sound problem

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2010-09-06 at 19:18 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> On 09/06/2010 05:15 AM, G. wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:48 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >> On 09/05/2010 06:01 PM, G. wrote:
> >>> Realtek ID 270
> >>
> >> Try looking through some of these:
> >>
> >> <https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text=Realtek+ID+270&field.actions.search=Search>
> >>
> >> <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=ubuntu+%2Blucid+%2BRealtek+ID+270&btnG=Search>
> ...
> > 
> > Thanks, been reading the first, lots of stuff there, inc one link to
> > http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/2010/05/02/upgrade-alsa-1-0-23-on-ubuntu-lucidlynx-10-04/.
> >  I did the first two steps of this work around.  I noticed that
> > someone had sound through the earphones and not the speakers so I
> > bought some earphones, plugged them in and indeed I have sound.  Will
> > google this and see if i find anything.

That's strange ...are those USB or analog headphones?? The answer might
be telling! If analog, then it's strange to get sound unless that little
mini-jack connector is somehow broken. All they usually do is open
normally closed contacts to your speakers and pass the signal out the
jack. 

If USB, then if pulse was working, you'd only have to open pavucontrol,
open the playback tab, with some audio file already playing, and where
it says USB headphones in the little box, click on it and you should
have a choice between the USB headphones and your system audio device.
Click on the system device and sound should erupt forth. Nifty, when
it's working for you to select where you want your sound to be either
going or coming from (output/input) I like it. Ric
 
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