[pulseaudio-tickets] [PulseAudio] #619: Autodetection always shows one device per sound card but sometimes could have more tha one

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#619: Autodetection always shows one device per sound card but sometimes could
have more tha one
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  Reporter:  howl         |       Owner:  lennart          
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened         
 Milestone:               |   Component:  module-hal-detect
Resolution:               |    Keywords:                   
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Comment(by howl):

 Replying to [comment:17 lennart]:
 > Replying to [comment:16 howl]:
 >
 > > First I will tell you that your approach is failing with this, with
 your auto profiles make by combination I can select "Output Digital Stereo
 (IEC958) + Input Digital Stereo (IEC958)", when the same alsa-mixer has
 and switch to turn the iec958 in output or capture mode, then your system
 to detect if profiles combination works fails, al least is some hardware
 like the one included in M3N78-VM, I said this before.
 >
 > Sorry, I cannot parse this paragraph.
 You said that a test if the combination of outputs with inputs when auto
 generating profiles, and I say that then there is something wrong,
 pulseaudio generates a "Output Digital Stereo (IEC958) + Input Digital
 Stereo (IEC958)" profile for the sound card included in the M3N78-EM
 motherboard which is indeed an impossible combination. You can set the
 iec958 to be input or output using a switch in alsa-mixer, but cannot be
 both at the same time.

 That's why I tell my approach, don't need to have all the options I putted
 in the example I taken advantage to leave it more completed for the
 purpose of the tab, is all configuration of the sound device. I'm going to
 attach another draw with only the outputs and inputs activation.

 The user can choice then separately. I know, you say that some
 configurations are not possible, let the user to check it, the profile
 auto generation is making also impossible combinations, so, this option
 doesn't limit the user and have the same disadvantages. Also I know that
 touching profiles.conf is possible to do, but this is graphical. Implement
 this could be better for g-v-c also.

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