Bug 432068

Summary: Sometimes the audio doesn't play when a headphone is connected
Product: [Unmaintained] plasma-pa Reporter: Lua <lv215bd5>
Component: generalAssignee: David Rosca <nowrep>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: nate, plasma-bugs-null, sitter
Priority: NOR Keywords: usability
Version First Reported In: 5.20.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: GNOME popup

Description Lua 2021-01-25 02:11:03 UTC
Created attachment 135148 [details]
GNOME popup

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE


OBSERVED RESULT
If a headphone is connected, sometimes the audio doesn't play, making necessary to re-plug the headphone.

EXPECTED RESULT
Audio playing.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 5.20
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.78.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sometime ago, I saw this issue in Reddit and a KDE dev said it was a limitation of PulseAudio, something like that. If this is correct, then implementing a popup asking "which device you connected?" would be a solution. GNOME uses this, I attached a screenshot showing this feature.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-01-26 16:11:50 UTC
I've periodically experienced the same issue, and unplugging it and plugging it back in is a workaround.
Comment 2 Lua 2021-01-26 16:40:01 UTC
Yeah, I do that also.
Comment 3 Harald Sitter 2024-10-03 12:05:01 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 424273 ***