USB speakers
I don't really know if this is a Linux problem, so I apologize if this turns out to be OT. I bought a pair of cheap USB speakers - Muller M128 USB multimedia speakers. There are 2 wires - 1 with a USB connection and 1 with a regular 3.5mm plug. When I plug in the USB connector, the speakers get power, but I see nothing in the logs (tail -f /var/log/messages) and get no sound. When I also connect the 3.5mm to my sound card, the speakers work. Is it possible that the USB plug is only for power, or do I have a Linux problem (missing driver or something)? -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomons.net Sent by KMail 1.13.3 (KDE 4.4.3) on LINUX Mandriva 2010.1 ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: USB speakers
I don't know about these speakers but I guess the USB is only for power and therefore you don't see any message. Did you check lsusb? -- Ori Idan On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Shlomo Solomon shlomo.solo...@gmail.comwrote: I don't really know if this is a Linux problem, so I apologize if this turns out to be OT. I bought a pair of cheap USB speakers - Muller M128 USB multimedia speakers. There are 2 wires - 1 with a USB connection and 1 with a regular 3.5mm plug. When I plug in the USB connector, the speakers get power, but I see nothing in the logs (tail -f /var/log/messages) and get no sound. When I also connect the 3.5mm to my sound card, the speakers work. Is it possible that the USB plug is only for power, or do I have a Linux problem (missing driver or something)? -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomons.net Sent by KMail 1.13.3 (KDE 4.4.3) on LINUX Mandriva 2010.1 ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: USB speakers
On Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:33:21 Shlomo Solomon wrote: Is it possible that the USB plug is only for power? Indeed # ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: USB speakers
Shlomo Solomon wrote: I don't really know if this is a Linux problem, so I apologize if this turns out to be OT. I bought a pair of cheap USB speakers - Muller M128 USB multimedia speakers. There are 2 wires - 1 with a USB connection and 1 with a regular 3.5mm plug. When I plug in the USB connector, the speakers get power, but I see nothing in the logs (tail -f /var/log/messages) and get no sound. When I also connect the 3.5mm to my sound card, the speakers work. Is it possible that the USB plug is only for power, or do I have a Linux problem (missing driver or something)? USB speakers that work without the 3.5mm plug are called a USB sound card with integrated speakers. For them to appear on the OS, they would appear as a new sound device, distinct from the one built into your computer. There is actually advantage for this not being the case. Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd. http://www.lingnu.com ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: USB speakers
It's possible. The optional speakers on my old HP monitor used to work like that - USB for power, 3.5mm for sound. I don't think it has anything to do with the operating system. Herouth Quoting Shlomo Solomon shlomo.solo...@gmail.com: I don't really know if this is a Linux problem, so I apologize if this turns out to be OT. I bought a pair of cheap USB speakers - Muller M128 USB multimedia speakers. There are 2 wires - 1 with a USB connection and 1 with a regular 3.5mm plug. When I plug in the USB connector, the speakers get power, but I see nothing in the logs (tail -f /var/log/messages) and get no sound. When I also connect the 3.5mm to my sound card, the speakers work. Is it possible that the USB plug is only for power, or do I have a Linux problem (missing driver or something)? -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomons.net Sent by KMail 1.13.3 (KDE 4.4.3) on LINUX Mandriva 2010.1 ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
