Rrr. Methinks that using ubuntu-software-update overwrote my manually-applied dotconf patches. I have re-applied the workaround from bug#946232 comment#32, and the patch from bug#1236965 comment#13.
j@j-P180HMx:~$ ls -l /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3261 Sep 26 04:06 /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ ls -l /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3231 Sep 26 04:06 /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ cp /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf ~/tmpUspapaos2.bak j@j-P180HMx:~$ grep -v "required-any = any" /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf > ~/tmpUspapaos2.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ sudo cp ~/tmpUspapaos2.conf /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ grep "required-any = any" /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ cp /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf ~/tmpUspapaiim2.bak j@j-P180HMx:~$ grep -v "required-any = any" /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf > ~/tmpUspapaiim2.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ sudo cp ~/tmpUspapaiim2.conf /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ grep "required-any = any" /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ ps aux | grep pulse | grep -v grep j 2749 0.1 0.0 418188 6136 ? S<l 13:12 0:00 pulseaudio --start j 2753 0.0 0.0 95956 2980 ? S 13:12 0:00 /usr/lib/pulseaudio/pulse/gconf-helper j@j-P180HMx:~$ pulseaudio -k j@j-P180HMx:~$ ps aux | grep pulse | grep -v grep j@j-P180HMx:~$ pulseaudio --start j@j-P180HMx:~$ ps aux | grep pulse | grep -v grep j 2836 3.6 0.0 418172 5644 ? S<l 13:22 0:00 pulseaudio --start j 2840 0.0 0.0 95956 2980 ? S 13:22 0:00 /usr/lib/pulseaudio/pulse/gconf-helper j@j-P180HMx:~$ pulseaudio -k j@j-P180HMx:~$ ps aux | grep pulse | grep -v grep j@j-P180HMx:~$ sudo nano /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf (apply patch#13) j@j-P180HMx:~$ pulseaudio --start j@j-P180HMx:~$ speaker-test -D default -t wav -c 6 -l 1 (frontLeft/Center/FrontRight loud, rearLeft/RearRight quieter, LFE dead silent) j@j-P180HMx:~$ ls -l /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3943 Oct 10 13:25 /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf j@j-P180HMx:~$ ls -l /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3060 Oct 10 13:22 /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf So, we are back to where we are supposed to be. Built-in-spkrs *do* show in sound-settings again. Sorry about the noise. Is there a way to pin these dotconfs so that ubuntu-auto-update will leave them be? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1236965 Title: pulseaudio does not recognize internal speakers [P180HMx, Realtek ALC892, Speaker, Internal] volume slider problem To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1236965/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
