Public bug reported: Binary package hint: phonon
Kubuntu 9.04, fully updated. I have a list of soundcards in phonon. No matter how I change the list, it has no effect. As long as the control panel applet is up the order is remembered (but doesn't seem to work). Leaving the applet and returning, puts everything back at the original order. Does not matter if I use Xine or Gstreamer so I do not think this is a backend problem. I have tried modifying and deleting phonondevicesrc to have it recreated. Contents of that file below. Currently I am trying to use it with pulseaudio but only because I am exasperated with phonon. However, even with pulse uninstalled and trying to use alsa directly still have the same problem. The result is the output goes to the wrong sound card and can't be redirected to other places (e.g., USB headphones, or other sound card). For KDE sound system, I have it using an external player that uses the Alsa default and that works. For things like Amarok2 which only uses Phonon, you are simply screwed. Either use the card it forces on you or don't use it. #### [AudioDevice_/home/alw/.pulse/6cf4a5bd04ebd8bf5296e5744891edea:runtime/native\nalsa_output.pci_1002_4383_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0playback] cardName= deleted=false deviceNumber=-20 hotpluggable=true iconName=audio-backend-pulseaudio index=-40 initialPreference=0 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_/home/alw/.pulse/6cf4a5bd04ebd8bf5296e5744891edea:runtime/native\nalsa_output.pci_1102_7_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0playback] cardName= deleted=false deviceNumber=-19 hotpluggable=true iconName=audio-backend-pulseaudio index=-39 initialPreference=0 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_/home/alw/.pulse/6cf4a5bd04ebd8bf5296e5744891edea:runtime/native:alsa_output.pci_1002_4383_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitorcapture] cardName=Monitor of HDA ATI SB - ALC888 Analog deleted=false deviceNumber=-22 hotpluggable=true iconName=audio-backend-pulseaudio index=-50 initialPreference=0 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_/home/alw/.pulse/6cf4a5bd04ebd8bf5296e5744891edea:runtime/native:alsa_output.pci_1102_7_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitorcapture] cardName=Monitor of CA0106 - CA0106 deleted=false deviceNumber=-21 hotpluggable=true iconName=audio-backend-pulseaudio index=-49 initialPreference=0 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_CA0106, CA0106\nCenter and Subwoofer speakers_capture] cardName=CA0106, CA0106 (Center and Subwoofer speakers) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-47 initialPreference=30 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_CA0106, CA0106\nCenter and Subwoofer speakers_playback] cardName=CA0106, CA0106 (Center and Subwoofer speakers) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-34 initialPreference=30 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_CA0106, CA0106\nIEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output_playback] cardName=CA0106, CA0106 (IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-37 initialPreference=30 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_CA0106, CA0106\nRear speakers_capture] cardName=CA0106, CA0106 (Rear speakers) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-48 initialPreference=30 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_CA0106, CA0106\nRear speakers_playback] cardName=CA0106, CA0106 (Rear speakers) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-36 initialPreference=30 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_CA0106, CA0106\nSide speakers_capture] cardName=CA0106, CA0106 (Side speakers) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-46 initialPreference=30 isAdvanced=false [AudioDevice_CA0106, CA0106\nSide speakers_playback] cardName=CA0106, CA0106 (Side speakers) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-35 initialPreference=30 isAdvanced=false [AudioDevice_HDA ATI SB, ALC888 Digital\nIEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output_playback] cardName=HDA ATI SB, ALC888 Digital (IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-38 initialPreference=30 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_USB Device 0x471:0x329, USB Audio\nIEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output_capture] cardName=USB Device 0x471:0x329, USB Audio (IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output) deleted=false deviceNumber=-1 hotpluggable=true iconName=audio-card-usb index=-27 initialPreference=20 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_pci:1002:4383:1849:0888:0:capture] cardName=HDA ATI SB (ALC888 Analog) deleted=false deviceNumber=0 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-15 initialPreference=36 isAdvanced=false [AudioDevice_pci:1002:4383:1849:0888:0:playback] cardName=HDA ATI SB (ALC888 Analog) deleted=false deviceNumber=0 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-29 initialPreference=36 isAdvanced=false [AudioDevice_pci:1002:4383:1849:0888:1:playback] cardName=HDA ATI SB (ALC888 Digital) deleted=false deviceNumber=1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-30 initialPreference=35 isAdvanced=false [AudioDevice_pci:1002:4383:1849:0888:2:capture] cardName=HDA ATI SB (ALC888 Analog) #2 deleted=false deviceNumber=2 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-43 initialPreference=34 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_pci:1102:0007:1102:100a:0:capture] cardName=Audigy SE [SB0570] (CA0106) deleted=false deviceNumber=0 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-41 initialPreference=36 isAdvanced=false [AudioDevice_pci:1102:0007:1102:100a:0:playback] cardName=Audigy SE [SB0570] (CA0106) deleted=false deviceNumber=0 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-28 initialPreference=36 isAdvanced=false [AudioDevice_pci:1102:0007:1102:100a:1:capture] cardName=Audigy SE [SB0570] (CA0106) #1 deleted=false deviceNumber=1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-42 initialPreference=35 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_pci:1102:0007:1102:100a:1:playback] cardName=Audigy SE [SB0570] (CA0106) #1 deleted=false deviceNumber=1 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-31 initialPreference=35 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_pci:1102:0007:1102:100a:2:capture] cardName=Audigy SE [SB0570] (CA0106) #2 deleted=false deviceNumber=2 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-44 initialPreference=34 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_pci:1102:0007:1102:100a:2:playback] cardName=Audigy SE [SB0570] (CA0106) #2 deleted=false deviceNumber=2 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-32 initialPreference=34 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_pci:1102:0007:1102:100a:3:capture] cardName=Audigy SE [SB0570] (CA0106) #3 deleted=false deviceNumber=3 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-45 initialPreference=33 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_pci:1102:0007:1102:100a:3:playback] cardName=Audigy SE [SB0570] (CA0106) #3 deleted=false deviceNumber=3 hotpluggable=false iconName=audio-card index=-33 initialPreference=33 isAdvanced=true [AudioDevice_usb:0471:0329:0:capture] cardName=USB Device 0x471:0x329 (USB Audio) deleted=false deviceNumber=0 hotpluggable=true iconName=audio-card-usb index=-23 initialPreference=26 isAdvanced=false [AudioDevice_usb:0556:0001:0:capture] cardName=AKM AK5370 (USB Audio) deleted=false deviceNumber=0 hotpluggable=true iconName=audio-card-usb index=-24 initialPreference=26 isAdvanced=false [Globals] nextIndex=51 ** Affects: phonon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Phonon refuses to remember order of sound cards preferred https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405033 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs