Audio problems

[Tim]

Allegedly, on or about 15 January 2014, Robert Moskowitz sent:
> Using the Gnome 3.10 settings > sound, all I see is HDMI, Speakers - 
> built-in Audio, and Analog Output - Built-in Audio. Speakers is how it
> comes up.  The profile is only Analog Stereo Output.  The test results
> in no sound from the speakers, but from the headphones.  If I switch
> to Analog Output, still nothing out of the speakers. 

On some hardware (at least two of my machines), you have to pick the
wrong thing to get sound out.  e.g. Out of choices like headphones,
speakers, line-out, I have to pick headphones to get sound out of my
laptop, whether it's listening via the built in speakers or the
headphones.

I don't know if this is a bug in the software, or whether the hardware
describes itself badly.

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