Sound stopped working -

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

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On 02/04/2012 06:47 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> On 04/02/12 05:21, T.C. Hollingsworth wrote:
>> Sorry I can't be of more help. If any of the above doesn't work,
you're probably right about it being a hardware issue. Everything
else in PA-land looks fine. -T.C.
>
> No, that's a lot of help, it gives me more insight into how to
> troubleshoot the problem.
>
> Mainly I need sound to announce incoming e-mail/text messages. I
> filter them to voice announcements, etc.
>
> The trouble arose with a program [from yum] fldigi which
> interconnects the computer with the HF radio providing phase
> shift keying for transmit and receive. PA enables controlling
> the levels, the signaling is via audio frequencies, and normally
> it works well. I'm running out of jacks so have been using the
> front panel audio output jack and have been pulling the plug
> when I wanted to use the radio system, perhaps resulting in a
> failure there ... However the problem seemed to happen after I
> plugged in that USB sound gadget to see if I could get an extra
> jack there, after which I began to have audio problems.
>
> Anyway armed with new information I will have another go at it
> later.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Bob
>
>
>
You may want to check the default output in PA. It sounds like it is
getting changed when you plug in the USB sound device. This would be
especially true if you booted with the USB sound device, and later
removed it.

I missed the start of this thread, so I do not know if your sound
card is being detected as card 0, or card 1. (aplay -L) If it is
card one, then the USB sound device is probably being dected as card 0.

One nice thing about PA is that you can select where the sound
output of a specific program goes. You can have the system sounds go
to your sound card, and HF radio going to the USB sound card.

I hope this helps.
Mikkel
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