Hi, the error related with return -1 when playing VLC already gone. The other thing is, I guess, your Nvidia Card. Where your installation source for Nvidia? RPMFussion or directly from Nvidia?
If you’re using installation source from RPMFussion, I suggest to read this pages also for further setup (multi-monitor?).
I’m not sure, I’ve had this install since May so I might have done some workarounds when Fedora’s pipewire implementation had some bugs. But I can’t remember😅. I think it’s the default install now. I’ve got easyeffects installed, if it matters. These are the fIles in /usr/share/pipewire/:
pipewire-pulse.conf
PulseAudio config file for PipeWire version “0.3.45”
Copy and edit this file in /etc/pipewire for system-wide changes
context.spa-libs = {
# =
#
# Used to find spa factory names. It maps an spa factory name
# regular expression to a library name that should contain
# that factory.
#
audio.convert.* = audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert
support.* = support/libspa-support
}
context.modules = [
#{ name =
# [ args = { = … } ]
# [ flags = [ [ ifexists ] [ nofail ] ]
#}
#
# Loads a module with the given parameters.
# If ifexists is given, the module is ignored when it is not found.
# If nofail is given, module initialization failures are ignored.
#
# Uses realtime scheduling to boost the audio thread priorities
{ name = libpipewire-module-rt
args = { #rt.prio = 88 #rt.time.soft = -1 #rt.time.hard = -1
}
flags = [ ifexists nofail ]
}
# The native communication protocol.
{ name = libpipewire-module-protocol-native }
# Allows creating nodes that run in the context of the
# client. Is used by all clients that want to provide
# data to PipeWire.
{ name = libpipewire-module-client-node }
# Allows creating devices that run in the context of the
# client. Is used by the session manager.
{ name = libpipewire-module-client-device }
# Makes a factory for wrapping nodes in an adapter with a
# converter and resampler.
{ name = libpipewire-module-adapter }
# Allows applications to create metadata objects. It creates
# a factory for Metadata objects.
{ name = libpipewire-module-metadata }
# Provides factories to make session manager objects.
{ name = libpipewire-module-session-manager }
context.spa-libs = {
# =
#
# Used to find spa factory names. It maps an spa factory name
# regular expression to a library name that should contain
# that factory.
#
support.* = support/libspa-support
}
context.modules = [
#{ name =
# [ args = { = … } ]
# [ flags = [ [ ifexists ] [ nofail ] ]
#}
#
# Loads a module with the given parameters.
# If ifexists is given, the module is ignored when it is not found.
# If nofail is given, module initialization failures are ignored.
#
#
# Boost the data thread priority.
{ name = libpipewire-module-rt
args = { #rt.prio = 88 #rt.time.soft = -1 #rt.time.hard = -1
}
flags = [ ifexists nofail ]
