On Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:11:02 +0200 Pascal Stumpf <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Sep 2025 15:33:06 +0200, Rob Schmersel wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Got both spotifyd + spotify-qt and ncspot installed and correctly > > authenticated, i.e. I can connect to spotify. Both were producing > > sound, but I noticed last weekend that that is no longer the case > > (not sure when the change happened as I've not used my PC that much > > to play spotify) > > I can play a song, see on the spotify app on the my mobile that it > > is playing and directing to my device on the computer, but I don't > > hear anything. Volume setting in both spotify-qt and ncspot are at > > 85%. > > > > Sound is working as I can watch video with sound, play songs through > > other media players, play using ffplay. > > > > Since audio is working in other apps I'm sure what information to > > provide but here goes what little I can think of : > > > > $ sndioctl > > input.level=0.486 > > input.mute=0 > > output.level=0.494 > > output.mute=0 > > server.device=0(azalia1) > > app/ffplay.level=1.000 > > app/firefox.level=1.000 > > app/parole.level=0.969 > > app/pulseaudio.level=1.000 > > app/python.level=1.000 > > app/vlc.level=1.000 > > > > for spotifyd: the /etc/spotify.conf file is unmodified and only the > > credentials.json is added to the /var/spotifyd/.cache/oauth folder > > > > for ncspot: similar no changes, and credentials.json added to the > > right place > > > > I see a app/.... level now in sndioctl output, is there anything > > needed there to set (I have certainly not set anything for the > > listed apps) > > > > Hoping for a clue bat > > BR/Rob > > > > > > This is likely the following bug in librespot: > https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot/issues/1521 > > It has been fixed in librespot 0.7.1, which has already landed in > audio/spotify-player, but not in spotifyd or spotify-qt. > > Simply adding > > 0.0.0.0 apresolve.spotify.com > > to /etc/hosts has has worked for me in the past few weeks, though. > As I'm running unbound I add this address to my block list local-zone: "apresolve.spotify.com" always_nxdomain And lo and behold it works again :) Thanks for the tip BR/Rob
