[Bug 182589] New: KDE chose Internal PC Speaker as default Audio Output Device: results no sounds in KDE

[Fabio Varesano]

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=182589

           Summary: KDE chose Internal PC Speaker as default Audio Output
                    Device: results no sounds in KDE
           Product: systemsettings
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Unlisted Binaries
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: fabio.varesano at gmail.com


Version:            (using KDE 4.2.0)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Unspecified Linux

After I successfully upgraded to KDE 4.2, I removed the whole .kde directory to
start with a clean configuration.

Everything went fine except the fact that I was unable to hear any sound from
KDE and KDE apps (eg: Amarok) .. 

I played with this some hours and then I understood that all the Audio Output
had been assigned by default to the Internal PC-Speaker rather than the Sound
Card, under System Settings > Multimedia. 

Rearranging the Output Device Preference fixed the problem.

I report this as a bug as I think that KDE should understand what Device it
should use by default correctly. 

I can imagine how this problem could impact a KDE beginner or a tester.

alsamixer shows my audio card to be HDA Intel Realtek ALC861.

Hope this helps,

Fabio Varesano


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