Qubes audio

Pete Howell

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Oct 31, 2015, 12:11:29 AM10/31/15

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I want to use a USB headset instead of an analog one. The article related to external audio seems to apply to connecting USB controllers to a specific VM to get this to work, but that is not what I'm looking for. I'm quite happy with the way audio works throughout the Qubes system, the only problem is that it only works with the built-in analog audio. Is there any way to get my USB headset to work as the primary audio device within Qubes?

Marek Marczykowski-Górecki

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Nov 4, 2015, 1:23:27 PM11/4/15

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Check pavucontrol (PulseAudio Volume Control) tool - maybe there you'll
be able to switch output device.

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
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charly LEMMINKÄINEN

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Dec 1, 2017, 5:07:22 AM12/1/17

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sorry to retrieve an old thread but I would like to know if qubes r3.2 does even support usb headset? I mean not by assigning it to a VM but for general purpose across the whole system?
pavucontrol is normally for inside the vm, not to install at the system base.

awokd

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Dec 1, 2017, 7:02:12 AM12/1/17

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Have you looked over https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/external-audio/ ?

charly LEMMINKÄINEN

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Dec 1, 2017, 9:40:34 AM12/1/17

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Again, it's about the usage into a VM. I don't see why the built-in audio would be accepted as a general audio device in a laptop, so you can listen to a youtube video from a browser in one vm and at the same time listen to a podcast or a video in another vm, and not a usb headset....
So again, is it a way to make the general audio device a usb headset as the built-in audio is, or is it a security risk and so qubes doesn't allow it? Or Maybe it does work for some of you and so maybe my headset is just not properly recognized?

Yethal

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Dec 1, 2017, 12:53:50 PM12/1/17

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Works systemwide if the USB controller is assigned to Dom0. Works in a specific qube if using sys-usb. I think it might be handy to be able to move audio backend from Dom0 to a specified VM to reduce attack surface.

charly LEMMINKÄINEN

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Dec 1, 2017, 1:34:14 PM12/1/17

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so you're telling me that your headset is in usb and it's working ? Because mine doesn't work, so are you sure that it is supposed to work system-wide?
I understand that it would be more secure to have contained the audio to one vm but right now it's not my purpose.

Yethal

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Dec 1, 2017, 3:33:52 PM12/1/17

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It is working in a specific vm if I assign it to the vm via qvm-usb. Was working systemwide when I had USB controllers in dom0

charly LEMMINKÄINEN

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Dec 1, 2017, 6:07:44 PM12/1/17

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okey so it's mine then which is not recognized or something. Which one do you use ? Should I wait for a kernel update?

charly LEMMINKÄINEN

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Dec 2, 2017, 12:32:46 PM12/2/17

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ok apparently I had a problem with my headset but it's now available across the whole system

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