After I did sudo apt upgrade, no browser can detect the microphone any longer on my Xubuntu 16.04.06 LTS. The only option in the dropdown menu is "None available" (the only exception is Firefox, it picks up Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo)
The microphone actually works, and it is listed as Built-in Audio Analog Stereo Port:Front Microphone (unplugged) in Volume Control. Nothing changed there, this is exactly how it was listed before.
If I enable my webcam mic, which is listed as Webcam C250 Analog Mono Port:Microphone, the browsers can detect it, but that's not what I need.
It's just the browsers, Viber, for instance, can use the front mic with no problems whatsoever.
pacmd's output:
$ pacmd
Welcome to PulseAudio 8.0! Use "help" for usage information.
>>> list-sources
3 source(s) available.
index: 0
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
state: RUNNING
suspend cause:
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: 17 KiB
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 1
linked by: 1
fixed latency: 99,95 ms
monitor_of: 0
card: 2 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
module: 8
properties:
device.description = "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xd2140000 irq 131"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "a170"
device.product.name = "Sunrise Point-H HD Audio"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "0"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
* index: 1
name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
state: RUNNING
suspend cause:
priority: 9959
volume: front-left: 65540 / 100% / 0,00 dB, front-right: 65540 / 100% / 0,00 dB
balance 0,00
base volume: 6554 / 10% / -60,00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0,44 ms
max rewind: 0 KiB
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 1
linked by: 1
fixed latency: 99,95 ms
card: 2 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
module: 8
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC887-VD Analog"
alsa.id = "ALC887-VD Analog"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xd2140000 irq 131"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "a170"
device.product.name = "Sunrise Point-H HD Audio"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "front:0"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "17632"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "4408"
device.access_mode = "mmap"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC887-VD"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0887,104386c7,00100302 HDA:80862809,80860101,00100000"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
active port: <analog-input-front-mic>
index: 4
name: <alsa_input.usb-046d_0804_12B9C590-02.analog-mono>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
state: RUNNING
suspend cause:
priority: 9049
volume: mono: 65535 / 100% / -0,00 dB
balance 0,00
base volume: 20724 / 32% / -30,00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 0,49 ms
max rewind: 0 KiB
sample spec: s16le 1ch 48000Hz
channel map: mono
Mono
used by: 1
linked by: 1
fixed latency: 99,94 ms
card: 0 <alsa_card.usb-046d_0804_12B9C590-02>
module: 6
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "USB Audio"
alsa.id = "USB Audio"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x804"
alsa.long_card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x804 at usb-0000:00:14.0-2, high speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:2:1.2"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.2/sound/card1"
udev.id = "usb-046d_0804_12B9C590-02"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "046d"
device.vendor.name = "Logitech, Inc."
device.product.id = "0804"
device.product.name = "Webcam C250"
device.serial = "046d_0804_12B9C590"
device.form_factor = "webcam"
device.string = "hw:1"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "9594"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "2398"
device.access_mode = "mmap"
device.profile.name = "analog-mono"
device.profile.description = "Analog Mono"
device.description = "Webcam C250 Analog Mono"
alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer"
alsa.components = "USB046d:0804"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "camera-web-usb"
ports:
analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
active port: <analog-input-mic>
>>>
UPD. Perhaps if I could force-set Front Microphone as plugged that would solve the problem. But I can't figure out a way to do that. Jack detection never did work for the front jacks on my desktop. The system always detected the rear jacks smoothly, but never the front jacks.
UPD2. I've installed alsa-tools-gui, and overrode jack detection to inverse. That helped, but it's just a workaround. I hope there's something more permanent.
pavucontrolsandpaprefsand messing with their individuals configurations solve this?alsa-tools-gui? is this bothersome because you have to do the overriding at every boot or just because the solution is "unclean"?