looks to me like the last log (journalctl -xe | grep pipewire) is the most interesting
hwinfo --sound
$ hwinfo --sound
17: PCI 2700.1: 0403 Audio device
[Created at pci.386]
Unique ID: 1gju.S5ziCoAPkWD
Parent ID: JZZT.C_p4Pb00t80
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:27:00.1
SysFS BusID: 0000:27:00.1
Hardware Class: sound
Model: "ATI Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
Vendor: pci 0x1002 "ATI Technologies Inc"
Device: pci 0x15de "Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
SubVendor: pci 0x1462 "Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI]"
SubDevice: pci 0xec02
Driver: "snd_hda_intel"
Driver Modules: "snd_hda_intel"
Memory Range: 0xfcc80000-0xfcc83fff (rw,non-prefetchable)
IRQ: 101 (862 events)
Module Alias: "pci:v00001002d000015DEsv00001462sd0000EC02bc04sc03i00"
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: snd_hda_intel is active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe snd_hda_intel"
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #21 (PCI bridge)
pactl info
$ pactl info
Server String: /run/user/1000/pulse/native
Library Protocol Version: 35
Server Protocol Version: 35
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 483
Tile Size: 65472
User Name: atom
Host Name: atompc
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.55)
Server Version: 15.0.0
Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_27_00.1.hdmi-stereo
Default Source: easyeffects_source
Cookie: 121b:e654
pactl list sinks
$ pactl list sinks
Sink #42
State: SUSPENDED
Name: easyeffects_sink
Description: EasyEffects Sink
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 44100Hz
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: easyeffects_sink.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
application.id = "com.github.wwmm.easyeffects"
node.name = "easyeffects_sink"
device.description = "EasyEffects Sink"
factory.name = "support.null-audio-sink"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
monitor.channel-volumes = "true"
factory.id = "18"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "32"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "merge"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "35"
object.serial = "42"
Formats:
pcm
Sink #391
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_27_00.1.hdmi-stereo
Description: Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI)
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 36700 / 56% / -15.11 dB, front-right: 36700 / 56% / -15.11 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_27_00.1.hdmi-stereo.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:hdmi:0:playback"
api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
device.routes = "1"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "BenQ EX2510"
alsa.id = "HDMI 0"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "3"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc80000 irq 101"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI)"
card.profile.device = "2"
device.id = "42"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
priority.driver = "696"
priority.session = "696"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
node.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_27_00.1.hdmi-stereo"
device.description = "Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-hdmi"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:27:00.1"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
factory.id = "18"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "117"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "merge"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "128"
object.serial = "391"
node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
device.enum.api = "udev"
api.alsa.card = "0"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc80000 irq 101"
device.plugged.usec = "3564526"
sysfs.path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:27:00.1/sound/card0"
device.subsystem = "sound"
device.vendor.id = "0x1002"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
device.product.id = "0x15de"
device.product.name = "Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_27_00.1"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
device.string = "0"
Ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, availability group: Legacy 1, available)
Active Port: hdmi-output-0
Formats:
pcm
alsactl info
$ alsactl info
#
# Sound card
#
- card: 0
id: Generic
name: HD-Audio Generic
longname: HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc80000 irq 101
mixer_name: ATI R6xx HDMI
components: HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100700
controls_count: 14
pcm:
- stream: PLAYBACK
devices:
- device: 3
id: HDMI 0
name: BenQ EX2510
subdevices:
- subdevice: 0
name: subdevice #0
- device: 7
id: HDMI 1
name: HDMI 1
subdevices:
- subdevice: 0
name: subdevice #0
hwdep:
- device: 0
id: HDA Codec 0
name: HDA Codec 0
iface: 16
aplay -l
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [BenQ EX2510]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
systemctl --user status pipewire
$ systemctl --user status pipewire
● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; disabled; preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-07-18 13:55:37 EDT; 1h 14min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
Main PID: 1467 (pipewire)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 16662)
Memory: 27.8M
CPU: 18.250s
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
└─1467 /usr/bin/pipewire
Jul 18 13:55:37 atompc systemd[1103]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Jul 18 13:56:03 atompc pipewire[1467]: pw.link: 0x562349631a30: port 0x562349651ea0 can't set io:1 (Spa:Enum:IO>
Jul 18 13:56:03 atompc pipewire[1467]: pw.link: 0x562349631a30: port 0x562349651ea0 can't set io:1 (Spa:Enum:IO>
journalctl -xe | grep pipewire
$ journalctl -xe | grep pipewire
Jul 18 13:55:37 atompc pipewire-media-session[1468]: corrupted size vs. prev_size
Jul 18 13:55:37 atompc audit[1468]: ANOM_ABEND auid=1000 uid=1000 gid=1000 ses=3 subj==unconfined pid=1468 comm="pipewire-media-" exe="/usr/bin/pipewire-media-session" sig=6 res=1
Jul 18 13:55:37 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT
Jul 18 13:55:37 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
Jul 18 13:55:38 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Jul 18 13:55:38 atompc pipewire-pulse[1515]: 536870912
Jul 18 13:56:03 atompc pipewire[1467]: pw.link: 0x562349631a30: port 0x562349651ea0 can't set io:1 (Spa:Enum:IO:Buffers): Invalid argument
Jul 18 13:56:03 atompc pipewire[1467]: pw.link: 0x562349631a30: port 0x562349651ea0 can't set io:1 (Spa:Enum:IO:Buffers): Invalid argument
Jul 18 14:06:33 atompc audit[1507]: ANOM_ABEND auid=1000 uid=1000 gid=1000 ses=3 subj==unconfined pid=1507 comm="pipewire-media-" exe="/usr/bin/pipewire-media-session" sig=11 res=1
Jul 18 14:06:33 atompc kernel: pipewire-media-[1507]: segfault at 561e6b004c46 ip 00007feea3a93830 sp 00007ffe86643110 error 6 in libasound.so.2.0.0[7feea3a34000+8b000]
Jul 18 14:06:33 atompc kernel: audit: type=1701 audit(1658167593.907:112): auid=1000 uid=1000 gid=1000 ses=3 subj==unconfined pid=1507 comm="pipewire-media-" exe="/usr/bin/pipewire-media-session" sig=11 res=1
Jul 18 14:06:33 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=11/SEGV
Jul 18 14:06:33 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
Jul 18 14:06:34 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2.
Jul 18 14:07:12 atompc audit[2781]: ANOM_ABEND auid=1000 uid=1000 gid=1000 ses=3 subj==unconfined pid=2781 comm="pipewire-media-" exe="/usr/bin/pipewire-media-session" sig=11 res=1
Jul 18 14:07:12 atompc kernel: traps: pipewire-media-[2781] general protection fault ip:7f220188b830 sp:7ffd76a401e0 error:0 in libasound.so.2.0.0[7f220182c000+8b000]
Jul 18 14:07:12 atompc kernel: audit: type=1701 audit(1658167632.873:113): auid=1000 uid=1000 gid=1000 ses=3 subj==unconfined pid=2781 comm="pipewire-media-" exe="/usr/bin/pipewire-media-session" sig=11 res=1
Jul 18 14:07:12 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=11/SEGV
Jul 18 14:07:12 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
Jul 18 14:07:13 atompc systemd[1103]: pipewire-media-session.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.