Phonon sound problem?

[Kevin B. O'Brien]

Ric Moore wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 22:24 -0400, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
>   
>> Ric Moore wrote:
>>     
>>> On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 21:17 -0400, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> After upgrading to Jaunty, which also includes Amarok 2.0, I found I get 
>>>> no sound from this application. Someone on the Amarok list suggested 
>>>> that I try Dragon Player, and I get no sound with that either. On the 
>>>> other hand Miro is working just fine, so there is nothing intrinsically 
>>>> wrong with the sound system. Does this point to Phonon as the problem? 
>>>> And if so, any idea how I can fix it?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Do you also have a USB headset? Ric
>>>   
>>>       
>> Not plugged in, but I think I have one around here somewhere. What did 
>> you have in mind?
>>     
>
> you might try plugging it in. The output may have been automagically
> routed to it in the past and after you unplugged it the system fails to
> re-route back to your stereo speakers. Mine does at times.  I use
> asoundconf-gdk to select the output. (use synaptic search to
> find/install it) Sometimes I have to log out and back in for it to take
> effect. Funny thing, it'll switch from the stereo speakers to the USB
> headset immeidately, but not the other way. YMMV. It's a thought.
> Trouble shooting with a shotgun here. Ric
>
> p/s Things are better now than they were in the days when we had to roll
> a kernel to get support for your soundcard. But not a heckuvalot. :) Ric
I'm pretty sure that cannot be the problem since the USB Microphone I 
think I have has never been connected to this machine. But thank you for 
the suggestion.

Regards,

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