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Output port for headphones and speakers, input for microphones. Circular port with three prongs.

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How to detect headset sound output and mic input for ALC1220 (asus x570-i motherboard) for Sennheiser HD 450BT headphones?

I just recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on a new desktop and making the jack connection (with or without using a splitter) work for sound with mic seems impossible. I want to use my headphones to hear ...
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Can I use an Xbox one controller for audio headset

Can a single Xbox One controller be used as an audio output, via the controllers headset connection? If so will an afterglow brand controller make a difference?
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Why is my mobile's headset not detected properly on my laptop's combined mic/headphone input?

I'm using an HP EliteBook 9470m. It has one single combined input jack for microphone and headphone. I get clear nice sound with headphones missing a microphone, i.e headphones with only a three ...
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Switch between two 3.5 mm audio jacks

In my desktop computer, I have two audio jacks. One of these is connected to my speakers and one to my headphones. Windows allows me to set the output to use only either one of these jacks (they ...
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Audio combo-jack's microphone not working on Dell Latitude 5289

When I installed Kubuntu 18.04 on my Dell Latitude 5289 the audio combo jack didn't work. Luckily thanks to this comment on Launchpad I was able to make the headphones work by overriding pin 0x21 to &...
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Struggling with no sound, on Lenovo Legion 7 Pro, with Ubuntu 23.10

I have Legion 7 Pro, which contains Realtek ALC3306 chipset. I installed Ubuntu 23.10 with kernel 6.5.0-13. Tried available methods on internet to solve it. But didn't find any working solution. My ...
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Play 2 different sounds through 2 different sinks/audio outputs on Ubuntu 20.10

I have 2 audio sinks on my raspberry pi (running Ubuntu 20.10). One is my monitor with build in speakers (hdmi) and a headphone jack. I have 2 applications running (Firefox and Rhythmbox) and I want ...
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Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX502GW headphone jack not working

i am in trouble and would appreciate some help. I cant manage to get my headphone jack to work on either Ubuntu desktop 18.04, 19.04, or 20.04; also tried pop os 19.Right now using Ubuntu desktop 19....
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Using a 4-pin jack Headset on Ubuntu 16.04

I have a laptop on Ubuntu 16.04 and I can't use the microphone from my 4-pin jack headset. Here is what I get when I run lshw -c sound in the terminal (translated from French): *-multimedia:0 ...
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How to configure qjackctl to combine output from mplayer and rakarrack? ("Audio device got stuck!")

If I launch rakarrack (without jack qjackctl), I do get sound output to my speakers from the guitar input. However, if I try to launch mplayer, to be able to play along a song, it gives "Audio device ...
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how to get my fender mustang working on ubuntu studio?

I’m new to Linux and I use Ubuntu Studio and being a adept Windows user my troubleshooting capabilities are bound to GUI and not emulator. Coming to the problem, I would like to use my Fender Mustang ...
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Ubuntu flashing not allowed sign after inserting headphone

Since yesterday, whenever I am inserting my earphone into the headphone jack, Ubuntu keeps flashing not allowed sign. Also it automatically unpauses videos on youtube and spotify I've checked with 2 ...
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Pulseaudio, audio stuttering and rtkit spam

Here is my problem: no matter the Linux distro I try on my computer, I am facing a certain problem. Basically, the audio is stuttering. Sometimes it will be fine for a few minutes, sometimes it will ...
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Why does my audio latency go high when I close pavucontrol?

