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#1 2021-11-06 05:38:12

dhruv8sh
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Registered: 2021-10-15
Posts: 9

System does not detect headset mic.

My system detects my laptop's built in microphone but does not detect the headset microphone!
The built-in microphone is too noisy and I need to use the headset mic.

Other problems I have faced recently:
        -Sound randomly stops working altogether (Very rare). Even after multiple restarts. Then I have to reinstall pipewire/pulseaudio.
        -The day before yesterday my system stopped outputting any audio to HDMI.

I currently am using:
        -Pipewire v0.3.39
        -Realtek ALC255
        -3.5 mm headset port
        -Some random Sony Headset (worked perfectly fine on Windows)

P.S. : I am a newbie and I still don't understand how linux sound servers work so I have no idea if those other issues help.

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#2 2021-11-06 11:19:36

V1del
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Re: System does not detect headset mic.

Post 

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*
aplay -l
amixer -c0 #Or whatever index is the realtek card
pactl list cards
pactl list sources

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#3 2021-11-06 14:02:01

dhruv8sh
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Registered: 2021-10-15
Posts: 9

Re: System does not detect headset mic.

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*:

                                 USER      PID   ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  usrname  3297 F....          pipewire-media-
/dev/snd/controlC1:  usrname  3297 F....          pipewire-media-
/dev/snd/seq:            usrname  3296 F....          pipewire

aplay -l:

card 0:.........*Some Card*..............

card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC255 Analog [ALC255 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

amixer -c1

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 1 [33%] [10.00dB]
Front Right: 1 [33%] [10.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 63
Front Left: Capture 63 [100%] [30.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 63 [100%] [30.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Disabled'
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Disabled'

pactl list cards

Card #41
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.api = "alsa"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
api.alsa.card = "0"
api.alsa.card.name = "HDA Intel HDMI"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA Intel HDMI at 0xc1210000 irq 47"
device.plugged.usec = "15052285"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:03.0"
device.sysfs.path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.subsystem = "sound"
device.vendor.id = "32902"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "5644"
device.product.name = "Broadwell-U Audio Controller"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0"
device.description = "Built-in Audio"
device.nick = "HDA Intel HDMI"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
factory.id = "14"
client.id = "32"
object.id = "41"
object.path = "alsa:pcm:0"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel HDMI at 0xc1210000 irq 47"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.string = "0"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 5, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: off
Ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround71
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2
hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (type: HDMI, priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "3"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3
hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (type: HDMI, priority: 5500, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 5, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "hdmi"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 5"
device.icon_name = "video-display"
card.profile.port = "4"
Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra4, output:hdmi-surround-extra4, output:hdmi-surround71-extra4

Card #40
Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0
Driver: alsa
Owner Module: n/a
Properties:
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.api = "alsa"
media.class = "Audio/Device"
api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
api.alsa.card = "1"
api.alsa.card.name = "HDA Intel PCH"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xc1214000 irq 48"
device.plugged.usec = "17170914"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
device.sysfs.path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card1"
device.bus = "pci"
device.subsystem = "sound"
device.vendor.id = "32902"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "40096"
device.product.name = "Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0"
device.description = "Built-in Audio"
device.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
factory.id = "14"
client.id = "32"
object.id = "40"
object.path = "alsa:pcm:1"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xc1214000 irq 48"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.string = "1"
Profiles:
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes)
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "mic"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
card.profile.port = "0"
Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, availability unknown)
Properties:
port.type = "speaker"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
card.profile.port = "1"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
Properties:
port.type = "headphones"
port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
card.profile.port = "2"
Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo

pactl list sources

Source #65581
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor
Description: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
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
Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:pcm:1:front:1:playback"
api.alsa.path = "front:1"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
device.routes = "2"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC255 Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC255 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 0xc1214000 irq 48"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
card.profile.device = "3"
device.id = "40"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
priority.driver = "945"
priority.session = "945"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
node.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
device.form_factor = "internal"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
factory.id = "18"
client.id = "33"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "merge"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "45"
node.max-latency = "8192/48000"
Formats:
pcm

Source #51
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo
Description: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 39320 /  60% / -13.31 dB,   front-right: 39320 /  60% / -13.31 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 6554 /  10% / -60.00 dB
Monitor of Sink: n/a
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:pcm:1:front:1:capture"
api.alsa.path = "front:1"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "capture"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "FL,FR"
device.routes = "1"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC255 Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC255 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 0xc1214000 irq 48"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
card.profile.device = "0"
device.id = "40"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.source"
priority.driver = "1945"
priority.session = "1945"
media.class = "Audio/Source"
node.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
node.name = "alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone-analog"
device.bus = "pci"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0"
device.form_factor = "internal"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
factory.id = "18"
client.id = "33"
node.driver = "true"
factory.mode = "split"
audio.adapt.follower = ""
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "51"
node.max-latency = "8192/48000"
Ports:
analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, availability group: Legacy 1, availability unknown)
Active Port: analog-input-mic
Formats:
pcm

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#4 2021-11-06 14:29:36

V1del
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Registered: 2012-10-16
Posts: 25,104

Re: System does not detect headset mic.

Mhm nothing really obvious try /etc/modprobe.d/headsetMic.conf 

options snd-hda-intel model=auto,headset-mic

and reboot.

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#5 2021-11-06 17:22:51

dhruv8sh
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Registered: 2021-10-15
Posts: 9

Re: System does not detect headset mic.

The file headsetMic.conf did not exist, so I created one with the given content. But unfortunately, it did not work.

I think the problem might be that my headset is recognised as headphones i.e, it might be only recognised as an output instead on simultaneous input/output!
Although I'm not sure.

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#6 2021-11-06 21:39:53

V1del
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Registered: 2012-10-16
Posts: 25,104

Re: System does not detect headset mic.

Simultaneous in- out jacks are always hairy and a bit of a trial and error. Try changing the headset-mic model definition to dell-headset-multi or try some others from the list: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ … xxx-models another thing to test is adding the add-hp-mic hint to the codec definition https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ … nt-strings see the section above that for how to apply/configure a HDA hint.

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#7 2021-11-08 06:12:16

dhruv8sh
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Registered: 2021-10-15
Posts: 9

Re: System does not detect headset mic.

I sat whole day on my lappy try to figure out the correct combination and none of them worked. I don't think that pipewire is even reading that file.

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#8 2021-11-08 08:27:51

V1del
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Registered: 2012-10-16
Posts: 25,104

Re: System does not detect headset mic.

Pipewire doesn't matter, it's ALSA that's not giving you access to the jack. Fix ALSA and all layers above work.

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