DP/HDMI display shows up as "Unknown device"
pipewire 0.3.18
on Arch Linux / GNOME.
I'm not sure what's happening, but my monitor now shows as "Unknown device". I think it had a better name with pulseaudio
(nb. the pactl list sinks
output below is with pipewire-pulse
):
$ pa-cli info all
* input ports: 2/64
* output ports: 2/0
* state: "running"
* properties:
* object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:hdmi:0,2:playback"
* api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0,2"
* api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
* api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
* audio.channels = "2"
* alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
* device.api = "alsa"
* device.class = "sound"
* alsa.class = "generic"
* alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
* alsa.name = "HDMI 2"
* alsa.id = "HDMI 2"
* alsa.subdevice = "0"
* alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
* alsa.device = "8"
* alsa.card = "0"
* alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
* alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfc624000 irq 111"
* alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
* device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra2"
* device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
* card.profile.device = "6"
* device.id = "38"
* factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
* priority.driver = "616"
* priority.session = "616"
* media.class = "Audio/Sink"
* node.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
* node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000:08:00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2"
* node.description = "Unknown device Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
* factory.id = "18"
* client.id = "31"
* node.driver = "true"
* factory.mode = "merge"
* audio.adapt.follower = ""
* library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
* object.id = "40"
$ pactl list sinks
Sink #40
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000:08:00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2
Description: Unknown device Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 30148 / 46% / -20.23 dB, front-right: 30148 / 46% / -20.23 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000:08:00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:pcm:0:hdmi:0,2:playback"
api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0,2"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "2"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "HDMI 2"
alsa.id = "HDMI 2"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "8"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfc624000 irq 111"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra2"
device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
card.profile.device = "6"
device.id = "38"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
priority.driver = "616"
priority.session = "616"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
node.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000:08:00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2"
device.description = "Unknown device Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
factory.id = "18"
client.id = "31"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "merge"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "40"
Ports:
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, availability group: Legacy 1, available)
Active Port: hdmi-output-2
Formats:
pcm
Edited by Laurențiu Nicola