I am glad to see this bug because I reached my end about 5 min ago. I have the exact behavior as is described above, i.e. usb headset and no devices listed in the input and output tabs of the sound manager, but I possibly have 2 added complications. No 1, I am running ubuntu precise (12.04) and No 2, I am running a ltsp version with the client needing to see the usb headset (We have a callcenter to which we will roll out this setup). I cannot sudo from the client as the server holds the user permissions, and the server does not reflect any pulseaudio processes, even if I chroot the image directory. I don't want to fluff the issue here, but if there is any help of any kind it will be one step further than I am now.
My device registers as (dmesg): input: Micronas DASAN as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.3/input/input5 generic-usb 0003:074D:3556.0002: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.00 Device [Micronas DASAN] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2/input3 lsusb: Bus 004 Device 003: ID 074d:3556 Micronas GmbH Composite USB-Device aplay -l: card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 uname -a: Linux ltsp51 3.2.0-29-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 27 17:04:05 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775345 Title: USB headset not selectable in Output tab of Sound Preferences To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-media/+bug/775345/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs