Installed ear candy package from Ubuntu software store - I can now unplug and replug the USB headset while audio is playing and the stream moves back and forth between the USB headset and laptop speakers. Win!
KillerKiwi - is there any reason to run the earcandy applet if I don't have plans at the moment for creating special rules? -John On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:56 PM, andypiper <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks KillerKiwi - earcandy does seem to provide the behaviour I want > (will take a look at it in more detail) > > As you say, this really "ought" to be fixed in PulseAudio and/or Ubuntu > formally (which could involve earcandy being installed and started by > default). On my Mac, I can just plug in the same headset, and the audio > switches transparently. It's crazy that this is not default behaviour on > USB headsets. > > -- > No easy way to switch default sound output to USB headphones > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380928 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Description: Ubuntu 8.10 > Release: 8.10 > > I have Logitec USB headphones: > [ 6.254669] input: Logitech Logitech USB Headset as > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.3/input/input2 > [ 6.268254] input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.00 Device [Logitech Logitech USB > Headset] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1 > > When I plug them into the laptop or boot with headphones plugged in, the > default sound sink in pulseaudio is my built in speakers. There is no sane > and easy way to switch the sound output to headphones. > > Currently, I am doing this: > pacmd > unload-module volume-restore > set-default-sink 1 > > and then restart the application I want to use the headphones. > > This works differently than if I had plugged analogue headphones. > > What should happen instead is something of this: > > 1) Sound switches to headphones by default > 2) A pop-up asks me which sound-output I want. > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/380928/+subscribe > -- No easy way to switch default sound output to USB headphones https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380928 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
