This bug is against whatever HAL can do to facilitate USB sound cards "just working". I have a Sound Blaster Audigy2 NX that I would like to be able to plug in and be configured the way I had it last configured the last time it was plugged in. Currently, (Ubuntu 5.04) this is not the case. Although certain issues above HAL (see http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172594) and below in ALSA (https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/main_page.php) must also be resolved, HAL itself is a necessary component of any complete solution, as the GNOME developers mention in their bug report above.
(bug triaging) I think HAL provides what is needed now. Otherwise please reopen. Thanks.
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