No Sound Output from Jabra USB Speaker on HA Yellow (Constant Disconnects + No Audio)

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haos home-assistant-yellow audio usb wyoming-satellite jabra


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Hi everyone,

I’m running Home Assistant OS on HA Yellow and trying to get basic sound output working through a Jabra SPEAK 510 USB speaker before integrating TTS or Wyoming Satellite.

So far:

  • Wyoming Satellite detects the mic fine (PulseAudio), but no audio output works.
  • aplay, paplay, and direct ALSA tests all produce no sound even though the Jabra device shows as available.
  • pactl list short sinks lists the Jabra correctly, but tests fail with:
no soundcards found
cannot open audio device
  • I’ve tried:
ha audio default output --name "alsa_output.usb-0b0e_Jabra_SPEAK_510_USB_XXXXX.analog-stereo"
paplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
speaker-test -t sine -f 440

Plus full HA OS reboots, different USB ports, and volume unmuted → still silent.


What I See in Logs

  • The Jabra device shows under ha audio info, but Wyoming Satellite logs show constant disconnect/reconnect cycles:
Waiting for wake word
Server disconnected
Server set: XXXXXXXX
  • Volume resets on the Jabra device (LED ring drops to one light) even though it’s set to 100% in HA.

What I Need Help With

  • Is there a known issue with USB audio output on HA Yellow ?
  • Should HAOS audio (PulseAudio/PipeWire) work out-of-the-box for USB speakers, or does HA Yellow need extra configuration?
  • Any working configs or steps to make basic audio output work on HA Yellow before using TTS/Wyoming Satellite?

I can share full logs if needed.

Thanks in advance! Mike