Public bug reported: In 15.10 (Wily)...
I get to work, plug in my USB hub with my USB headset plugged into it, go to sound settings. Headset is listed there. I tell sound settings to switch output to the headset. It doesn't switch (i.e., when I play a test sound, it's still coming out of the laptop's speakers). I unplug the USB headset and plug it back in. Same problem. I log out and log back in again. Same problem. To actually fix this problem, I have to run pulseaudio -k and then pluseaudio --start --log-target=syslog. I suspect this is related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1518411 . Is that possible? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: pulseaudio 1:6.0-0ubuntu13 [modified: usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-18.22-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/pcmC2D0p: jik 2515 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC2: jik 2515 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: jik 2515 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Nov 24 08:50:13 2015 SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-11-17 (6 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5 dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: W740SU dmi.board.vendor: Notebook dmi.board.version: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Notebook dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd12/12/2013:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnGalagoUltraPro:pvrgalu1:rvnNotebook:rnW740SU:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNotebook:ct9:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Galago UltraPro dmi.product.version: galu1 dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc. ** Affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1519370 Title: can't switch to USB headset after plugging it in To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1519370/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs