Comment 18 for bug 1297790

I second this! Very very annoying!

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014, 13:35 Nate Woods <email address hidden> wrote:

> This started happening for me when I upgraded from Trusty to Utopic. And
> yes, it is a bug, not a feature. Previous versions of Ubuntu always did
> The Right Thing without asking (admittedly, I've never tried to use a
> mic/headset, maybe that would have failed before).
>
> I understand that there are technical subtleties here, but at the very
> least, the popup window shouldn't appear every time the device is
> plugged in. If there's no way to remember individual devices, there
> should be a checkbox or something for "assume this answer until I go
> into the sound settings and say otherwise." If you're worried that
> people will forget the checkbox and rage on the forums about their
> microphones not working, maybe add a small bubble on the corner next to
> the volume icon reminding people they can change, or a menu option in
> the sound icon dropdown to change settings. Whatever is done shouldn't
> steal focus from other applications, shouldn't block the view of the
> center of the screen, and shouldn't require user action under most
> circumstances.
>
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>
> Title:
> "Unknown audio device" dialog pops up every time I plug in headphones
>
> Status in “unity-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I've got a combined headphone/headset socket on my Laptop. Every time
> I plug in my headphones, an "unknown audio device" dialog pops up
> asking whether I've plugged in headphones or a headset. This is isn't
> a great user experience as my phone can auto-detect the device.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.39-generic 3.13.6
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
> Architecture: amd64
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC1: mark 1949 F.... pulseaudio
> /dev/snd/controlC0: mark 1949 F.... pulseaudio
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> Date: Wed Mar 26 11:03:29 2014
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-24 (2 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64
> (20140323)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: alsa-driver
> Symptom: audio
> Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH
> successful
> Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
> Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front
> Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful
> Symptom_Type: None of the above
> Title: [Latitude E7440, Realtek ALC292, Green Headphone Out, Front]
> Playback problem
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 02/18/2014
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: A08
> dmi.board.asset.tag: DE004505
> dmi.board.name: 07F3F4
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.board.version: A00
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: DE004505
> dmi.chassis.type: 9
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd02/18/2014:svnDellInc.:
> pnLatitudeE7440:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn07F3F4:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: Latitude E7440
> dmi.product.version: 01
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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