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#1 2026-02-10 15:32:23

pokana5191
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Registered: 2026-02-10
Posts: 3

Sound output is redirected to microphone input

Hello,

I have the problem described here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=307907

The issue is present not just within tabs, but also between different applications.

Any idea?

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#2 2026-02-10 20:08:24

V1del
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Registered: 2012-10-16
Posts: 25,052

Re: Sound output is redirected to microphone input

amixer -c0
pactl list sinks
pactl list sources
pactl list sink-inputs
pactl list source-outputs

while reproducing? Post these in  [code][/code] tags

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#3 2026-02-13 22:09:24

pokana5191
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Registered: 2026-02-10
Posts: 3

Re: Sound output is redirected to microphone input

Hi V1del,

Thank you very much for your support! smile

I forgot to mention that the issue happens only with jack earbuds connected.
That's the outpt of the commands in this case:

[davide@thinkpad ~]$ 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]
[davide@thinkpad ~]$ pactl list sinks
Sink #61
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo
	Description: Ryzen HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 19660 /  30% / -31.37 dB,   front-right: 19660 /  30% / -31.37 dB
	       balance 0.00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
	Properties:
		object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic_1:3:playback"
		api.alsa.path = "front:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.bus = "pci"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		device.routes = "2"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xd05c0000 irq 65"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC257"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0257,17aa5125,00100001"
		alsa.id = "Generic_1"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC257 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		card.profile.device = "3"
		device.id = "46"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		priority.driver = "1009"
		priority.session = "1009"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC257 Analog"
		device.description = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xd05c0000 irq 65"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "41"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "61"
		object.serial = "61"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "0"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		device.plugged.usec = "9771195"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.6"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.6/sound/card1"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		device.product.id = "0x15e3"
		device.product.name = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.6"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		spa.object.id = "4"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
	Active Port: analog-output-headphones
	Formats:
		pcm
[davide@thinkpad ~]$ pactl list sources
Source #61
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo.monitor
	Description: Monitor of Ryzen HD Audio Controller 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_03_00.6.analog-stereo
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
	Properties:
		object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic_1:3:playback"
		api.alsa.path = "front:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.bus = "pci"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		device.routes = "2"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xd05c0000 irq 65"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC257"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0257,17aa5125,00100001"
		alsa.id = "Generic_1"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC257 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		card.profile.device = "3"
		device.id = "46"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		priority.driver = "1009"
		priority.session = "1009"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC257 Analog"
		device.description = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xd05c0000 irq 65"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "41"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "61"
		object.serial = "61"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "0"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		device.plugged.usec = "9771195"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.6"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.6/sound/card1"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		device.product.id = "0x15e3"
		device.product.name = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.6"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		spa.object.id = "4"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
	Active Port: analog-output-headphones
	Formats:
		pcm

Source #62
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo
	Description: Ryzen HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 19661 /  30% / -31.37 dB,   front-right: 19661 /  30% / -31.37 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:acp:Generic_1:0:capture"
		api.alsa.path = "front:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "capture"
		port.group = "capture"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.bus = "pci"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		device.routes = "2"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xd05c0000 irq 65"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC257"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0257,17aa5125,00100001"
		alsa.id = "Generic_1"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC257 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
		card.profile.device = "0"
		device.id = "46"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.source"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		priority.driver = "2009"
		priority.session = "2009"
		media.class = "Audio/Source"
		node.name = "alsa_input.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC257 Analog"
		device.description = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xd05c0000 irq 65"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "41"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "62"
		object.serial = "62"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "32"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		device.plugged.usec = "9771195"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:03:00.6"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.6/sound/card1"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		device.product.id = "0x15e3"
		device.product.name = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_03_00.6"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		spa.object.id = "4"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8900, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, availability group: Legacy 2, available)
	Active Port: analog-input-mic
	Formats:
		pcm
[davide@thinkpad ~]$ pactl list sink-inputs
Sink Input #98
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 74
	Sink: 61
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: no
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	       balance 0.00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Sink Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		application.process.id = "1210"
		application.process.user = "davide"
		application.process.host = "thinkpad"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "C"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "44d5d57c8655416691c10fbf856778dc"
		application.process.session_id = "1"
		media.name = "Mic Test"
		pulse.corked = "false"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "900/48000"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Firefox"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "68"
		object.id = "80"
		object.serial = "98"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.tlength = "12000"
		pulse.attr.prebuf = "9608"
		pulse.attr.minreq = "2400"
		node.driver-id = "61"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"

Sink Input #110
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 74
	Sink: 61
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: no
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 58769 /  90% / -2.84 dB,   front-right: 58769 /  90% / -2.84 dB
	       balance 0.00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Sink Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		application.process.id = "1210"
		application.process.user = "davide"
		application.process.host = "thinkpad"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "C"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "44d5d57c8655416691c10fbf856778dc"
		application.process.session_id = "1"
		media.name = "AudioStream"
		pulse.corked = "false"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "3600/48000"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Firefox"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "68"
		object.id = "75"
		object.serial = "110"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.tlength = "48000"
		pulse.attr.prebuf = "38408"
		pulse.attr.minreq = "9600"
		node.driver-id = "61"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"
[davide@thinkpad ~]$ pactl list source-outputs
Source Output #99
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 74
	Source: 62
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: no
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	       balance 0.00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Source Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		application.process.id = "1210"
		application.process.user = "davide"
		application.process.host = "thinkpad"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "C"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "44d5d57c8655416691c10fbf856778dc"
		application.process.session_id = "1"
		media.name = "Mic Test"
		pulse.corked = "false"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "1200/48000"
		target.object = "alsa_input.pci-0000_03_00.6.analog-stereo"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Firefox"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Input/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "68"
		object.id = "84"
		object.serial = "99"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.fragsize = "9600"
		node.driver-id = "62"
		module-stream-restore.id = "source-output-by-application-name:Firefox"

Below the diff with the output of the same commands but with speaker:

[davide@thinkpad ~]$ diff issue_jack issue_speaker
23,24c23,24
< 	Mute: no
< 	Volume: front-left: 19660 /  30% / -31.37 dB,   front-right: 19660 /  30% / -31.37 dB
---
> 	Mute: yes
> 	Volume: front-left: 0 /   0% / -inf dB,   front-right: 0 /   0% / -inf dB
105,107c105,107
< 		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
< 		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
< 	Active Port: analog-output-headphones
---
> 		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 3, availability unknown)
> 		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
> 	Active Port: analog-output-speaker
201,203c201,203
< 		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
< 		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
< 	Active Port: analog-output-headphones
---
> 		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 3, availability unknown)
> 		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
> 	Active Port: analog-output-speaker
216c216
< 	Volume: front-left: 19661 /  30% / -31.37 dB,   front-right: 19661 /  30% / -31.37 dB
---
> 	Volume: front-left: 13107 /  20% / -41.94 dB,   front-right: 13107 /  20% / -41.94 dB
297,299c297,299
< 		analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8900, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
< 		analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, availability group: Legacy 2, available)
< 	Active Port: analog-input-mic
---
> 		analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8900, availability group: Legacy 1, availability unknown)
> 		analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
> 	Active Port: analog-input-internal-mic

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#4 2026-02-19 04:58:46

pokana5191
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Registered: 2026-02-10
Posts: 3

Re: Sound output is redirected to microphone input

Hello,

Anyone has any clue about this? @V1del?

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