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Info moved to the official docs: https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/media/pipewire.html
== Troubleshooting ==
- Be sure to have XDG_RUNTIME_DIR setup correctly
- Check that no pulseaudio process is running (`pgrep pulseaudio`)
== System pipewire ==
#!/bin/sh
mkdir -p /run/pipewire
umask 000
PIPEWIRE_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/pipewire pipewire
#!/bin/execlineb -P
foreground { mkdir -p /run/pipewire }
fdmove -c 2 1
s6-env PIPEWIRE_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/pipewire execline-umask 000 pipewire
== System pipewire-pulse
#!/bin/sh
mkdir -p /run/pulse
umask 000
PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/run pipewire-pulse
#!/bin/execlineb -P
foreground { mkdir -p /run/pulse }
fdmove -c 2 1
s6-env PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/run execline-umask 000 pipewire-pulse
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seems to be working now after reinstalling void...
im on bpswm using xnit.
did pulseaudio-releated step above and place "pipewire &" in .xinitrc before bspwm. its the same thing i did before...

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kkga commented Jan 23, 2021

[E][000001705.850547][bluez-monitor.c:453 sm_bluez5_monitor_start()] can't load api.bluez5.enum.dbus: No such file or directory

I think, installing libspa-bluetooth removed this error for me.

Still can't figure out why bluetooth audio is not working with pipewire-pulse though. I can connect a bluetooth headset, and an output device is displayed correctly in pavucontrol. However, there's just no sound if it's activated.

If I switch to an actual pulseaudio server instead, it works fine.

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st3r4g commented Jan 24, 2021

I think, installing libspa-bluetooth removed this error for me.

But it shouldn't throw an error, it should be optional I think. There was a similar error in absence of libspa-jack that was fixed.

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st3r4g commented Jan 24, 2021

Still can't figure out why bluetooth audio is not working with pipewire-pulse though. I can connect a bluetooth headset, and an output device is displayed correctly in pavucontrol. However, there's just no sound if it's activated.

Maybe void-linux/void-packages#28145 helps?

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paper42 commented Jan 24, 2021

libspa-bluetooth removed the error even before I made the PR. The PR affects only libspa-bluetooth.

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st3r4g commented Jan 24, 2021

No I mean: maybe the missing codecs are the reason his bluetooth audio doesn't work?

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paper42 commented Jan 24, 2021

It shouldn't be the problem, SBC codec was in pipewire before and SBC is supported by everything. Maybe try disabling the Built-in Audio in pavucontrol under Configuration? @kkga

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kkga commented Jan 25, 2021

Maybe try disabling the Built-in Audio in pavucontrol under Configuration? @kkga

Thanks for the tip. Switching audio profiles back and force between HSP and then back to A2DP makes it work 👍
Have to do this every time I connect the headset or toggle mute though, but it works. Seems to be an issue of pipewire-pulse, because regular pulseaudio works without these workarounds.

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