Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE6 and Pipewire control change

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

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Mark Knecht wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 6:33 AM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com
> <mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com>> wrote:
> <SNIP>
> > Actually, it does.  Thing is, it doesn't show the HDMI as a option in
> > the list.  I bet the reason it doesn't show up under applications like
> > it did before is because it only sees the main speakers as a option.  No
> > need showing options when there is none.  So, I need to figure out how
> > to make it see HDMI as a option as well as main speakers.  Then maybe it
> > will show up under applications again.  I'd be back in business then.
> >
> > Something to work on when I get back from town.  Today is shot day.
> > :/   And grocery shopping.  Gotta eat.
>
> Audio over HDMI is not a requirement of the HDMI spec, it's an
> option.
>
> You might want to look at the specs for your card to see if NVidia 
> included it in the chipset. Graphics adapters intended for use in
> Bloomberg Stations might not include it.
>
> Typically
>
> lspci | grep Audio
>
> should tell you something.
>
> Good luck,
> Mark


Well, until the recent KDE upgrade, it worked.  I just had a easy way to
do it.  So I know the hardware is capable of it.  I just need to figure
out the software issue.  Since it doesn't see it now, I need to figure
out why it isn't being seen and fix it.  I may just need to configure
something.  Having it done in pipewire tho sure was handy.  I hope that
feature isn't gone for some reason.  As it is, I have to manually tell
Smplayer to send the audio to the HDMI port in Preferences.  It works
but I have to disable that to have sound on my main speakers.  Thing is,
on rare occasion I want to play a video on the TV with mpv.  Doing it
with pipewire made even it easy to switch.  I just click on it, select
for it to go to HDMI, done.  The next time I play something with mpv, it
goes back to the default.  Really nifty. 

Given the recent upgrade, I may just try logging out and back in.  Maybe
it just didn't pick it up last time.  It's not likely but possible.  One
can hope.  :-D

Neighbor is sick.  Gotta go mow about 4 acres of grass.  Poor thing.  He
has issues.  :/  It's already 90F. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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