[BUG]: media_player not showing source and sound mode

[Headkillah]

If i look in the soundbar integration i can see wich source and wich sound mode are active.

But if i click at the control elements on the external device (the media_player) it doesn´t show me the source / sound mode in the popup. Please look at the screenshot what i mean (outlined in red).

And further the calculation of the volume level in this view is not correct. (outlined in yellow)

[samuelspagl]

I'll take a look at it this evening.

How is the current volume level in this view not correct? :)

[Headkillah]

It's not correct because the level is at 6 and max vol is 30 ;) The volume sensor is showing correct value :)

[samuelspagl]

Did you set a max volume ?

[Headkillah]

Yes trough Setup, 30 max.

[samuelspagl]

Sorry the late response, for some reason I didn't get a notification.

So yeah that explains the issue. What you're describing is basically a scaling issue:

The slider of the media_player is defined as a float between 0 and 1 and displayed from 0 to 100. As the maxVolume is 30, this slider is scaled from 0 to 30. (1 being 30). Therefore the value of the slider is different than what the sensor is showing (the real value).

The only solution for that would be to set maxVolume to 100.

[Headkillah]

Okay, thx for the informations. Will test it. Did you have found a solution for the problem with the source/ sound mode?

[samuelspagl]

So I ran some tests on my end, and didn't have the same findings as you regarding those two.

On my system it is displayed correctly. Right after starting the soundbar it takes some time until its mapped correctly, but like I mentioned for me it picked it up correctly.

Has it ever displayed it correctly?

[Headkillah]

hmmm....

Has it ever displayed correctly?

On my system only the entities "input_preset" and "sound_mode_preset" are showing the correct values, but NOT the "media_player.name_of_soundbar" entity itself. It's not really bad but would be nice if it was displayed there :)

[samuelspagl]

Okay, at last I understood what you meant. The new commit in the PR should fix it. I checked it on my local instance and it seemed to work.

[samuelspagl]

@Headkillah do you want to check it out? :)

One note to the "input source" part. If you are playing something with Spotify directly on the Soundbar, it will not list anything in the input_source as the API returns null there

[Headkillah]

@Headkillah do you want to check it out? :)

One note to the "input source" part. If you are playing something with Spotify directly on the Soundbar, it will not list anything in the input_source as the API returns null there

Thx for that info :)

In my example the source is HDMI 1 (playing Disney+) so it should be have to show the input source, right?

And the sound mode is adaptive sound, so I should see it there? :)

[samuelspagl]

It looks like this now on my local instance.

You should see the correct sound_mode as well as the input source.

[Headkillah]

Looks good on screenshot :) Upload the changes and i will test it asap.

[samuelspagl]

@Headkillah the changes are already uploaded to the existing branch :)

[Headkillah]

@Headkillah the changes are already uploaded to the existing branch :)

I'm working in a quality assurance department and test software, but maybe im dumb today. I've downloaded again the files from the main-branch, copied everything to the right places, changed the sensor thingy. BUT it looks like in my first screenshot. I see the right values only on the integration entry, look following screenshot.

[samuelspagl]

@Headkillah Now I'm probably a bit dumb today. I don't know what the issue is in your image 😅 😂

[samuelspagl]

This is the change that should make it work: media_player.py

[Headkillah]

@Headkillah Now I'm probably a bit dumb today. I don't know what the issue is in your image 😅 😂

I have to answer faster :D (Vielleicht sollte ich es auf deutsch erklären ;o))

When I go to your soundbar integration, I can see under Controls that everything is displayed correctly (see screenshot 1 )

However, if I now call up the soundbar entity "media_player.barry" under Devices and Services, which is called "barry" in my case, then it is displayed as shown in this screenshot 2

[samuelspagl]

@Headkillah Maybe wäre das möglich :D, But true developers only talk in english xD

Okay let's leave the jokes aside. Could you go to Developer Tools and States and search for your media_player._______ entity and show me what its attributes are while the device is turned on :)

[Headkillah]

@samuelspagl

Hope that information is good enough because I have only access through the companion app...

Or do you need more infos?

[samuelspagl]

I need the whole list for this entity :) sorry.

sound_mode and source should be there two times.

Dont forget to blurry the device ID and other personal information when sharing the whole state.

[Headkillah]

I forgot to mention something important: I have a Fire TV Stick in the HDMI 1 port in the soundbar, everything runs via this.

source_list:
  - digital
  - HDMI1
  - bluetooth
  - wifi
  - HDMI2
sound_mode_list:
  - standard
  - surround
  - game
  - adaptive sound
status: "on"
device_information:
  model: HW-Q995B
  manufacture: Samsung Electronics
  firmware_version: HW-Q995BWWB-1010.0
  device_id: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
volume:
  level: 0.16666666666666666
  muted: false
woofer:
  level: 6
  connection: "on"
source:
  active_source: HDMI1
  supported_sources:
    - digital
    - HDMI1
    - bluetooth
    - wifi
    - HDMI2
sound_mode:
  active_sound_mode: adaptive sound
  supported_sound_modes:
    - standard
    - surround
    - game
    - adaptive sound
advanced_audio:
  night_mode: false
  bass_mode: true
  voice_amplifier: true
equalizer:
  active_preset: NONE
  supported_presets:
    - NONE
    - POP
    - JAZZ
    - CLASSIC
  action: setEQmode
  bands:
    - "0"
    - "0"
    - "0"
    - "0"
    - "0"
    - "0"
    - "0"
media:
  media_title: ""
  media_artist: ""
  media_cover_url: ""
  media_duration: 0
  media_position: 0
device_class: speaker
friendly_name: Barry
supported_features: 89485
volume_level: 0.16666666666666666
is_volume_muted: false
media_duration: 0
media_position: 0
media_title: ""
media_artist: ""
app_name: External Device
entity_picture: >-
  /api/media_player_proxy/media_player.barry?token=7006339a06bc508f0911dc935767cc156e9bd5a4ddd07ead99906edb3cb2545d&cache=e3b0c44298fc1c14

[samuelspagl]

Hmn interesting, it looks a bit different.

Can you try to comment this part in the media_player.py

    @property
    def extra_state_attributes(self) -> Mapping[str, Any] | None:
        return {"device_info": self.device.retrieve_data}

Then restart your instance and take a look at it again :)

[Headkillah]

@samuelspagl YEAH👍 now it looks right 🥳

[samuelspagl]

@Headkillah Interesting... It works for me even tho these lines are not commented. Which Ha version are you using? :)

[Headkillah]

I'm running HA on Proxmox version is 2024.1.3.

[samuelspagl]

Hi @Headkillah I hope everything works fine on your end. JFYI, I'm gonna release the fix officially this week. If there's an issue still persisting just ping me :)

[samuelspagl]

Closed as #9 was merged.

[Headkillah]

Hi @samuelspagl

Yes, sorry for late answer. Everything works like a charm now. Thanks for your hard work :)