On Sat, 2021-10-09 at 16:48 -0700, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > There may be a problem with the cable. The speakers are attached to > the computer with a USB extender cable, which may not give as good a > connection as is needed. So I moved things around and connected the > speakers without the extender; we'll see if things get better. A log > extract is attached (Audio-Restore-ShortCable.txt).
Are the speakers USB powered, too? Powering devices from the computer can show up disconnection problems when the computer is unable to adequately supply them. I've a computer with about 7 USB ports, but if about two of them, any of them, are used with devices that require a modest amount of power, failures repeatedly occur. It seems like all they're good for is keyboard and mouse (even then not that great). USB extenders can be a problem, in themselves. You've another pair of not-so-great plugs and sockets in the path. Long cables can be a problem for data and power. Amplified long cables can help, but are no panacea (and won't help if the computer didn't supply adequate power). Unshielded cables can suffer interference. If you have a motherboard that tries to be eco-friendly and power manage USB ports, I suppose it might do that job badly, and add to problems. I use a 4-way USB hub to connect keyboard and mouse to a computer where their cables are a bit short. If I plug a second mouse into it, things often go bad (for what seems like power supply reasons, rather than software causes). Ironically, the hub could it could have its power boosted externally another supply (not included), through a micro USB socket. Theoretically, I could plug two USB leads into the hub and computer, and then it ought to be able to connect 4 USB devices into the hub. Though, I don't believe the computer is good enough to be the supply. Another wall wart would be needed. -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.42.2.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Sep 7 14:49:57 UTC 2021 x86_64 Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
