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[Nate Woods <woods.nb@xxxxxxxxx>]

This started happening for me when I upgraded from Trusty to Utopic. And
yes, it is a bug, not a feature. Previous versions of Ubuntu always did
The Right Thing without asking (admittedly, I've never tried to use a
mic/headset, maybe that would have failed before).

I understand that there are technical subtleties here, but at the very
least, the popup window shouldn't appear every time the device is
plugged in. If there's no way to remember individual devices, there
should be a checkbox or something for "assume this answer until I go
into the sound settings and say otherwise." If you're worried that
people will forget the checkbox and rage on the forums about their
microphones not working, maybe add a small bubble on the corner next to
the volume icon reminding people they can change, or a menu option in
the sound icon dropdown to change settings. Whatever is done shouldn't
steal focus from other applications, shouldn't block the view of the
center of the screen, and shouldn't require user action under most
circumstances.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1297790

Title:
  "Unknown audio device" dialog pops up every time I plug in headphones

Status in “unity-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I've got a combined headphone/headset socket on my Laptop. Every time
  I plug in my headphones, an "unknown audio device" dialog pops up
  asking whether I've plugged in headphones or a headset.  This is isn't
  a great user experience as my phone can auto-detect the device.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.39-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  mark       1949 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  mark       1949 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Mar 26 11:03:29 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-24 (2 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140323)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: alsa-driver
  Symptom: audio
  Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH successful
  Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
  Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front
  Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful
  Symptom_Type: None of the above
  Title: [Latitude E7440, Realtek ALC292, Green Headphone Out, Front] Playback problem
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 02/18/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A08
  dmi.board.asset.tag: DE004505
  dmi.board.name: 07F3F4
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: DE004505
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd02/18/2014:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE7440:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn07F3F4:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Latitude E7440
  dmi.product.version: 01
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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