[packman] Kodi 21.0 Omega - Update against sound issues on Leap

[Manfred Hollstein]

Hi Masaru,

On Wed, 08 May 2024, 12:58:06 +0200, Masaru Nomiya wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> In the Message; 
> 
>   Subject    : Re: [packman] Kodi 21.0 Omega - Update against sound issues on Leap
>   Message-ID : <ZjtH_jdlLrFcmYbu at saturn.hollstein.homelinux.org>
>   Date & Time: Wed, 8 May 2024 11:38:06 +0200
> 
> [MH] == Manfred Hollstein <manfred.h at gmx.net> has written:
> 
> MH>  Hi Masaru (or is Nomiya your first name?),
> 
> Masaru is first name.
> In Japanese, I write Nomiya Masaru.

Yes, this is what I know, but did not know if you are using one way or
the other ;)

> [...]
> MH>  Based on your "fix for pipewire" below, is it right that it does work
> MH>  now?
> 
> Yes.

Great!

> MN> > [...]
> MN> > I've found the cause.
> 
> MN> > I found a problem with the pipedwire configuration, fixed it, and
> MN> > everything works fine.
> 
> MH>  Great! Do you mind sharing the "problem with the pipewire
> MH>  configuration"? Perhaps the fix should go into the official pipewire
> MH>  packages...
> 
> Most users do not have any settings of pipewire.
> In fact, they don't even have to do anything to hear the sound.
> Maybe that's why Google didn't give me any advice.
> 
> BTW, I was curious about the many filter files in the pipewire package,
> and I was challenged by the idea that these meant that the sound could
> be customized.
> Finally, I'm able to create a sound that I like.
> I enjoy my music every day.
> 
> Surprisingly, I am having difficulty playing Taylor Swift, and am
> wondering if her songs are the reference audio for the settings.
> (But I don't know how good her songs are... (^^;;).
> 
> Anyway, all I can say is that the sound changes a lot depending on the
> settings.
> Of course, it really shows off Van Halen's greatness. v(^o^)

OK, so no general issue, but your user specific configuration.

> [...]
> MN> > As I wrote in a previous email, you are right, in the case of the
> MN> > pilseaido system, --audio-backend=pulseaudio must be added.
> 
> MH>  Yep, that's what my patch added.
> 
> Sorry, I missed.
> 
> [...]
> MH>  On Tumbleweed my patch does not change anything. So you're right in that
> MH>  the change was only relevant for Leap. The more I think about it, I
> MH>  agree with you that we should disable all PW stuff on Leap, but leave PA
> MH>  and PW enabled for Tumbleweed.
> 
> I do agree.

Creat!

> [...]
> MN> > BTW, I have question.
>  
> MN> > The packman kodi can't display videos;
>  
> MN> >   1. codec is h264  
>  
> MN> >   2. codec is rv40
> 
> MH>  Do you have examples for these? h264 can be played here without issues.
> 
> There are a few, but what about these?
> 
>   https://youtu.be/SlhIQYd-qAg

Clicked on most of them and downdloaded a few, but they were all VP9
format. Please send me a real link to a h264 encoded file and to an rv40
encoded file which don't work for you.

> MN> > My kodi plays fine, but are these specifications?
> 
> MH>  Which ffmpeg packages are you using?
> 
> I forgot to mention that I build ffmpeg and many other files such as
> spdlog in the form of static libraries to avoid conflicts with system
> libraries, so I have been using ffmpeg 6.1.1 since late last year.
> Needless to say, I have not changed the program structure of kodi.
> 
> But I don't think the problem of not being able to play has anything
> to do with this.

Hmm, will wait for the files which do not work for you...

> Best Regards & Good Night.

Cheers and have a good one!

l8er
manfred
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