#pipewire breaking in incredibly dramatic way

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lament summit
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Yesterday I updated to Mint 22 and most things have been running fairly smoothly since I got the update issues figured out.

However pipewire is trying to make me go deaf. At random times all audio becomes static at about 100x normal volume. Wearing headphones it physically hurts...

The issue seams to happen randomly, for example this morning I used my system for about 2 hours without using any audio. Went and played a video and it worked fine, after that video finished went to play another and got jump scared by the loud static.

Restarting the pipewire service with systemctl --user restart pipewire resolves the immediate issue but I don't want to get jump scared anymore.

lament summit
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pipewire breaking in incredibly dramatic way

honest sundial
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check synaptic. see if you have pulseaudio still installed.

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show results here for pactl info and inxi -SxxxA

lament summit
# honest sundial show results here for `pactl info` and `inxi -SxxxA` 
╰$ pactl info
Server String: /run/user/1000/pulse/native
Library Protocol Version: 35
Server Protocol Version: 35
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 158
Tile Size: 65472
User Name: bstreber
Host Name: titan-laptop
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 1.0.5)
Server Version: 15.0.0
Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: alsa_output.usb-0c76_Fosi_Audio_K5_Pro-00.iec958-stereo
Default Source: alsa_input.usb-Generic_Blue_Microphones_LT_2105080117599D03037E_111000-00.analog-stereo
Cookie: 3ad4:1150

╭ bstreber  titan-laptop  ~ 
╰$ inxi -SxxxA
System:
  Host: titan-laptop Kernel: 6.8.0-40-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    compiler: gcc v: 13.2.0 clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.2.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.2.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22 Wilma base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-H HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:43c8 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Logitech C920 PRO HD Webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 5-2.3.2.4.1:13
    chip-ID: 046d:08e5 class-ID: 0102 serial: C85AC15F
  Device-3: JMTek LLC. Fosi Audio K5 Pro
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 bus-ID: 5-2.3.2.4.3:15 chip-ID: 0c76:1700 class-ID: 0300
  Device-4: Logitech Blue Microphones
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 bus-ID: 5-2.3.2.4.4:16 chip-ID: 046d:0ab7 class-ID: 0300
    serial: LT_2105080117599D03037E_111000
  API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-40-generic status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
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I've disabled the suspend in wireplumber and will test

honest sundial
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take a Timeshift snapshot if u haven't very recently, then swich fully to pipeeire:

honest sundial
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Device-3: JMTek LLC. Fosi Audio K5 Pro
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type:~~ USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s ~~KEKW

lament summit
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I mean... its audio... Shouldn't need much more than 2mbps

lament summit
lament summit
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Still no dice, looking into it further might just go back to mint 21

honest sundial
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Try this:

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open terminal, type alsamixer

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when it opens, press F6 to choose sound "card"

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ensure the IEC958 column is enabled

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i think pressing space or enter on it toggles state