https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489198
Bug ID: 489198 Summary: Unable to use internal microphone once headphones are connected Classification: Plasma Product: plasma-pa Version: 6.1.0 Platform: Other OS: Linux Status: REPORTED Severity: normal Priority: NOR Component: general Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org Reporter: bugs_kde_org.5.k...@spamgourmet.com CC: isma...@gmail.com, m...@ratijas.tk Target Milestone: --- (I have no idea where to put this report, so feel free to move it wherever it fits) SUMMARY I have a PC with a dual purpose 3.5mm jack (headphone/microphone in one port). As soon as I connect headphones to the PC (plug it into the port) I can no longer use my internal microphone (Audio Profile: Analog Stereo Duplex). Once I unplug the headphones the internal microphone works again. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Have a PC with a dual purpose 3.5mm jack (in my case: Lenovo ThinkBook 16) 2. Plug in headphones 3. Try to record audio over the internal microphone OBSERVED RESULT The internal microphone does no longer work even I did nothing but connect the headphones to the combined audiojack. I did not find any way to 'force' the system to change the source for audio input (like you can do with speakers/headphones for the output). EXPECTED RESULT Internal microphones works no matter if headphones are plugged in or not. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: KDE neon 6.0 KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.0 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0 Qt Version: 6.7.0 Kernel Version: 6.5.0-41-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 7530U with Radeon Graphics Memory: 29.2 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics Manufacturer: LENOVO Product Name: 21KK System Version: ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1) I have no idea if this is caused by the laptop or not (I have also no idea how I could test this). Maybe the laptop does cut out the internal microphone once a something is plugged in to the audio jack no matter what it is. IMO a contra argument to that theory is the fact that when I connect the a standalone microphone (so occupy the audio jack) the internal microphone works fine. 2) When I connect the headphones, open the pulse audio control center and take a look at the input devices, it says that the microphone is plugged in (looks like this is caused by my headphones) and the internal headphones are disconnected. Once I unplug my headphones it says the the microphone is disconnected and it auto-switches to the internal microphone. When I plug in my standalone microphone with 3.5mm jack it still says that the microphone is unplugged, but the internal microphone is working. 3) I want to test a 3.5mm microphone/headphone splitter and see how (and if) this works. So far I don't have one at hand. 4) My current workaround is to use a wireless headset over bluetooth. Not really a good solution, but it works for now. 5) I found this old bugreport: "Can't record audio from built-in microphone while headphones are plugged into headphone jack" (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=411565) - Nate Graham closed it (2021-03-12) with the comment: "Fixed ages ago." -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.