Bug 495164

Summary:	plasma plays the session login ring but it gets muted half way + takes too long to show the desktop
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	LuneLovehearn <lunelovehearn>
Component:	Startup process	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	minor	CC:	kde, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description LuneLovehearn 2024-10-22 01:24:26 UTC

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SUMMARY
this bug didn't happen before the plasma 6.2 update. after upgrading, it began to happen.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. login into a wayland session with your credentials
2. plasma shows the animation as it loads the desktop
3. audio plays but suddenly gets muted + takes way too long to load. 

OBSERVED RESULT
it should let the session login audio play as normal, regardless the lengh of it, and it shouldn't take too long to show the desktop. normally it takes just 3 seconds, now it takes up to 9 - 10 seconds. 

EXPECTED RESULT
plasma plays the session login audio normally, and takes a short time to show the desktop.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux, plasma 6.2.1
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.7.0
Qt Version: 6.8.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
no additional info. would attach logs if possible. just tell me what to add.

Comment 1 LuneLovehearn 2024-10-22 01:27:00 UTC

forgot to mention. I'm using pipewire as the audio server, and the login sound gets muted after some seconds while loading the session and desktop. the login sound is an .ogg file, though I don't think either the format or length of it should affect the results as it was working fine before.

Comment 2 LuneLovehearn 2024-10-22 02:07:32 UTC

another additional info: it not just mutes the login sound, but actually mutes the whole system audio when loading the session. audio works after I manually unmute the system.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2024-12-12 20:54:13 UTC

Does any of this reproduce in a new clean user account, or on a live session? It sounds like you may have some audio customizations that are interfering with things.

Comment 4 LuneLovehearn 2024-12-13 09:53:11 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #3)
> Does any of this reproduce in a new clean user account, or on a live
> session? It sounds like you may have some audio customizations that are
> interfering with things.

after some more updates, the issue is no more. seems like the latest fixes for plasma 6.2 fixed it. weird.
I cannot reproduce this on new accounts neither live sessions anymore due to the updated plasma.

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2024-12-13 14:10:39 UTC

Great!