Public bug reported: I used the default sound properties display of Ubuntu 14.04 to set the default output from the internal loudspeaker included in my computer (a nice touch found on a Levono tower PC) to an USB headset.
Most of the applications correctly output their sound to the USB headset, Rhythmbox for example. There, however, are some applications that still send their sound to the internal loudspeaker, for example the Tomate application [1] and the flash plugin (inside Firefox). [1] http://askubuntu.com/a/190675/155539 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 Uname: Linux 3.15.0-031500rc8-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/pcmC2D0p: gioele 2069 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC2: gioele 2069 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: gioele 2069 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: gioele 2069 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Jun 6 12:20:41 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-15 (21 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_Card: Internes Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_Type: No auto-mute between outputs Title: [10A7000LGE, Realtek ALC662 rev3, Speaker, Internal] No automute UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/26/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: FBKT72AUS dmi.board.name: SHARKBAY dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: 0B98401 PRO dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrFBKT72AUS:bd01/26/2014:svnLENOVO:pn10A7000LGE:pvrThinkCentreM93p:rvnLENOVO:rnSHARKBAY:rvr0B98401PRO:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: 10A7000LGE dmi.product.version: ThinkCentre M93p dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1327159 Title: Some applications use the wrong audio output when using a USB headset To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1327159/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs