audio Q

[Eric S. Johansson]

Todd Deshane wrote:
> just a guess:
> system->preferences->sound 
> uncheck Enable sound server startup

no joy.  I still get the warning message telling me to check that my 
sound card is properly configured, I have the correct output plug-ins 
selected, and no other program is blocking the sound card.

I suspect that when USB audio is turned on it becomes the default audio 
channel.  When I run the volume control application (applications -> 
sound and video -> volume control), to change device list tells me that 
USB's oss is first, sigmatel is second, USB device alsa his third, and 
ess (laptop soundcard) is fourth.

if that is also the order of interpretation for the system, no wonder it 
doesn't work.  :-)

Obviously, need to figure out how to reconfigure device order somehow.

---eric

> 
> regards,
> Todd
> 
> On 6/16/05, Eric S. Johansson <esj at harvee.org> wrote:
> 
>>here's a good one.  On my laptop (dell inspiron 5000) audio works great.
>>  Unless I plug in my astronomy webcam (Phillips pcvc690k) which has a
>>microphone and activates USB audio module.  Then, xmms and other audio
>>applications can't connect the original soundcard.  When the camera is
>>unplugged, the system needs to be rebooted and the volume needs to be
>>reset before audio works again.
>>
>>any suggestions for fixes so I can have the camera plugged-in and use
>>the laptop sound at the same time?
>>
>>---eric
>>
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