I am using a ThinkPad thunderbolt 3 dock gen 2. The output on it works fine, but only when I have pavucontrol open. When I don't have it open, my headset connected to the dock kind of just crackles ...
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Ubuntu with Rodecaster Pro (USB Soundcard)

I switched from MacOS to Ubuntu 20.04 and I really like it but I cannot get a USB Soundcard running. It's the Rodecaster Pro and they don't offer a Linux driver but I read about ALSA drivers. When I ...
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4-pin audio jack does not work on ACER Aspire-ES1-512-C67E with Ubuntu 19.10

I have an audio jack on my computer(ACER Aspire-ES1-512-C67E) which was working with a 4-pin audio jack on Windows, but is not working on Ubuntu 19.10 :'(. The problem is: there's a mic attached to ...
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Pop, crack and background noise when I plug a jack (Ubuntu 14.04.3)

I have a Dell inspiron 7746 (Specs) series running Ubuntu 14.04.3 When I plug a headphones jack and there is no sound playing, I can hear a noise in the background. When I play a video, at the start, ...
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Audio Jack sensing does not work when putting the laptop on the docking station

I'm using a Dell Latitude with a docking station. Since installing Ubuntu 15.04 on the laptop I have a small problem with the audio jack in the docking station: I always have a pair of headphones ...
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Computer SOMETIMES recognizes when headphones are plugged in.

Whenever I plug my headphones into my computer's front headphone jack, I get a weird situation. Sometimes, the computer will recognize the headphones and work properly. But other times, the computer ...
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Ubuntu does not detect 3,5mm headphones

I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 on an ASUS E402SA-FR291T laptop. When I plug my headphones into the 3,5mm jack nothing happens at all as far as I can tell. I cannot see the headphones in the audio settings,...
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Buzzing sound when speaker is idle

The sound appears exactly 5 seconds after speakers become idle, which coincides with Pipewire's "session.suspend-timeout-seconds" default configuration. So my first attempt was editing 50-...
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22.10, Scarlett 6i6, Pipewire: Why are Surround settings the only option for audio devices in the Settings panel, and can I change that?

I am setting up a system for audio production. I initially wiped Ubuntu 22.10 and installed Ubuntu Studio 22.10, but discovered that they did not implement Pipewire as the default server, as happened ...
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Set Firefox and Music player on different audio outputs on boot

I have a pie that: runs a server with a web application (that has sound effects) needs to play music The web application and the musicplayer both need different sound outputs so that they don't get ...
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headset combo microphone works earphones don't work

I have a self-built desktop using MSI MPGZ390 motherboard with onboard sound chip Realtek ALC1220P Codec. The headset is Hyperx Cloud Core with 2 3.5mm jacks plugged into front of computer. It is a ...
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Audio issue after my laptop goes to sleep or lock it

I am using ubuntu 20.04, I always use headphones but whenever my laptop goes to sleep or if I lock the screen for a few seconds, then after reopening my laptop sound does not work like before seems ...
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Method to know headphone jack status?

with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. My hardware has one audio codec connect to chipset by HDA bus for supporting internal speakers and microphone, and another codec by external USB chips with 3.5mm jack for ...
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How to connect Webcam USB Audio to Jack - Carla - UBUNTU STUDIO

I'm using Ubuntu Studio 20.04 with a presonus USB audio Interface working fine. But I really need capture audio from USB Webcams and send to jack/carla. Some foruns say that the webcam should show up ...
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Ubuntu 20 Realtek audio combo jack external mic not being detected

Hai I have realtek audio device and combojack on my laptop. No matter what I do it is not detecting microphones plugged into through the combojack. It keeps using the internal mic of the laptop. I ...
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Heaset microphone is not working on my Acer Swift 3

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 on my Acer swift 3 - SF314-55G. Laptop internal microphone is working fine but my headset microphone is not taking any input. please help.
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Ubuntu 20.04 Not Detecting Audio Jack Headset Automatically on ASUS TUF Gaming FX505GD

As the title says, my laptop can't detect the headset automatically. Every time I plug or unplug a headset, I have to switch the output device manually from Settings -> Output Device dropdown to ...
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Front and back audio jack of B450M DS3H-CF not detected -> no sound

I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 on a system with a Gigabyte B450M DS3H-CF and AMD Ryzen 5 and the front and back audio microjack aren't working. They are not detected in the sound settings, ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 No sound although everything seems to be in order

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 on a Dell Inspiron 13. My built in speakers and audio jack aren't reproducing any sound. Bluetooth speaker does work. However, when I check sound settings, pulse audio, and the ...
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18.04 Strange noise in headphones

I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my Asus UX433F PC. Whenever I plug in my headphones I hear an unpleasant sound. The sound goes off after a few seconds and restarts playing as soon as I play music or ...
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Both headphones play same mixed/mono audio only on Ubuntu

Having problems with audio. My sistem is with Ubuntu 18.04 (upgraded from 16.04) / Windows 7 dualboot. Ubuntu I do not have any special drivers installed, just alsa stuff and pulseaudio. The ...
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How do you locate the source of a program in the Applications tab in the Sound settings in Ubuntu 18.04?

