[Blind-sysadmins] Re: Darkice and Orca

On 27/11/24 12:50, John G. Heim via Blind-sysadmins wrote:

In otherwords, if I start darkice before accessing the sound device as a regular user, darkice seems to take over the entire device, even output. If I access the sound card before I start darkice, everything is fine.

Assuming that Pipewire is configured, as it probably is by default, then it typically runs within your user session. If you're running an audio application before you log in, it may claim the audio device before Pipewire has a chance to start as part of your login session and to take control of the sound device. You may need to look at Pipewire configurations. This isn't an area that I'm familiar with, so I can't offer specifics.