> > > > > > > The log shows that udev reports the device getting repeatedly > > > > > > > removed and added, so that problem is at a lower level than pulseaudio. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's certainly possible to disable the internal sound card in > > > > > > > pavucontrol. Go to the Configuration tab and select the "Off" > > > > > > > profile for the internal card. > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried disabling the internal card, but the next time the usb > > > > > > headset reappears, the internal card is re-enabled. > > > > > > > > > > Do you mean that you set the internal card profile to "Off", but > > > > > after the headset reappears, the internal card profile changes to > > > > > something else than "Off"? That's strange... Log of you doing that might be interesting. > > >> > > > > Affirmative, when the headset reappears then internal card is reset to > > > > stereo output/mono input. > > > > The log was attached to the first post. > >> > > > Ok, so you changed the internal card profile to "Off" in pavucontrols > > > "Configuration" tab when you took that log? I can't see that happening in the > > > log. > > > > Log attached - however, when I disable the internal card, the pulseaudio daemon quits and the log stops. > > When I start the deamon and log again, the internal card is re-enabled (which I guess might be expected). > > > > post the output of alsa-info.sh and lsusv -vvv of logitech headset > The alsa-info.sh log from the mac mini (the usb headset will not stay connected on the dell e6220 long enough for it to work) is at: http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=5e7f45089ce82985c003fa2608bed82726ebbdf6 $ lsusb -vvvv Bus 002 Device 006: ID 046d:0a0b Logitech, Inc. 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