Is this just a bug?
Here is the pulseaudio debug I get when inserting my HDMI cable. It can be seen it's *trying* to switch over, but the lack of profile? is causing the issue. 4.15.0-54-generic kernel, Ubuntu 18.04, pulseaudio 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.2 An explicit 'pactl set-card-profile 0 output:hdmi-stereo-extra1' works. Some race issue with setup? Jul 8 21:51:32 kent gsd-color[1762]: no xrandr-Samsung Electric Company-SAMSUNG-16780800 device found: Failed to find output xrandr-Samsung Electric Company-SAMSUNG-16780800 Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Monitor name in ELD info is 'SAMSUNG' (for device=7) Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Jack 'HDMI/DP,pcm=7 Jack' is now plugged in Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] device-port.c: Setting port hdmi-output-1 to status yes Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-switch-on-port-available.c: Trying to switch to port hdmi-output-1 Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-switch-on-port-available.c: Finding best profile for port hdmi-output-1, preferred = hdmi-stereo-extra1 Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-switch-on-port-available.c: No suitable profile found Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-stereo-extra1 to availability status unknown Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-surround-extra1 to availability status unknown Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-surround71-extra1 to availability status unknown Jul 8 21:51:32 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: ELD info empty (for device=7) Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Jack 'HDMI/DP,pcm=7 Jack' is now unplugged Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] device-port.c: Setting port hdmi-output-1 to status no Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-stereo-extra1 to availability status no Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-surround-extra1 to availability status no Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-surround71-extra1 to availability status no Jul 8 21:51:44 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:46 kent gsd-color[1762]: no xrandr-Samsung Electric Company-SAMSUNG-16780800 device found: Failed to find output xrandr-Samsung Electric Company-SAMSUNG-16780800 Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Monitor name in ELD info is 'SAMSUNG' (for device=7) Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-alsa-card.c: Jack 'HDMI/DP,pcm=7 Jack' is now plugged in Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] device-port.c: Setting port hdmi-output-1 to status yes Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-switch-on-port-available.c: Trying to switch to port hdmi-output-1 Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-switch-on-port-available.c: Finding best profile for port hdmi-output-1, preferred = hdmi-stereo-extra1 Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] module-switch-on-port-available.c: No suitable profile found Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-stereo-extra1 to availability status unknown Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-surround-extra1 to availability status unknown Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] card.c: Setting card alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3 profile output:hdmi-surround71-extra1 to availability status unknown Jul 8 21:51:46 kent pulseaudio[6907]: [pulseaudio] core-subscribe.c: Dropped redundant event due to change event. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1274908 Title: Consider adding a 'semi automatic' audio change switch to HDMI input. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I've read the various discussions about this, but they seem to fail to take account of the fact that the user knows what he/she wants. I had the common use-case where I want audio to automatically be enabled for the hdmi when I plug the cable in. Note that I don't want that decision to be made for me, but I am quite happy to toggle a switch to say that is, indeed, what I want. So, for example : 0) I want to watch something on my laptop displayed on my TV 1) I plug in the HDMI cable 1a) but no audio..what's wrong?...I do a quick search on the internet and/or stumble on the 'Sound settings' and see an HDMI entry 2) I click on HDMI 2a) yeah! sound! nice! 3) watch something 4) unplug HDMI device 4a) audio reverts to laptop's built-in speakers 5) the next day, I decide I want to watch something else 6) go to 0) 7) I now wonder why, at point 2a), there can't be a switch that I can toggle to make it do this every time I plug in the HDMI cable. Since the audio is actually switched, and there is something happening in the tool to make the 'HDMI' entry appear, I don't see why there can't be a switch to make it switch the audio automatically when it is connected. Note that I *don't* mean that something has to automatically decide for every user if this should happen, but each individual user surely already knows if they do want this (or not) and can tell the tool which way it should be (and save the setting, of course). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1274908/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
