QubesOS
Audio Input Devices (microphone) disappeared after pipewire audio server update
Qubes OS release
4.2
Brief summary
After the update that changed the audio server to pipewire, I lost my microhone.
| Before (pulseaudio) | After (pipewire) |
|---|---|
On a dell XPS 9305 (I believe)
Steps to reproduce
- probably have a specific laptop that has the issue
- be on the latest update (aka. Qubes with pipewire)
Expected behavior
Microphone exists.
Actual behavior
Microphone does not exist.
Notes
I was able to get the microphone back with the convenient sudo qubes-dom0-update --switch-audio-server-to=pulseaudio. I feel guilty beause I should have tested this when Marek posted it on the testing-team, but I didn't because I was busy and so now probably others are affected as well.
Somebody claimed to have similar issue, related to kernel config change: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/issues/642#note_2380362. Which kernel do you have in dom0?
Does the issue persist after reboot too?
Unfortunately it does. I have rebooted a couple of times since the issue happened and I was still without a microphone.
Which kernel do you have in dom0?
6.6.29-1. I don't think I've changed anything about the dom0 kernel. Do you want me to test the other kernels?
Yes, try maybe kernel-latest? Check also if you have alsa-sof-firmware package installed in dom0.
Yes, try maybe kernel-latest?
Done. Didn't help.
Check also if you have alsa-sof-firmware package installed in dom0.
It's installed.
By accident I did a call on the system with pipewire and surprisingly when attached to the qube, the microphone worked, even though it's not listed in the input devices.