JamesDSP loses audio in random fashion #283

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1. NecktiedHummingbird commented on Mar 7, 2026

   

   NecktiedHummingbird

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   Maybe you have the same issue I had.

   I had the following log entries in journalctl journalctl --user -u pipewire

   Mär 07 08:42:19 XX pipewire[1528]: pw.port: 0x55f24cec3ff0: mix use buffers failed: -22 (Das Argument ist ungültig)
   Mär 07 08:42:19 XX pipewire[1528]: pw.link: (76.0.0 -> 115.0.0) allocating -> error error use input buffers: -22 (Das Argument ist ungültig) (-22) (paused-paused)
   Mär 07 08:42:19 XX pipewire[1528]: pw.port: 0x55f24ced1d50: mix use buffers failed: -22 (Das Argument ist ungültig)
   Mär 07 08:42:19 XX pipewire[1528]: pw.link: (76.1.0 -> 115.1.0) allocating -> error error use input buffers: -22 (Das Argument ist ungültig) (-22) (paused-paused)
   

   In english this is:

   Mär 07 08:42:19 XX pipewire[1528]: pw.port: 0x55f24cec3ff0: mix use buffers failed: -22 (The argument is invalid)
   Mär 07 08:42:19 XX pipewire[1528]: pw.link: (76.0.0 -> 115.0.0) allocating -> error error use input buffers: -22 (The argument is invalid) (-22) (paused-paused)
   Mär 07 08:42:19 XX pipewire[1528]: pw.port: 0x55f24ced1d50: mix use buffers failed: -22 (The argument is invalid)
   Mär 07 08:42:19 XX pipewire[1528]: pw.link: (76.1.0 -> 115.1.0) allocating -> error error use input buffers: -22 (The argument is invalid) (-22) (paused-paused)
   

   I fixed it with an default sample-rate.
   Here is how I did:

   Create a default sample-rate ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/sample-rate.conf for 48khz:

   context.properties = {
       default.clock.rate = 48000
       default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 48000 ]
   }
   

   Restart pipewire with systemctl --user restart pipewire wireplumber (or reboot if you want to be fully sure)

   Now your Firefox audio should work again without getting lost.
2. nikallian commented on Mar 7, 2026

   

   nikallian

   on Mar 7, 2026

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   @NecktiedHummingbird

   Hi and thanks for your reply.

   Well, I had these settings (along with the wireplumber resolution set to 24bit) nut I removed them in an attempt to troubleshoot the problem with the intermittent audio absence in Firefox.

   The only difference is that in my settings I had also set the rest of the allowed sample rates.

   But I had a progress in my attempts to resolve the problem. My distro is Manjaro which is Arch based and in the AUR repo there are 3-4 different versions of jamesDSP. I started testing all the available versions and now I stuck on jamesDSP-pipewire-bin which seems to work so far but I don't know why.

   I will restore the samples rates (using your fixed config) and the resolution and test again.

   Regards
3. NecktiedHummingbird commented on Mar 7, 2026

   

   NecktiedHummingbird

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   Hmm, I always use pipewire-bin from AUR as well.
   But maybe I have another idea.
   At the same routine I updated everything including some driver and all my disabled audio devices, including the nvidia hdmi audio controller, got re-eanbled again. At the same step where I created my default sample-rate I also disabled all devices once again.
   So maybe there lies the problem? Maybe try disable all not needed devices as well, once the problem reoccurs.
   Otherwise I am out of options, but glad it is currently working for you!
4. nikallian commented on Mar 7, 2026

   

   nikallian

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   @NecktiedHummingbird

   So it seems that this version must be the correct one. I use KDE's system settings to disable the audio devices I don't need (namely Nvidia's HDMI).

   That's my sound panel

   

   Is there some other way to make sure these devices are completely off ?