post the pulseaudio verbose log https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log
you will notice that pulseaudio Probe the sound card by open devices front,...., IEC958 for both playback and capture but the Audigy2.conf have lock on the controls and those playback route only used by playback device you need asym plugin to put those hooks plugin into playback slave of asym plugin not sure what controls need for iec958 capture device ? Audigy2.pcm.iec958.0 { @args [ CARD AES0 AES1 AES2 AES3 ] @args.CARD { type string } @args.AES0 { type integer } @args.AES1 { type integer } @args.AES2 { type integer } @args.AES3 { type integer } type hooks slave.pcm { type hw card $CARD } hooks.0 { type ctl_elems hook_args [ { interface PCM name "IEC958 Playback Default" preserve true optional true value [ $AES0 $AES1 $AES2 $AES3 ] } { # for compatibility with older drivers name "IEC958 Playback Default" preserve true optional true value [ $AES0 $AES1 $AES2 $AES3 ] } { name "IEC958 Optical Raw Playback Switch" lock true preserve true value [ 1 1 ] } { interface PCM name "EMU10K1 PCM Send Volume" index { @func private_pcm_subdevice } lock true optional true value [ 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 ] } { # for compatibility with older drivers name "EMU10K1 PCM Send Volume" index { @func private_pcm_subdevice } lock true optional true value [ 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 ] } { interface PCM name "EMU10K1 PCM Send Routing" index { @func private_pcm_subdevice } lock true optional true value [ 20 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 ] } { # for compatibility with older drivers name "EMU10K1 PCM Send Routing" index { @func private_pcm_subdevice } lock true optional true value [ 20 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 ] } { name "Audigy Analog/Digital Output Jack" lock true preserve true value 1 } ] } } -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1329014 Title: [Audigy2 - SB Audigy 2 [SB0240], playback] No sound at all To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1329014/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs