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Every time I switch sound cards I have to reset everything
Posted: Sun 05 Jul 2020, 19:20
by tomas rosiki
Hi guys, first message for myself here
So here's what's going on, every time I plug the computer to HDMI monitor to watch a movie or something, I switch sound cards and when I do I have to restart every program I'm using for it to work.
For instance, if I have Chrome with YouTube on it, plug the monitor switch the sound cards, sound doesn't work unless I close Chrome and re-open it again.
Is there a way for this to happen automatically?
I'm running Bionic Pup.
Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2020, 01:51
by fernan
I think this is a normal behavior, many apps work that way. You need to restart the application to get sound from a different device.
Perhaps there are some workarounds for this. But I'd expect what's happening in your setup.
Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2020, 03:40
by bigpup
I'm running Bionic Pup.
Not enough information.
Bionicpup32 or 64???
Yes.
There is a difference!
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Changing sound devices is one of the critical things that can be done.
Does sound like what you have to do is normal requirement.
plug the monitor switch the sound cards
Switch from what sound card to what sound card?
Specific info?
How are you doing this switching?
I have some ideas, but need this info.
Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2020, 05:12
by ozsouth
@tomas - I've set up 2 instances of puppy, one for normal & one for hdmi, as sound AND video can be affected. I simply boot whichever I need. They are on the same partition in different folders, with the normal one having a save folder & the hdmi one a differently named save file.
Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2020, 19:14
by tomas rosiki
bigpup wrote:I'm running Bionic Pup.
Not enough information.
Bionicpup32 or 64???
Sorry about that.
I'm running Bionicpup 64.
I switch cards using the ALSA Sound Wizard from the one called ALC269VB to the one called HDMI 0.
Posted: Tue 07 Jul 2020, 03:54
by bigpup
Thanks for info.
I was thinking that was what you were doing.
We now know you are switching cards correctly.
This being a drastic change to the operating Bionicpup.
What you are already doing or what ozsouth suggests, is probably your best option.
Could you try doing this using Pale Moon browser?
First, let it use it's internal updater, to make it the latest version.