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zebisnaga

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Registered: 2022-12-30

Posts: 47

Pulseaudio plugin does not allow to choose different output

So I installed Debian 13 on a new laptop and I was setting up everything like I tend to.

I then tried to watch an episode of Prison Break on VLC using HDMI connected to my TV and for some reason I was only able to passthrough the sound using pavucontrol -> configuration -> Profile: Digital stereo HDMI Output.

I have another machine that is running Debian 12 and I can easily change outputs using the pulseaudio plugin on my toolbar, however on this machine I can't.

The following image shows the current state of pulseaudio plugin - at that time I had HDMI connected and JACK so it should allowed me to choose between HDMI, JACK or Laptop output.

https://ibb.co/B5ZYxGt3

Note: Pasystray also does not allow me to do this.

Added later 8 h 18 min 25 s:
@ToZ any feedback on this?

Deveg

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Registered: 2021-01-08

Posts: 4

Re: Pulseaudio plugin does not allow to choose different output

Debian 13 Xfce.

There is no dropdown menu on Pluseaudio plugin,
but if i turn both profiles ON from Audio mixer --> Configuration.
I get dropdown menu. First, upper Profile was Off by default.

Last edited by Deveg (2025-08-18 04:57:35)

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Debian 13
Xfce 4.20
HP Z640 Workstation
Linux noob since 2004