I used Gnome on Fedora for years but I don’t like what IBM is doing with Red Hat and landed on Garuda KDE for my gaming box about a month ago. So far most everything is an improvement but, as the subject says, sometimes when I twist the volume knob I’ll see the name of the wrong device appear in the pop-up and it adjusts the output of that device rather than the selected default. The sometimes part is tripping me up, it works most of the time and then randomly doesn’t. Should I be setting this up differently?
I run a MOTU 828es audio interface for sound, pro audio profile because there is no 5.1 or 7.1 profile for these things. My Fedora solution was to create a pipewire virtual device to map the channels, then make that the default output device.
I’ve configured the same pipewire virtual device on Garuda then selected it as the default, and that works the same so far, with the exception of the aforementioned issue.
Keyboard is a Keychron Q6 Pro w/ knob, but I also use a Flirc for media controls with an IR remote and the problem has occurred with both so I don’t suspect either is the culprit.
I haven’t spotted any clues in the system journal after an occurrence. Are there other logs that might be relevant?
$ cat ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/10-channelremap.conf
context.modules = [
{ name = libpipewire-module-loopback
args = {
audio.position = [ FL FR FC LFE ]
capture.props = {
media.class = Audio/Sink
node.name = motu_3.1_remap_c
node.description = "MOTU 3.1 Output"
}
playback.props = {
node.name = motu_3.1_remap_p
node.description = "MOTU 3.1 Input"
audio.position = [ AUX0 AUX1 AUX2 AUX3 ]
node.target = "alsa_output.usb-MOTU_828ES_0001f2fffe012e87-00.5.multichannel-output"
}
}
}
]
$ sudo garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.8.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=c9538fe3-e235-4cb5-b4cf-eedd6cc16952 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ipv6.disable=1 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.2 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland dm: SDDM
Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: N/A
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF GAMING X570-PRO (WI-FI) v: Rev X.0x
serial: <filter> part-nu: SKU uuid: c0d15eb5-5c93-cc16-685f-fc3497a3bf4c
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 4802 date: 06/15/2023
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X socket: AM4 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Zen 3+ gen: 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm)
family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 0 microcode: 0xA201025
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 12 tpc: 2 threads: 24 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 768 KiB desc: d-12x32 KiB; i-12x32 KiB L2: 6 MiB desc: 12x512 KiB
L3: 64 MiB desc: 2x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 3700 min/max: 2200/4950 boost: enabled
base/boost: 3700/4950 scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: performance
volts: 1.1 V ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 3700 2: 3700 3: 3700 4: 3700
5: 3700 6: 3700 7: 3700 8: 3700 9: 3700 10: 3700 11: 3700 12: 3700
13: 3700 14: 3700 15: 3700 16: 3700 17: 3700 18: 3700 19: 3700 20: 3700
21: 3700 22: 3700 23: 3700 24: 3700 bogomips: 177593
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Navi 21 [Radeon RX 6900 XT] vendor: ASRock driver: amdgpu
v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22
pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,
DP-2, DP-3, Writeback-1 bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73af class-ID: 0300
Display: server: X.Org v: 23.2.4 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.4
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
unloaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi
gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :1 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x572mm (40.00x22.52")
s-diag: 1166mm (45.9")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: Samsung serial: <filter> built: 2020
res: 3840x2160 hz: 60 dpi: 69 gamma: 1.2 size: 1420x800mm (55.91x31.5")
diag: 1630mm (64.2") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 3840x2160 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
inactive: gbm,wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.0.3-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (radeonsi
navi21 LLVM 17.0.6 DRM 3.57 6.8.1-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:73af
memory: 15.62 GiB unified: no
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 10 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 6900 XT (RADV NAVI21) driver: mesa radv v: 24.0.3-arch1.1
device-ID: 1002:73af surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 17.0.6 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.0.3-arch1.1 (LLVM
17.0.6) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0a:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Mark of the Unicorn 828ES driver: snd-usb-audio type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-1:2 chip-ID: 07fd:0005
class-ID: 0103 serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.8.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.4 status: n/a (root, process) with:
1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active
3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Mellanox MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3] driver: mlx4_core v: 4.0-0
pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 4 port: N/A bus-ID: 04:00.0
chip-ID: 15b3:1003 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp4s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp5s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-3: Intel Ethernet I225-V vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igc v: kernel
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 06:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:15f3 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, sshd, systemd-timesyncd
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX200 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-4:4 chip-ID: 8087:0029
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: no address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11
status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 932.4 GiB (50.0%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Sabrent model: Rocket 4.0 Plus
size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: RKT4P1.2 temp: 51.9 C
scheme: GPT
SMART: yes health: PASSED on: 1y 363d 17h cycles: 1,031
read-units: 45,943,665 [23.5 TB] written-units: 92,899,633 [47.5 TB]
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%) used: 932.4 GiB (50.1%)
fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 584 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 932.4 GiB (50.1%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 932.4 GiB (50.1%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 1.82 TiB size: 1.82 TiB (100.00%)
used: 932.4 GiB (50.1%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.25 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 24 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 34.0 C mobo: 40.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 45.0 C
mem: 44.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): fan-1: 812 fan-2: 0 fan-3: 792 fan-4: 786 fan-5: 2806
fan-6: 1306 fan-7: 0 gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.25 GiB used: 9.82 GiB (31.4%)
Processes: 492 Power: uptime: 19h 46m states: freeze,mem,disk
suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.48 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 255 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 2024 libs: 549 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
clang: 17.0.6 gcc: 13.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi (sudo) default: Bash v: 5.2.26
running-in: qterminal inxi: 3.3.33
Garuda (2.6.23-1):
System install date: 2024-02-18
Last full system update: 2024-03-17
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Failed units: