[merlu]

Hello,

Since last upgrade, i'm unable to have any sound. In the sound parameters, i have only one choice: Default, Default Output Device (PIPEWIRE). I don't know wtf pipewire is nor why pulseaudio is gone, except that it seems not working on my system.

I checked in the flatpak autorization and pipewire is enabled so the problem may be elsewhere.

How to make pipewire work (or, if possible, get pulseaudio back) ?

[DjDiabolik]

Same exact issue on Ubuntu 22.04.04 LTS after recently flatpak received about 5 minutes ago. I launch it and NO AUDIO AT ALL. How i need to do ? Have you fix this issue ?

[Neo1973]

The problem is that Ubuntu is running PipeWire but isn't using it for audio. Run Kodi as such to force usage of PulseAudio: flatpak run tv.kodi.Kodi --audio-backend=pulseaudio

[DjDiabolik]

The problem is that Ubuntu is running PipeWire but isn't using it for audio. Run Kodi as such to force usage of PulseAudio: flatpak run tv.kodi.Kodi --audio-backend=pulseaudio

mmmmmmm.... i can change it and set this as default ?

*EDIT*
You thinks i can try to this ?
 

Code:

diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ flatpak override --help-all
Usage:
  flatpak override [OPTION…] [APP] - Override settings [for application]

Help Options:
  -h, --help                              Show help options
  --help-all                              Show all help options

Application Options:
  --user                                  Work on the user installation
  --system                                Work on the system-wide installation (default)
  --installation=NAME                     Work on a non-default system-wide installation
  --reset                                 Remove existing overrides
  --show                                  Show existing overrides
  -v, --verbose                           Show debug information, -vv for more detail
  --ostree-verbose                        Show OSTree debug information
  --share=SHARE                           Share with host
  --unshare=SHARE                         Unshare with host
  --socket=SOCKET                         Expose socket to app
  --nosocket=SOCKET                       Don't expose socket to app
  --device=DEVICE                         Expose device to app
  --nodevice=DEVICE                       Don't expose device to app
  --allow=FEATURE                         Allow feature
  --disallow=FEATURE                      Don't allow feature
  --filesystem=FILESYSTEM[:ro]            Expose filesystem to app (:ro for read-only)
  --nofilesystem=FILESYSTEM               Don't expose filesystem to app
  --env=VAR=VALUE                         Set environment variable
  --env-fd=FD                             Read environment variables in env -0 format from FD
  --unset-env=VAR                         Remove variable from environment
  --own-name=DBUS_NAME                    Allow app to own name on the session bus
  --talk-name=DBUS_NAME                   Allow app to talk to name on the session bus
  --no-talk-name=DBUS_NAME                Don't allow app to talk to name on the session bus
  --system-own-name=DBUS_NAME             Allow app to own name on the system bus
  --system-talk-name=DBUS_NAME            Allow app to talk to name on the system bus
  --system-no-talk-name=DBUS_NAME         Don't allow app to talk to name on the system bus
  --add-policy=SUBSYSTEM.KEY=VALUE        Add generic policy option
  --remove-policy=SUBSYSTEM.KEY=VALUE     Remove generic policy option
  --persist=FILENAME                      Persist home directory subpath

*EDIT 2*
No.. it's not work...

Code:

diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ flatpak override --audio-backend=pulseaudio tv.kodi.Kodi
error: Unknown option --audio-backend=pulseaudio
diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$

*EDIT 3*
Also tryed to modify the default kodi.desktop icon:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Kodi
GenericName=Media Center
GenericName[zh_CN]=媒体中心
Comment=Manage and view your media
Comment[ru]=Просмотр и управление мультимедиа
Comment[zh_CN]=管理和查看您的媒体
Exec=/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --audio-backend=pulseaudio --command=kodi tv.kodi.Kodi
Icon=tv.kodi.Kodi
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=AudioVideo;Video;Player;TV;
Actions=Fullscreen;Standalone;
X-Flatpak-RenamedFrom=kodi.desktop;
X-Flatpak=tv.kodi.Kodi

[Desktop Action Fullscreen]
Name=Open in fullscreen
Name[zh_CN]=全屏打开
Exec=/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --audio-backend=pulseaudio --command=kodi tv.kodi.Kodi -fs

[Desktop Action Standalone]
Name=Open in standalone mode
Name[zh_CN]=在独立模式下打开
Exec=/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --audio-backend=pulseaudio --command=kodi tv.kodi.Kodi --standalone

And also here it's not works.... DAMN.

[Neo1973]

To persist it you have to go through the ENV variable like this: flatpak override --user --env=KODI_AE_SINK=PULSE tv.kodi.Kodi

[DjDiabolik]

To persist it you have to go through the ENV variable like this: flatpak override --user --env=KODI_AE_SINK=PULSE tv.kodi.Kodi

Damn good solution but after a few attempts I had found a workaround:
The original tv.kodi.Kodi.desktop is "hidden" in a real long path. After i found it instead to modify by "sudo" i have copied this file to my home folder here:
/home/diabolik/.local/share/applications/ (in my case... as short path it's ~/.local/share/etc etc.)

Apparently all .desktop in this path have precedence over others.. so i have change the Exec= line here and it's work.

the problem is that if the original file changes in any way, I then have to adapt this one I just created.

[DjDiabolik]

@Neo1973

Yesterday received the newest build of kodi 21 flatpak and again obtain NO AUDIO at all.

This time i will have tryed to copy the original .desktop it's located here:

/var/lib/flatpak/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/x86_64/stable/54a88d5dd9f7f477144a2ab9aeee4e161eae88326cc36a67c024f0f435e3d256/export/share/applications/:

I have copy this .desktop on ~/.local/share/application and made the modification to add the 

--audio-backend=pulseaudio:

but it's not works.

So if i set the ENV i can revert if need ? Or you can suggest another way ?


*EDIT*
For knowledge... it's exist a flatpak command line to watch the current override setting you applied ? and reset if exist someone ?

[MasterCATZ]

meanwhile i want my pipewire working and its trying to use pulseaudio garbage


also a tip if you edit the desktop shortcut just make a copy of it and call it something else and use that shortcut
ie) kodi.alsa is what i have used for a good decade untill I switched to pipewire