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If it doesn't work and your login is more than 7 letters long, adjust the format-option in the line 62 from "ps axc -o user,command" to "ps axc -o user:XXX,command", where XXX is the length of your login+1 -- 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/708573 Title: USB headset mic not picked when I plug headset in Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: pulseaudio Whenever I plugged in my old audio jack headset, sound was immediately diverted from my speakers to the headset speakers, and the microphone was immediately available. When I plug in my new USB headset, I have to open Sound Preferences and switch both input to the headset. (Output is selected automatically, but I'm not sure if the first time it wasn't.) Aparrently this is a bug, not a configuration problem on my side. This may be a duplicate of or related to the following bugs - but none of these bugs described my specific issue (USB headset mic is not automatically picked): * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-media/+bug/491055 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/443306 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/640328 * http://askubuntu.com/questions/21472/how-can-i-automatically-switch-to-usb-headset-when-plugged-in I'm using a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi laptop, Maverick and a Logitech H330 USB headset. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/708573/+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