Linux linux 3.0.0-14-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Nov 21 20:28:43 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Oneiric Ocelot
I have an Asus Xonar DG sound card which has several outputs to choose from.
Sometimes I want to use the regular speaker output and have it go through my speakers but other times I'd like to be able to use the front panel audio port for my headphones.
I tried switching the output port in both pavucontrol
and the built in Ubuntu sound panel, but as soon as an audio stream begins playing the port will change from "headphones" back to "speaker" and the audio continues coming out of my speakers.
So I dropped down to pacmd and tried to change it...
>>> list-sinks
3 sink(s) available.
index: 0
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.1.hdmi-stereo>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 9050
volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
0: -0.00 dB 1: -0.00 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 100%
0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
max request: 0 KiB
max rewind: 0 KiB
monitor source: 0
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms
card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.1>
module: 4
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "HDMI 0"
alsa.id = "HDMI 0"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "3"
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfbbfc000 irq 78"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.1"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:03:00.1/sound/card2"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "1002"
device.vendor.name = "ATI Technologies Inc"
device.product.id = "aa50"
device.product.name = "Cypress HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5800 Series]"
device.string = "hdmi:2"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "352768"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "176384"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI)"
device.description = "Cypress HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5800 Series] Digital Stereo (HDMI)"
alsa.mixer_name = "ATI R6xx HDMI"
alsa.components = "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
ports:
HDMI: HDMI (priority 0, available: no)
active port: <HDMI>
index: 1
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 9959
volume: 0: 101% 1: 101%
0: 0.25 dB 1: 0.25 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 100%
0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
max request: 0 KiB
max rewind: 0 KiB
monitor source: 1
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 1999.82 ms
card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
module: 5
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC889 Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC889 Analog"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel at 0xfb8f8000 irq 77"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "3a3e"
device.product.name = "82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "front:1"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "352768"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "176384"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
device.description = "Internal Audio Analog Stereo"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC889"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0889,104383c0,00100004"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
ports:
analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, available: unknown)
analog-output-headphones: Analog Headphones (priority 9000, available: no)
active port: <analog-output-headphones>
* index: 2
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_08_01.0.analog-stereo>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: SUSPENDED
suspend cause: IDLE
priority: 9059
volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 100%
0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0.00 ms
max request: 0 KiB
max rewind: 0 KiB
monitor source: 3
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 0
linked by: 0
configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 36.00 .. 2000.00 ms
card: 2 <alsa_card.pci-0000_08_01.0>
module: 6
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "Multichannel"
alsa.id = "Multichannel"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "Xonar DG"
alsa.long_card_name = "C-Media Oxygen HD Audio at 0xe800, irq 17"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_oxygen"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:08:01.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:08:01.0/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "13f6"
device.vendor.name = "C-Media Electronics Inc"
device.product.id = "8788"
device.product.name = "CMI8788 [Oxygen HD Audio]"
device.string = "front:0"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "352800"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
device.description = "CMI8788 [Oxygen HD Audio] Analog Stereo"
alsa.mixer_name = "CMI8786"
alsa.components = "CS4245 CMI8786"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
ports:
analog-output;output-speaker: Analog Output / Speaker (priority 9910, available: unknown)
analog-output;output-headphones-1: Analog Output / Headphones 1 (priority 9909, available: unknown)
analog-output;output-headphones-2: Analog Output / Headphones 2 (priority 9908, available: unknown)
active port: <analog-output;output-speaker>
>>> set-sink-port 2 analog-output;output-headphones-1
Failed to set sink port to 'analog-output;output-headphones-1'.
Booo. Any thoughts?
Nothing appears in /var/log/dmesg or /var/log/syslog, I'm not sure where else I should be looking...