Plantronics 655 headset's volume controls issue on Ubuntu 9.10

[Rick Berger]

It's just convenient for anyone, and it's especially easier to use when
one has a dexterity issue due to something like C.P., M.S., Parkinson,
etc.  

On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 09:46 -0500, Default User wrote:
> The Plantronics Audio 655 USB headset does act just as you said, on my
> computer also.  I have no problem as long as I do not touch the volume
> control on the headset.  Just control the volume using the Gnome sound
> applet on the taskbar at the top of your screen.  
> 
> [Note: when using the headset, be sure to select it and to deselect
> other sound output entries in the Sound Preference -> Hardware tab of
> the Gnome sound applet, or your computer may be confused and the go
> crazy, until you reboot.]
> 
> Any reason not to just ignore the on-headset volume control?
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 18:41, Rick Berger <rberger at rogers.com> wrote:
>         
>         The Plantronics 655 headset's seems to work good with Ubuntu
>         9.10 Linux
>         as long as you don't use the volume controls on the headset
>         itself. Once
>         they're touched, a volume level panel appears, flickering and
>         locking
>         out most of the system until you pull the usb plug. This then
>         makes you
>         have to reset your sound setting. Has any got a fix for this
>         or is
>         working on one?
>         
>         
>         
>         Rick
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