Headset Microphone not working (Combo Jack)

bale · 2016-10-10 18:54:19

Hello everybody,

I have some trouble with my headset-microphone. While searching I found no solution. The internal microphone works fine. It seems the external microphone is not recognized at all, because it is not listed in alsamixer and not in settings/audio (Gnome3 settings).

At first I thought my headset is broken, then I bought a new one but the new one does not work, too. So I'm sure the problem is the system.

I got the following information while letting a record run in audacity:

$ amixer -c0
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',2
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]

$ pacmd list-cards
2 card(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 6
	properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI at 0xf7a14000 irq 39"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:03.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "0c0c"
		device.product.name = "Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		device.description = "Internes Audio"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5400, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 300, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 300, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5200, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 100, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 100, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 5200, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 100, available: unknown)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (priority 100, available: unknown)
		off: Aus (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_03.0.hdmi-stereo/#0: Internes Audio Digital Stereo (HDMI)
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_03.0.hdmi-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Internes Audio Digital Stereo (HDMI)
	ports:
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	owner module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a10000 irq 37"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "8c20"
		device.product.name = "8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "1"
		device.description = "Internes Audio"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	profiles:
		input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 60, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6000, available: unknown)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6060, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Output (priority 800, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-21+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 860, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (priority 700, available: unknown)
		output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 760, available: unknown)
		off: Aus (priority 0, available: unknown)
	active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
	sinks:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo/#1: Internes Audio Analog Stereo
	sources:
		alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor/#1: Monitor of Internes Audio Analog Stereo
		alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo/#2: Internes Audio Analog Stereo
	ports:
		analog-input-mic: Mikrofon (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
		analog-output-headphones: Analoge Kopfhörer (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"

$ pacmd list-sources
3 source(s) available.
    index: 0
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_03.0.hdmi-stereo.monitor>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE 
	priority: 1950
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 1999,82 ms
	monitor_of: 0
	card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0>
	module: 6
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Internes Audio Digital Stereo (HDMI)"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI at 0xf7a14000 irq 39"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:03.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "0c0c"
		device.product.name = "Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
    index: 1
	name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: SUSPENDED
	suspend cause: IDLE 
	priority: 1950
	volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 0
	linked by: 0
	configured latency: 0,00 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms
	monitor_of: 1
	card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
	module: 7
	properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Internes Audio Analog Stereo"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a10000 irq 37"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "8c20"
		device.product.name = "8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "1"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
  * index: 2
	name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
	driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
	flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
	state: RUNNING
	suspend cause: 
	priority: 9959
	volume: front-left: 32299 /  49% / -18,44 dB,   front-right: 32299 /  49% / -18,44 dB
	        balance 0,00
	base volume: 20724 /  32% / -30,00 dB
	volume steps: 65537
	muted: no
	current latency: 2,69 ms
	max rewind: 0 KiB
	sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	channel map: front-left,front-right
	             Stereo
	used by: 1
	linked by: 1
	configured latency: 24,99 ms; range is 0,50 .. 2000,00 ms
	card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0>
	module: 7
	properties:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC668 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC668 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a10000 irq 37"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "8c20"
		device.product.name = "8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "front:1"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		device.description = "Internes Audio Analog Stereo"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC668"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0668,1043177d,00100003"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	ports:
		analog-input-mic: Mikrofon (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
			properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
	active port: <analog-input-mic>

$ pacmd list-source-outputs
1 source output(s) available.
    index: 262
	driver: <protocol-native.c>
	flags: 
	state: RUNNING
	source: 2 <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo>
	volume: mono: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	muted: no
	current latency: 0,00 ms
	requested latency: 24,99 ms
	sample spec: float32le 1ch 44100Hz
	channel map: mono
	             Mono
	resample method: copy
	owner module: 9
	client: 486 <ALSA plug-in [audacity]>
	properties:
		media.name = "ALSA Capture"
		application.name = "ALSA plug-in [audacity]"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "31"
		application.process.id = "30137"
		application.process.user = "nico"
		application.process.host = "archer"
		application.process.binary = "audacity"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.language = "de_DE.UTF-8"
		application.process.machine_id = "78e23e59abdf4eccbcc4f38cf33b3b79"
		application.process.session_id = "c2"
		application.icon_name = "audacity"
		module-stream-restore.id = "source-output-by-application-name:ALSA plug-in [audacity]"

$ sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
                     BEN.        PID ZUGR.  BEFEHL
/dev/snd/controlC0:  gdm         511 F.... pulseaudio
                     nico        646 F.... pulseaudio
                     nico      30137 F.... audacity
/dev/snd/controlC1:  gdm         511 F.... pulseaudio
                     nico        646 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC1D0c:   nico        646 F...m pulseaudio

Any hint is welcome. Thank you very much in advance!

bale · 2016-10-13 16:27:22

I found some people solved that problem overriding the Jack with hdajackretask, but no luck for me.

And even if that would work I'm not entirely sure if it would solve my problem since I can only choose between "Headphone" and "Microphone". Since Headphone has no microphone and I want to use a Headset, this is an issue.

In case it's an usefull information, I'm using this notebook: https://www.asus.com/Notebooks/N550JK/specifications/

Thank you very much in advance.

- bale

Last edited by bale (2016-10-13 16:27:43)

presianbg · 2017-04-22 09:32:48

Hi,

Same here with Asus G551JM which also has ALC668.

Could anybody help us to solve this? Tried with multiple options like hdajackretask overriding and setting

 options snd_hda_intel model=

in

 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

with:

ALC66x/67x/892
  37 ==============
  38   mario                 Chromebook mario model fixup
  39   asus-mode1            ASUS
  40   asus-mode2            ASUS
  41   asus-mode3            ASUS
  42   asus-mode4            ASUS
  43   asus-mode5            ASUS
  44   asus-mode6            ASUS
  45   asus-mode7            ASUS
  46   asus-mode8            ASUS
  47   inv-dmic              Inverted internal mic workaround
  48   dell-headset-multi    Headset jack, which can also be used as mic-in

Many thanks!

presianbg · 2017-05-01 08:29:39

Hi,

No luck so far. Tried so many "solutions", but non of them are working for me.
Found similar issue here and I think all distributions are affected - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … ug/1359803
Tried with fresh Fedora 25 install, but still not working.

@bale did you manage to resolve this issue?

Last edited by presianbg (2017-05-01 08:31:32)

x33a · 2017-05-01 12:35:31

Hi presianbg,

the author of this thread hasn't been active on the forums for some time, I suggest that you open a separate thread for your issue.

Closing.

Arch Linux

#1 2016-10-10 18:54:19

Headset Microphone not working (Combo Jack)

#2 2016-10-13 16:27:22

Re: Headset Microphone not working (Combo Jack)

#3 2017-04-22 09:32:48

Re: Headset Microphone not working (Combo Jack)

#4 2017-05-01 08:29:39

Re: Headset Microphone not working (Combo Jack)

#5 2017-05-01 12:35:31

Re: Headset Microphone not working (Combo Jack)

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