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Hello
I get that in step 2.2 I have to change the description-key from analog-output-lineout (my speakers) But I have done that, with every file with that name at /usr and /etc. Then I restart pipewire but there are no changes in the descriptions at the sink output.
I need some help to get through this.

SYS INFO
```shell
OS Arch Linux
Ke Linux 6.6.52-1-lts
Sh zsh 5.9
Te xfce4-terminal
LM sddm 0.21.0 (X11)
DE Xfce4 4.18
WM Xfwm4 (X11)
```

CODECS
```shell
Codec: Nvidia GPU a5 HDMI/DP
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x10de00a5
Subsystem Id: 0x104388ed
Codec: Realtek ALCS1200A
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x10ec0b00
Subsystem Id: 0x10438797
```

CARDS
```shell
Card #50
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_0a_00.4
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.alsa.card = "1"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc400000 irq 100"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0a:00.4"
device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0a_00.4"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.plugged.usec = "5557062"
device.product.id = "0x1487"
device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0a:00.4/sound/card1"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
factory.id = "15"
client.id = "47"
object.id = "50"
object.serial = "50"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc400000 irq 100"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALCS1200A"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0b00,10438797,00100001"
alsa.id = "Generic"
device.string = "1"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5565, available: yes)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5500, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1365, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1300, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: yes)
output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: yes)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 365, available: no)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 300, available: yes)
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 2, sources: 2, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8500, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8200, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-input-linein: Line In (type: Line, priority: 8100, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "line"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-lineout: analog-output-lineout (type: Unknown, priority: 9000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
Properties:
port.type = "unknown"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-21, output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-41, output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-50, output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-51, output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 5, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "headphones"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 5"
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
card.profile.port = "4"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "spdif"
card.profile.port = "5"
Part of profile(s): output:iec958-stereo, output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo
```

SINKS
```shell
Sink #52
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.4.analog-stereo
Description: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 32767 / 50% / -18.06 dB, front-right: 32767 / 50% / -18.06 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.4.analog-stereo.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0b00,10438797,00100001"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.id = "Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc400000 irq 100"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALCS1200A"
alsa.name = "ALCS1200A Analog"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc400000 irq 100"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.path = "front:1"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
card.profile.device = "5"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
device.id = "50"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.routes = "2"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0a_00.4.analog-stereo"
node.nick = "ALCS1200A Analog"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic:5:playback"
port.group = "playback"
priority.driver = "1009"
priority.session = "1009"
factory.id = "19"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "47"
node.driver = "true"
node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "52"
object.serial = "52"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.alsa.card = "1"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0a:00.4"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0a_00.4"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.plugged.usec = "5557062"
device.product.id = "0x1487"
device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0a:00.4/sound/card1"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
device.string = "1"
Ports:
analog-output-lineout: analog-output-lineout (type: Unknown, priority: 9000, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 5, not available)
Active Port: analog-output-lineout
Formats:
pcm
```

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Review the guide's steps 2.2 and 2.4 alongside the reported PipeWire card, port, and sink output. Reproduce the description-key change on Arch Linux and verify whether restarting PipeWire changes the sink description; done means the documented procedure produces the expected renamed output or explains the limitation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, zsh
Domain
audio-video-rtc, documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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