So I wanted to watch a movie with another person and we both using our own bluetooth earbuds. So I found this code to be placed inside context.modules in the PipeWire config file:
{ name = libpipewire-module-combine-stream
args = {
combine.mode = sink
node.name = "bt-broadcast"
node.description = "A combined sink to all bluetooth devices"
combine.latency-compensate = false
combine.props = {
audio.position = [ FL FR ]
}
stream.props = {
}
stream.rules = [
{
matches = [
# any of the items in matches needs to match, if one does,
# actions are emitted.
{
# all keys must match the value. ! negates. ~ starts regex.
# matches all bluez sinks
node.name = "~bluez_output.*"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
}
]
actions = {
create-stream = {
combine.audio.position = [ FL FR ]
audio.position = [ FL FR ]
}
}
}
]
}
}
I am using Debian 12 stable so the PipeWire config file was the one at /usr/share/pipewire
I did that, then systemctl restart wireplumber and maybe restarted some other services don’t remember. It worked.
We watched the movie, I turned off the laptop. Now I picked it up again and there is no sound at all, whatever output device I choose on the Gnome config UI or on the EasyEffects UI, I can’t get sound on the built in speakers, can’t get on the bluetooth earbuds either (selecting the virtual device or the actual single earbud).
Help?
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