Re: getting started with pipewire
On Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 09:00:24 -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > $ wpctl status
> > Could not connect to PipeWire
>
> hobbit:~$ wpctl status
> ^C
>
> It just "hung" with no output.
>
> After I pressed Ctrl-C, my audio stopped working. I'm never going
> to do this one again!
>
> > # systemctl --user restart wireplumber.service
> > Failed to connect to bus: No medium found
>
> That shouldn't have been done as root. I think.
>
> I'm not doing that one.
>
> Now I get to try to figure out how to fix my audio. :( :( :(
I tried everything I could immediately think of, including logging out
and back in, but none of it worked until I ended up rebooting like a
goddamned Windows user.
Moral of the story: NEVER EVER run "wpctl". Fucking thing doesn't even
have a man page.
But at least I have audio again now.
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