the headphone of your on board have higher priority than HDMI or USB headset
alsa.components = "USB046d:0a0b" module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" device.icon_name = "audio-headset-usb" device.intended_roles = "phone" ports: analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-headphones" active port: <analog-output-headphones> ports: hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) properties: device.icon_name = "video-display" device.product.name = "DELL U2413" active port: <hdmi-output-0> ports: analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-speakers" analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-headphones" active port: <analog-output-headphones> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1236781 Title: USB headphones not reacting with Kubuntu 13.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1236781/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs