Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1182522 Title: Replugging a Usb headphone does not restore the previous output and level Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: ubuntu 12.04.2 (Upgraded from ubuntu 12.04.1 ) How to reproduce the problem: - Plug a USB headset, select it in the sound prefs and set the volume. - Unplug/replug the headset - Open the sound preferences : the headset is not selected but the sound is output through the usb headset at maximum volume. This killed my ears several times, I'm almost deaf now .... To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1182522/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp