** Description changed: - this bug is for tracking purpose. + [Impact] + On the Dell AIO machines, there is no internal mic, after plugging a + headset, users expect the headset-mic or headphone-mic could be selected + automatically. But with the current rule, the headset-mic/headphone-mic will + not be selected automatically and even users manually select them, they will + not show up in the gnome sound setting, and users could not record sound by + headset-mic/headphone-mic. + + [Fix] + backport a patch from pulseaudio mergerequest, the patch is going to be + merged to pulseaudio 14.1. This patch could be backported to hirsute without + any change, but need to be changed if backport it to groovy and focal. + + [Test] + On those Dell AIO, plug a headset, open the gnome sound setting, the headset-mic + is selected automatically, use the headset-mic to record the sound, the sound could + be recorded and the sound quality is good. + + [Where problems could occur] + This patch could change the policy of audio device switching, it will not + affect all audio devices, but only the devices which has AVAIL_UNKNOWN available + status, that means it has possibility to introduce the regression on headphone-mic + , headset-mic, internal mic and internal speaker's switching since they all has + AVAIL_UNKNOWN status. For example, after unpluging the headset, the input device + will not switch to internl mic automatically or after unplug the headphone, the + output device will not switch to internal speaker automatically. But this possibility + is very low, we have tested the patch on many Dell and Lenovo machines, all worked well.
** Description changed: [Impact] On the Dell AIO machines, there is no internal mic, after plugging a headset, users expect the headset-mic or headphone-mic could be selected - automatically. But with the current rule, the headset-mic/headphone-mic will - not be selected automatically and even users manually select them, they will - not show up in the gnome sound setting, and users could not record sound by - headset-mic/headphone-mic. + automatically. But with the current rule, the headset-mic/headphone-mic will not be selected automatically and even users manually select them, they will not show up in the gnome sound setting, and users could not record sound by headset-mic/headphone-mic. [Fix] backport a patch from pulseaudio mergerequest, the patch is going to be - merged to pulseaudio 14.1. This patch could be backported to hirsute without - any change, but need to be changed if backport it to groovy and focal. + merged to pulseaudio 14.1. This patch could be backported to hirsute without any change, but need to be changed if backport it to groovy and focal. [Test] - On those Dell AIO, plug a headset, open the gnome sound setting, the headset-mic - is selected automatically, use the headset-mic to record the sound, the sound could - be recorded and the sound quality is good. + On those Dell AIO, plug a headset, open the gnome sound setting, the headset-mic is selected automatically, use the headset-mic to record the sound, the sound could be recorded and the sound quality is good. [Where problems could occur] This patch could change the policy of audio device switching, it will not - affect all audio devices, but only the devices which has AVAIL_UNKNOWN available - status, that means it has possibility to introduce the regression on headphone-mic - , headset-mic, internal mic and internal speaker's switching since they all has - AVAIL_UNKNOWN status. For example, after unpluging the headset, the input device - will not switch to internl mic automatically or after unplug the headphone, the - output device will not switch to internal speaker automatically. But this possibility - is very low, we have tested the patch on many Dell and Lenovo machines, all worked well. + affect all audio devices, but only the devices which has AVAIL_UNKNOWN available status, that means it has possibility to introduce the regression on headphone-mic ,headset-mic, internal mic and internal speaker's switching since they all has AVAIL_UNKNOWN status. For example, after unpluging the headset, the input device will not switch to internal mic automatically or after unplug the headphone, the output device will not switch to internal speaker automatically. But this possibility is very low, we have tested the patch on many Dell and Lenovo machines, all worked well. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908167 Title: [SRU] pulseaudio: the headset-mic or heapdhone-mic could not be selected automatically if there is no internal mic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1908167/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