I was messing with some of the settings and audio software in Ubuntu 18.04 to try to make a plugin in ardour work. This involved downloading some plugins, and also installing and reinstalling multiple ...
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Microphone Issue

I recently dual-booted my Windows 10 with Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS. I am using HP br106tx, since this laptop contains only one 3.5mm jack for both mic and speaker whenever I plug my headphones my headphones ...
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Asus Zenbook jack problem

I just got an asus ux430unr and I have managed to configure dual boot on it (windows and ubuntu). Unfortunately, I ran into a sound problem, the speakers work perfectly but the audio jack (3.5) doesn'...
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External audio is not working perfectly after suspend

English Headset jack works fine after each booting or after hot plunging. But after resuming from suspend, audio does not work as it should be, when the jack remains connected during suspend. ...
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The audio on the back panel seems not to be working. [Ubuntu 18.10]

there's a pesky problem i'm having with one, if not all Linux distributions based on Ubuntu (And including itself) or Fedora. The back panel of my computer seems to be not working for audio at all. ...
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Using the media controls on my earbuds

I have a laptop running Ubuntu 18.08 and I use my Samsung earbuds as headphone for it, now the laptop definitely has a 4-pin jack as I can use the microphone, but I can't seem to find any ...
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Unplug headphones to get audio from speakers

i need to unplug the headphones in order to get the audio from the speakers even they are both connected. if both speakers and headphones are connected i only get the option to output audio from ...
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Front Panel Audio Not Working

My rear audio ports work fine, but my front panel audio jacks are acting up. At first, neither functioned at all, but I was able to achieve some limited results in alsamixer. When I unmuted my front ...
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Can't Use a Headset in Ubuntu Mate

I'm running into an issue when trying to use a headset with my PC. The sound just isn't coming from the headphones. I don't know why this would be the case, as sound is coming out of my PC's speakers. ...
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16.04 external mic or headphone jacks no longer detected since last HWE update

So, my kubuntu 16.04 (+ Neon LTE repository) has upgraded to new HWE with kernel 4.13 and now both my microphone and headphone inputs are detected only at boot time or when system resumes from suspend....
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how do i seperately identify my 5.1 on board sound from 3.5mm jack on front of tower?

i have a fresh install of ubuntu 16.04 LTS. my motherboard has built in 5.1 on the backside and my computer case has additional usb, esata, and audio ports. the 5.1 sound works fine. however, when i ...
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Generally no sound output over headphone jack

I have a problem with my sound driver or the software managing my sound output device. Strangely sometimes it is working, and sometimes it doesn't work and then I just can't get it working propperly ...
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Crackling Audio Peaks when using Headphone Output

Intro and system I'm experiencing problems with the headphone sound output of my HP Envy notebook (pretty recent model: 13-ab010nd, came out October 2016). I'm running Ubuntu 17.04 but the problem was ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 not outputting audio to earbuds

I dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 16.04. pavucontrol shows that I have the following two ports on my "built-in audio analog stereo": "Speakers" and "Line-Out (unplugged)." The Speakers option works ...
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Devices plugged into monitor headphone jacks aren't recognized

I have a 3 monitor setup and ubuntu 16.04 duel booted with windows 10. My right monitor has built in speakers as well as a headphone jack, my tower has a headphone jack, and my middle monitor also has ...
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Headphones Issue

I got a new computer several months ago (MSI Ghost Pro GS60) and installed Ubuntu 16.04 on it. The whole time I've been using it, I've had some issues with the headphones that I haven't been able to ...
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