Respectfully, I don't entirely mind the drop-down displaying several options that might not work, but when I hit the Test button then it should tell me in plain English (or a localization alternative) that it couldn't complete the test for whatever reason. It shouldn't pop up a dialog box displaying weird error information like:
audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink profile=music: Could not open audio device for playback. Also, since I continue to keep the option selected, even after the test fails, I can only assume that my computer is using this option. The sound works with this option selected, so why would the error come up at all? FYI: OSS works with the Test button, but ALSA does not work when hitting the Test button. If I select ALSA without testing it then the sound works fine on the system. In response to your comment, the software should be able to know what options are available by reading what drivers are in use, or what options are used with those sound drivers. You can also use a wizard to configure all of the sound options. "<Click here> to test your sound, white noise will be sent to the speakers, please reduce the volume before clicking". -- gnome-sound-properties gives error when testing HDA ATI SB ALC1200 Analog (ALSA) sound https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367722 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
