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Cristian Klein (cristiklein) wrote : Re: [Bug 1641954] [NEW] Output switches from HDMI speakers to internal speakers on DPMS off

Could you tell me exactly which pulseaudio package you used? I could try to
re-reproduce the bug on my end.

2016-11-24 2:51 GMT+01:00 Luke Yelavich <email address hidden>:

> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 12:58:14AM AEDT, Cristian Klein wrote:
> > (1) Alice listens to music on her speakers, which are connected to the
> > screen, which is connected through HDMI to the computer.
> >
> > (2) Alice leaves the computer, the screen gets suspended (DPMS off).
> >
> > (3) PulseAudio sees that the HDMI output got disconnected (although only
> > for a short interval) and switches to internal speaker.
>
> Ok, with a fresh Xenial install, I don't seem to get this behavior. I
> have tested with 2 different monitors, both different brands from each
> other. I set the HDMI audio out as the output, start playing audio, and
> let the screen turn off and/or run xset dpms force off. In either case,
> audio stops playing, but does not switch to another device. When I press
> a key and the screen turns back on, the music resumes playback on the
> monitor's speakers.
>
> I should note that I've also tested this on 3 different machines, 2 that
> were also connected to speakers via 3.5mm analog jack, and another via
> S/PDIF.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
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