}
# The native communication protocol.
{ name = libpipewire-module-protocol-native }
# Allows creating nodes that run in the context of the
# client. Is used by all clients that want to provide
# data to PipeWire.
{ name = libpipewire-module-client-node }
# Allows applications to create metadata objects. It creates
# a factory for Metadata objects.
{ name = libpipewire-module-metadata }
context.spa-libs = {
# =
#
# Used to find spa factory names. It maps an spa factory name
# regular expression to a library name that should contain
# that factory.
#
audio.convert.* = audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert
support.* = support/libspa-support
}
context.modules = [
#{ name =
# [ args = { = … } ]
# [ flags = [ [ ifexists ] [ nofail ] ]
#}
#
# Loads a module with the given parameters.
# If ifexists is given, the module is ignored when it is not found.
# If nofail is given, module initialization failures are ignored.
#
# The native communication protocol.
{ name = libpipewire-module-protocol-native }
# Allows creating nodes that run in the context of the
# client. Is used by all clients that want to provide
# data to PipeWire.
{ name = libpipewire-module-client-node }
# Allows creating devices that run in the context of the
# client. Is used by the session manager.
{ name = libpipewire-module-client-device }
# Makes a factory for wrapping nodes in an adapter with a
# converter and resampler.
{ name = libpipewire-module-adapter }
# Allows applications to create metadata objects. It creates
# a factory for Metadata objects.
{ name = libpipewire-module-metadata }
# Provides factories to make session manager objects.
{ name = libpipewire-module-session-manager }
core.daemon = true # listening for socket connections
core.name = pipewire-0 # core name and socket name
## Properties for the DSP configuration.
#default.clock.rate = 48000
#default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 48000 ]
#default.clock.quantum = 1024
#default.clock.min-quantum = 32
#default.clock.max-quantum = 2048
#default.clock.quantum-limit = 8192
#default.video.width = 640
#default.video.height = 480
#default.video.rate.num = 25
#default.video.rate.denom = 1
#
#settings.check-quantum = false
#settings.check-rate = false
#
# These overrides are only applied when running in a vm.
vm.overrides = {
default.clock.min-quantum = 1024
}
}
context.spa-libs = {
# =
#
# Used to find spa factory names. It maps an spa factory name
# regular expression to a library name that should contain
# that factory.
#
audio.convert.* = audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert
api.alsa.* = alsa/libspa-alsa
api.v4l2.* = v4l2/libspa-v4l2
api.libcamera.* = libcamera/libspa-libcamera
api.bluez5.* = bluez5/libspa-bluez5
api.vulkan.* = vulkan/libspa-vulkan
api.jack.* = jack/libspa-jack
support.* = support/libspa-support #videotestsrc = videotestsrc/libspa-videotestsrc #audiotestsrc = audiotestsrc/libspa-audiotestsrc
}
context.modules = [
#{ name =
# [ args = { = … } ]
# [ flags = [ [ ifexists ] [ nofail ] ]
#}
#
# Loads a module with the given parameters.
# If ifexists is given, the module is ignored when it is not found.
# If nofail is given, module initialization failures are ignored.
#
# Uses realtime scheduling to boost the audio thread priorities. This uses
# RTKit if the user doesn't have permission to use regular realtime
# scheduling.
{ name = libpipewire-module-rt
args = {
nice.level = -11
#rt.prio = 88
#rt.time.soft = -1
#rt.time.hard = -1
}
flags = [ ifexists nofail ]
}
# The native communication protocol.
{ name = libpipewire-module-protocol-native }
# The profile module. Allows application to access profiler
# and performance data. It provides an interface that is used
# by pw-top and pw-profiler.
{ name = libpipewire-module-profiler }
# Allows applications to create metadata objects. It creates
# a factory for Metadata objects.
{ name = libpipewire-module-metadata }
# Creates a factory for making devices that run in the
# context of the PipeWire server.
{ name = libpipewire-module-spa-device-factory }
# Creates a factory for making nodes that run in the
# context of the PipeWire server.
{ name = libpipewire-module-spa-node-factory }
# Allows creating nodes that run in the context of the
# client. Is used by all clients that want to provide
# data to PipeWire.
{ name = libpipewire-module-client-node }
# Allows creating devices that run in the context of the
# client. Is used by the session manager.
{ name = libpipewire-module-client-device }
# The portal module monitors the PID of the portal process
# and tags connections with the same PID as portal
# connections.
{ name = libpipewire-module-portal
flags = [ ifexists nofail ]
}
# The access module can perform access checks and block
# new clients.
{ name = libpipewire-module-access
args = {
# access.allowed to list an array of paths of allowed
# apps.
#access.allowed = [
# /usr/bin/pipewire-media-session
#]
# An array of rejected paths.
#access.rejected = [ ]
# An array of paths with restricted access.
#access.restricted = [ ]
