I second this! Very very annoying! On Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 13:35 Nate Woods <woods...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This started happening for me when I upgraded from Trusty to Utopic. And > yes, it is a bug, not a feature. Previous versions of Ubuntu always did > The Right Thing without asking (admittedly, I've never tried to use a > mic/headset, maybe that would have failed before). > > I understand that there are technical subtleties here, but at the very > least, the popup window shouldn't appear every time the device is > plugged in. If there's no way to remember individual devices, there > should be a checkbox or something for "assume this answer until I go > into the sound settings and say otherwise." If you're worried that > people will forget the checkbox and rage on the forums about their > microphones not working, maybe add a small bubble on the corner next to > the volume icon reminding people they can change, or a menu option in > the sound icon dropdown to change settings. Whatever is done shouldn't > steal focus from other applications, shouldn't block the view of the > center of the screen, and shouldn't require user action under most > circumstances. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1297790 > > Title: > "Unknown audio device" dialog pops up every time I plug in headphones > > Status in “unity-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > I've got a combined headphone/headset socket on my Laptop. Every time > I plug in my headphones, an "unknown audio device" dialog pops up > asking whether I've plugged in headphones or a headset. This is isn't > a great user experience as my phone can auto-detect the device. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 > Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.39-generic 3.13.6 > Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 > Architecture: amd64 > AudioDevicesInUse: > USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/snd/controlC1: mark 1949 F.... pulseaudio > /dev/snd/controlC0: mark 1949 F.... pulseaudio > CurrentDesktop: Unity > Date: Wed Mar 26 11:03:29 2014 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-24 (2 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 > (20140323) > PackageArchitecture: all > SourcePackage: alsa-driver > Symptom: audio > Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH > successful > Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH > Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front > Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful > Symptom_Type: None of the above > Title: [Latitude E7440, Realtek ALC292, Green Headphone Out, Front] > Playback problem > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > dmi.bios.date: 02/18/2014 > dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.bios.version: A08 > dmi.board.asset.tag: DE004505 > dmi.board.name: 07F3F4 > dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.board.version: A00 > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: DE004505 > dmi.chassis.type: 9 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd02/18/2014:svnDellInc.: > pnLatitudeE7440:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn07F3F4:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: > dmi.product.name: Latitude E7440 > dmi.product.version: 01 > dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-settings- > daemon/+bug/1297790/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1297790 Title: "Unknown audio device" dialog pops up every time I plug in headphones To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-settings-daemon/+bug/1297790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
