Pipewire is unable to transmit audio if no hardware nodes are involved
- PipeWire version: 0.3.39
- Distribution and distribution version: Arch Linux
- Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma
- Kernel version: 5.13.19-1-bcachefs-git-354593-gcbabda279ca1
Description of Problem:
Deminstrative video: https://youtu.be/gUb_-544W0c
When audio routes are in no way connected to hardware, they stop working. Pipewire is unable to maintain a route where two software nodes send audio solely between them.
How Reproducible:
Every time
Steps to Reproduce:
- Have an audio source and audio sink, for example youtube and discord
- Separate them completely from hardware nodes
- Connect them together
Actual Results:
No audio is transmitted to the sink
Expected Results:
The audio should be transmitted
Additional Info (as attachments):
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pw-dump > pw-dump.log
:pw-dump.log