# Anything not in the above lists gets assigned the
# access.force permission.
#access.force = flatpak
}
}
# Makes a factory for wrapping nodes in an adapter with a
# converter and resampler.
{ name = libpipewire-module-adapter }
# Makes a factory for creating links between ports.
{ name = libpipewire-module-link-factory }
# Provides factories to make session manager objects.
{ name = libpipewire-module-session-manager }
# Use libcanberra to play X11 Bell
#{ name = libpipewire-module-x11-bell
# args = {
# #sink.name = ""
# #sample.name = "bell-window-system"
# #x11.display = null
# #x11.xauthority = null
# }
#}
# A default dummy driver. This handles nodes marked with the "node.always-driver"
# property when no other driver is currently active. JACK clients need this.
{ factory = spa-node-factory
args = {
factory.name = support.node.driver
node.name = Dummy-Driver
node.group = pipewire.dummy
priority.driver = 20000
}
}
{ factory = spa-node-factory
args = {
factory.name = support.node.driver
node.name = Freewheel-Driver
priority.driver = 19000
node.group = pipewire.freewheel
node.freewheel = true
}
}
# This creates a new Source node. It will have input ports
# that you can link, to provide audio for this source.
#{ factory = adapter
# args = {
# factory.name = support.null-audio-sink
# node.name = "my-mic"
# node.description = "Microphone"
# media.class = "Audio/Source/Virtual"
# audio.position = "FL,FR"
# }
#}
# This creates a single PCM source device for the given
# alsa device path hw:0. You can change source to sink
# to make a sink in the same way.
#{ factory = adapter
# args = {
# factory.name = api.alsa.pcm.source
# node.name = "alsa-source"
# node.description = "PCM Source"
# media.class = "Audio/Source"
# api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
# api.alsa.period-size = 1024
# api.alsa.headroom = 0
# api.alsa.disable-mmap = false
# api.alsa.disable-batch = false
# audio.format = "S16LE"
# audio.rate = 48000
# audio.channels = 2
# audio.position = "FL,FR"
# }
#}
]
context.exec = [
#{ path = [ args = “” ] }
#
# Execute the given program with arguments.
#
# You can optionally start the session manager here,
# but it is better to start it as a systemd service.
# Run the session manager with -h for options.
#
#{ path = “/usr/bin/pipewire-media-session” args = “” }
#
# You can optionally start the pulseaudio-server here as well
# but it is better to start it as a systemd service.
# It can be interesting to start another daemon here that listens
# on another address with the -a option (eg. -a tcp:4713).
#
#{ path = “/usr/bin/pipewire” args = “-c pipewire-pulse.conf” }
]
RPMfusion. I needed to put a tweaked config file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ to get display output (HDMI) working, but I did that long before mpv stopped working. It may have some correlation with vlc dropping frames though.
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia.conf
#This file is provided by xorg-x11-drv-nvidia #Do not edit
yup, that fixed mpv. Thanks!
Offline updates initiated through Discover on KDE workstation spin have a tendency to -not- update all packages (at least on my machine). This might be the case here. The logical next step would be to fix that, but I’m out of troubleshooting time for now.
vlc still has the same bug, but mpv is my main player anyway so that doesn’t bother me.
VLC output after updating pipewire
VLC media player 3.0.16 Vetinari (revision 3.0.13-8-g41878ff4f2)
[00005599dc8f7b70] main libvlc: Kjører VLC med standardbrukerflaten. Bruk «cvlc» for å kjøre VLC uten en brukerflate.
[00007f00d0005d20] gl gl: Initialized libplacebo v4.157.0 (API v157)
libva info: VA-API version 1.13.0
libva error: vaGetDriverNameByIndex() failed with unknown libva error, driver_name = (null)
[00007f00d0005d20] glconv_vaapi_x11 gl error: vaInitialize: unknown libva error
libva info: VA-API version 1.13.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_13
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
[00007f00e1a2bd40] avcodec decoder: Using Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 21.4.3 () for hardware decoding
uint DBusMenuExporterDBus::GetLayout(int, int, const QStringList&, DBusMenuLayoutItem&): Condition failed: menu
QObject::~QObject: Timers cannot be stopped from another thread
This shouldn’t happen, unless the repos were in an inconsistent state and it found package A but not B for updates. I tend to use dnf offline-upgrade --refresh now, but when I do look at gnome-software for updates, I always hit the “reload”/“refresh” button to ensure that it has the latest metadata.