[Mageia-dev] Audio Warning: New PulseAudio test release on the way....

Fri Aug 5 01:12:50 CEST 2011

'Twas brillig, and Wolfgang Bornath at 03/08/11 14:34 did gyre and gimble:
+> 2011/8/3 Colin Guthrie <mageia at colin.guthr.ie>:
+>> 'Twas brillig, and Wolfgang Bornath at 03/08/11 11:17 did gyre and gimble:
+>>> Just my experiences after todays updates of PA (64-bit):
+>>> Right after update everything worked as expected (tested Rhythmbox
+>>> (mp3), browser (flash plugin), sound recorder.
+>>>
+>>> After reboot the same except that the mic does not work anymore.
+>>
+>> Interesting. Can you supply a "pacmd ls" output after a clean boot (no
+>> hotplug)?
+> 
+> After a fresdh boot, nothing attached, internal speaker works,
+> internal mic does not work
+> --> see pacmd_ls_1.txt
+> 
+>>> Another thing: when I plugin headset the mic and output work, internal
+>>> speakers are off. When I unplug the headset, neither mic nor speakers
+>>> are working (although the settings in PA configuration are ok). I have
+>>> to  restart PA to get back sound. This "plugin, plugout" worked
+>>> before.
+>>
+>> It certainly should. Can you also supply the "pacmd ls" output after
+>> this happens so I can compare it to the first one?
+> 
+> Plugged in headset, no sound, neither from internal speakers nor from headset.
+> --> see pacmd_ls_2.txt
+
+Hmmm, nothing obvious here....
+
+Can I clarify a few things with you?
+
+By "headset" do you mean an analog one? i.e. two 3.5mm jacks into the
+mic and headphone port?
+
+When on headphones does everything work nicely if you switch the profile
+to "Analog Headphones" on the sink (via pavucontrol under "Ouput
+devices" tab), including volume control? If not then there may be alsa
+controls that bypass this functionality (amixer -c0 will likely tell you
+- I've seen controls called e.g. "Independent HP"...
+
+	ports:
+		analog-output-speaker: Analog Speakers (priority 10000)
+		analog-output-headphones: Analog Headphones (priority 9000)
+	active port: <analog-output-speaker>
+
+As we do not listen to jack-sense events at all, I've very surprised
+that plugging and unplugging a jack should make any difference to PA...
+or at least it should make the same difference before as with now...
+
+One way to test:
+ pasuspender bash
+ aplay -c0 /path/to/wav
+  <plugin HP, then unplug.... does it restore to speakers?>
+ exit (to get out of the pasuspender shell)
+
+
+As for the Mic not working, can you change the mic to "Internal
+Microphone" in pavucontrol's "Input Devices" tab? Does this now work
+with nothing plugged in? When something is plugged in, does it actually
+record from that mic or is it still picking things up from the internal
+one on your laptop?
+
+Cheers
+
+Col
+
+
+
+-- 
+
+Colin Guthrie
+mageia(at)colin.guthr.ie
+http://colin.guthr.ie/
+
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