USB speakers (automatic would be great)(solved)

[slingshotsuicide]

[I posted my solution in the How To forum here:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3236]

I have searched all over. I, like Edison, have found many ways that it won't work. I started in Wiley Press' "Extreme Tech Hacking Ubuntu." It's example for creating static usb device names is for input devices, and doesn't work for speakers. As I understand it, what needs to be done, is to edit udev rules to assign a static name for them in /dev. then set that as the default sound device with the internal card as second. Then it needs to restart the sound server whenever the speakers are plugged in or removed. While I'm sure this will work, I can't figure out how to do it. Does anyone know

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Here are a few other links Thomas:
http://www.michaeldolan.com/258
http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x319.html
and some geek stuff:
http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/c122.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=530619

[slingshotsuicide]

Thanx for the info, but been to all of 'em and none seem to work. I just can't seem to get the udev rule right to assign a static name when I plug 'em in. If that same rule restarts the sound server, then they can be made the default, and the same solution should work with alsa, pulse, or whatever. (unless I'm missing something)
btw, I've just submitted the question to 'ask Klaus' @ Linux Magazine. If he's got an answer, I'll be sure to post it here for any others that need it.

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here try this link

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http://www.michaeldolan.com/258

[TheeMahn]

I have searched all over. I, like Edison, have found many ways that it won't work. I started in Wiley Press' "Extreme Tech Hacking Ubuntu." It's example for creating static usb device names is for input devices, and doesn't work for speakers. As I understand it, what needs to be done, is to edit udev rules to assign a static name for them in /dev. then set that as the default sound device with the internal card as second. Then it needs to restart the sound server whenever the speakers are plugged in or removed. While I'm sure this will work, I can't figure out how to do it. Does anyone know

Did you know, funny you say that Thomas Edison, as well as Einstein, let me break down what is oblivious to most, I had a little girl wanting to tell me what what the "element" that was used for the lightbulb? Did you know he tried his wifes hair? Now let's step to the plate of true education, I want to drop a question and see if I can find an answer.

Lets get Mr. Edison out of the way tungstun, probably spelled differently, none the less dude that developed the light bulb, dude tried to use his wife's hair, enjoy that. Lets us advance much greater, Einstein is what? A womaniser, this is where I will start. Did you know he also wore the same suit as per each day. Do you know why? Just full of education please try and keep up with me.

I am highly doubtful anyone can "hang" with me.

Let me at least try this cab don't answer, here is the question:

If I am flying along at the speed of light and I have the mack daddy halogen bulb on my ship, does it travel 2 X speed of light? Just a taste.

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In physics, mass–energy equivalence is the concept that any mass has an associated energy and vice versa. In special relativity this relationship is expressed using the mass–energy equivalence formula

E = mc^2\,

where

* E = total energy,
* m = mass,
* c = the speed of light in a vacuum (celeritas),

where total energy is the sum of kinetic energy and rest energy.[1]

The formula was derived by Albert Einstein, who arrived at it in 1905 in the paper "Does the inertia of a body depend upon its energy-content?", one of his Annus Mirabilis ("Miraculous Year") Papers.[2] While Einstein was not the first to propose a mass–energy relationship, and various similar formulas appeared before Einstein's theory, Einstein was the first to propose that the equivalence of mass and energy is a general principle, a consequence of the symmetries of space and time.

In the formula, c2 is the conversion factor required to convert from units of mass to units of energy. The formula does not depend on a specific system of units. In the International System of Units, the unit for energy is the joule, for mass the kilogram, and for speed meters per second. Note that 1 joule equals 1 kg·m2/s2. In unit-specific terms, E (in joules) = m (in kilograms) multiplied by (299,792,458 m/s)2

Source : Wikipedia

Let me at least try this cab don't answer, here is the question:

If I am flying along at the speed of light and I have the mack daddy halogen bulb on my ship, does it travel 2 X speed of light? Just a taste.

that being said, i would think your "mack daddy halogen bulb" is part of the mass of your ship. so ya i think the bulb and the light that it emits is traveling at your ship speed. but i heard somewhere once your traveling at the speed of light everything moves slower. maybe i could be wrong just my thought.....

[LeadFingers]

Einstein wore the same suit every day so he wouldn't have to decide what to wear each day.

If we accept that the speed of light is absolute... the light on the ship will NOT travel any faster than the ship.
But the lorentz-fitzgerald contraction calculates as an object approches the speed of light, once it reaches the speed of light it becomes a non number as the divisor becomes a zero and we all know any number divided by zero is a non number. So if we accept the Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction, Mass cannot reach the speed of light without becoming pure energy.

Which turns that last question into a trick question and an impossibility.

Science is easy, Lets ask eastern philosophy Questions.

1) Zen... What are they referring to when they talk about the Empty Boat?

2) Socrates... What was he referring to when he talked of the Static society?

Now an easy one, complete the sentence.
3) Sun-Tsu said " To _ _ _ _ _ is the best of skills."

[deate]

Talk about pure energy! It took all I had to read the above posts, thanks goodness I was moving at the speed of light at the time or was I just thinking I was? South Texas Philosophy WTF!!!

[slingshotsuicide]

Ok, so no one seems to know about creating my udev rule(s). That's cool. Since we've gone to lightspeed (and not 'plaid' [lol]) and I'm not really prepared to compete I will simply contribute someone else's efforts in my effort to answer the question of when distance A becomes <= distance B
http://www.speed-light.info/
See the right side link on wormholes. According to the site, lightspeed is relative to the gravitational forces acting on the object traveling at 'lightspeed' All that seems to be constant to all parties is that the speed of light = 12000 lunar orbits/earth day. If this is the case, perhaps the best way to keep time in sync for all parties would be for all parties to measure time in lunar orbits to degrees minutes and seconds.

Sure, this identifies me as "Man Thinking" and not "Thinking Man" or visa versa. (I'm still intelligent enough to know that that MT vs T M is nothing more than babble uttered to sound intelligent anyhow) LOL check em and chew em over.

[deate]

Sorry no one answered your question, I personally don't have an answer