> The problem might be in between of
>
> lspci -vnn
Spews out a lot of stuff, the relevant part being presumably:
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD
Audio Controller [8086:284b] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61 [17aa:20ac]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 30
Memory at fe020000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
> and
>
> pactl list
> pactl list sinks
Here the sinks say just:
% pactl list cards
% pactl list sinks
Sink #33
State: SUSPENDED
Name: auto_null
Description: Dummy Output
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 /
100% / 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: auto_null.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
node.name = "auto_null"
device.description = "Dummy Output"
audio.rate = "48000"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
factory.name = "support.null-audio-sink"
node.virtual = "true"
monitor.channel-volumes = "true"
factory.id = "17"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "30"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "merge"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "31"
object.serial = "33"
Formats:
pcm
%
> Perhaps troubleshooting sections in wikis may tell more. There is a chance
> that lsof may find another process holding audio devices.
Hmm... this time a web search lead me to
systemctl --user status pipewire{,-pulse} wireplumber
which shows that `wireplumber` failed to start.
Thanks. Haven't found the actual problem nor a fix, but I have
some leads.
Stay tuned, I'll be back with the results :-)
Stefan
