aplay works fine. Can anyone here suggest what's
missing or errant so that TDE session can't connect to Pipewire, so pw-play
produces:
error: pw_context_connect() failed: Host is down
There's also cannot connect and "Host is down":
$ wpctl status
Could not connect to PipeWire
$ pw-cli list-objects Device
Error: "failed to connect: Host is down"
$ pw-cli list-objects Node
Error: "failed to connect: Host is down"
$
# dpkg-query -W | egrep 'alsa|arts|audio|codec|demul|dbus|fmpeg|gstr|jack|kodi|h26|mix|mpv|pavu|puls|sof-|sound|vlc|wire|xdg'|sort
alsa-firmware-loaders 1.2.14-1
alsa-tools 1.2.14-1
alsa-ucm-conf 1.2.14-1
alsa-utils 1.2.14-1
dbus 1.16.2-2
dbus-bin 1.16.2-2
dbus-daemon 1.16.2-2
dbus-session-bus-common 1.16.2-2
dbus-system-bus-common 1.16.2-2
dbus-x11 1.16.2-2
firmware-sof-signed 2025.01-1
kdbusnotification-trinity 4:14.1.5-0debian13.0.0+0
kmix-trinity 4:14.1.5-0debian13.0.0+0
libarts1c2a-trinity:amd64 4:14.1.5-0debian13.0.0+0
libartsc0-trinity:amd64 4:14.1.5-0debian13.0.0+0
libasound2-data 1.2.14-1
libasound2t64:amd64 1.2.14-1
libaudio2:amd64 1.9.4-9
libaudiofile1:amd64 0.3.6-7+b1
libdbus-1-3:amd64 1.16.2-2
libdbus-1-tqt 4:14.1.5-0debian13.0.0+0
libdbus-glib-1-2:amd64 0.114-1
libdbus-tqt-1-1c2 4:14.1.5-0debian13.0.0+0
libjack0:amd64 1:0.126.0-4
libpipewire-0.3-0t64:amd64 1.4.2-1
libpipewire-0.3-modules:amd64 1.4.2-1
libpulse0:amd64 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1
libwebrtc-audio-processing-1-3:amd64 1.3-3+b1
libwireplumber-0.5-0:amd64 0.5.8-2
menu-xdg 0.7
pipewire-alsa:amd64 1.4.2-1
pipewire:amd64 1.4.2-1
pipewire-audio-client-libraries 1.4.2-1
pipewire-bin 1.4.2-1
pipewire-jack:amd64 1.4.2-1
pipewire-pulse 1.4.2-1
sound-theme-freedesktop 0.8-6~deb13u1
tdemultimedia-tdeio-plugins-trinity 4:14.1.5-0debian13.0.0+0
wireplumber 0.5.8-2
xdg-user-dirs 0.18-2
xdg-utils 1.2.1-2
# inxi -Aaz
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Oland/Hainan/Cape Verde/Pitcairn
HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7000 Series] vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aab0 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.57+deb13-amd64 status: kernel-api
tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: aRts v: 1.5.10 status: active with: artswrapper status: off
tools: artsdsp
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.2 status: off with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: off 2: wireplumber status: off 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
$ systemctl -l --no-pager --global --user status pipewire.{service,socket} pipewire-pulse.{service,socket} wireplumber
○ pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
TriggeredBy: × pipewire.socket
× pipewire.socket - PipeWire Multimedia System Sockets
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.socket; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: resources) since Fri 2025-12-26 16:58:51 EST; 16min ago
Duration: 7min 59.281s
Invocation: e757e540b8614c7fa94a5049727a8dd4
Triggers: ● pipewire.service
Listen: /run/user/2000/pipewire-0 (Stream)
/run/user/2000/pipewire-0-manager (Stream)
Dec 26 16:50:52 fi965 systemd[1230]: Listening on pipewire.socket - PipeWire Multimedia System Sockets.
Dec 26 16:58:51 fi965 systemd[1230]: pipewire.socket: Failed to queue service startup job: Unit dbus.service not found.
Dec 26 16:58:51 fi965 systemd[1230]: pipewire.socket: Failed with result 'resources'.
○ pipewire-pulse.service - PipeWire PulseAudio
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
TriggeredBy: ○ pipewire-pulse.socket
○ pipewire-pulse.socket - PipeWire PulseAudio
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire-pulse.socket; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
Triggers: ● pipewire-pulse.service
Listen: /run/user/2000/pulse/native (Stream)
○ wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
$ alsactl info
#
# Sound card
#
- card: 0
id: HDMI
name: HDA ATI HDMI
longname: HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfbefc000 irq 26
driver_name: HDA-Intel
mixer_name: ATI R6xx HDMI
components: HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100300
controls_count: 14
pcm:
- stream: PLAYBACK
devices:
- device: 3
id: HDMI 0
name: HDMI 0 *
subdevices:
- subdevice: 0
name: subdevice #0
- device: 7
id: HDMI 1
name: HDMI 1
subdevices:
- subdevice: 0
name: subdevice #0
alsactl: rawmidi_device_list:109: snd_ctl_rawmidi_next_device: Inappropriate ioctl for device
$ wpctl status
Could not connect to PipeWire
$ pw-cli list-objects Device
Error: "failed to connect: Host is down"
$ pw-cli list-objects Node
Error: "failed to connect: Host is down"
$ aplay -lL
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pipewire
PipeWire Sound Server
default
Default ALSA Output (currently PipeWire Media Server)
hw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 *
Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=7
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 1
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 *
Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=7
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 1
Hardware device with all software conversions
hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 *
HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=1
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 1
HDMI Audio Output
dmix:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 *
Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=HDMI,DEV=7
HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 1
Direct sample mixing device
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0 *]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
$
Please do not suggest switching to pulseaudio. The idea behind pipewire, along
with wireplumber, is they're supposed to be a superior replacement for pulseaudio.
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