PulseAudio not selecting correct default sink, but using it?
I have a pair of USB speakers set as my default sink in pulseaudio, but they are never selected as default on boot. Audio does go through them by default, though. Or to put it another way, Ubuntu says the Dell Docking Station audio (see below) is selected, but the audio comes out the USB speakers. I have to go into settings and select the USB speakers to be able to adjust the volume.
Here's a brief overview of my audio devices and how they're connected:
$ pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'name:' -e 'index:'
* index: 0
name: <alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo>
index: 1
name: <alsa_output.usb-DisplayLink_Dell_D3100_USB3.0_Dock_1610132157-02.analog-stereo>
index: 2
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
The USB speakers are <alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo>, which are plugged into one of the USB ports on the above named Dell USB Docking Station. The output named for the USB dock is the audio jack on the dock itself.
In my default.pa file, the default sink is set with set-default-sink alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo
I do not intend to use the audio jack on the USB dock, so flat out disabling that audio device can be an option, so long as I'm able to use other USB audio devices.
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I have a pair of USB speakers set as my default sink in pulseaudio, but they are never selected as default on boot. Audio does go through them by default, though. Or to put it another way, Ubuntu says the Dell Docking Station audio (see below) is selected, but the audio comes out the USB speakers. I have to go into settings and select the USB speakers to be able to adjust the volume.
Here's a brief overview of my audio devices and how they're connected:
$ pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'name:' -e 'index:'
* index: 0
name: <alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo>
index: 1
name: <alsa_output.usb-DisplayLink_Dell_D3100_USB3.0_Dock_1610132157-02.analog-stereo>
index: 2
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
The USB speakers are <alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo>, which are plugged into one of the USB ports on the above named Dell USB Docking Station. The output named for the USB dock is the audio jack on the dock itself.
In my default.pa file, the default sink is set with set-default-sink alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo
I do not intend to use the audio jack on the USB dock, so flat out disabling that audio device can be an option, so long as I'm able to use other USB audio devices.
usb sound pulseaudio
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BrandonBrandon
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I have a pair of USB speakers set as my default sink in pulseaudio, but they are never selected as default on boot. Audio does go through them by default, though. Or to put it another way, Ubuntu says the Dell Docking Station audio (see below) is selected, but the audio comes out the USB speakers. I have to go into settings and select the USB speakers to be able to adjust the volume.
Here's a brief overview of my audio devices and how they're connected:
$ pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'name:' -e 'index:'
* index: 0
name: <alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo>
index: 1
name: <alsa_output.usb-DisplayLink_Dell_D3100_USB3.0_Dock_1610132157-02.analog-stereo>
index: 2
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
The USB speakers are <alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo>, which are plugged into one of the USB ports on the above named Dell USB Docking Station. The output named for the USB dock is the audio jack on the dock itself.
In my default.pa file, the default sink is set with set-default-sink alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo
I do not intend to use the audio jack on the USB dock, so flat out disabling that audio device can be an option, so long as I'm able to use other USB audio devices.
usb sound pulseaudio
asked 7 mins ago
BrandonBrandon
237
I have a pair of USB speakers set as my default sink in pulseaudio, but they are never selected as default on boot. Audio does go through them by default, though. Or to put it another way, Ubuntu says the Dell Docking Station audio (see below) is selected, but the audio comes out the USB speakers. I have to go into settings and select the USB speakers to be able to adjust the volume.
Here's a brief overview of my audio devices and how they're connected:
$ pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'name:' -e 'index:'
* index: 0
name: <alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo>
index: 1
name: <alsa_output.usb-DisplayLink_Dell_D3100_USB3.0_Dock_1610132157-02.analog-stereo>
index: 2
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
The USB speakers are <alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo>, which are plugged into one of the USB ports on the above named Dell USB Docking Station. The output named for the USB dock is the audio jack on the dock itself.
In my default.pa file, the default sink is set with set-default-sink alsa_output.usb-1130_USB_AUDIO-00.analog-stereo
I do not intend to use the audio jack on the USB dock, so flat out disabling that audio device can be an option, so long as I'm able to use other USB audio devices.
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usb sound pulseaudio
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