it seem that the driver does not follow the usage of dac_0 and dad_1 in ad1984a datasheet , dac_0 is used by headphone and dac_1 is used by portD
analog mixer select signal from dac_0 node 0x03 this mean pulseaudio can only mute speaker playback switch but cannot turn off speaker playback volume Node 0x20 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In Control: name="Internal Mic Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=1, ofs=0 Control: name="Internal Mic Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=1, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Mic Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Mic Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Line Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=4, ofs=0 Control: name="Line Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=4, ofs=0 Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-In vals: [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x17 0x17] [0x80 0x80] Connection: 7 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x1a 0x25 0x03 0x04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1335334 Title: [HP EliteBook 8730w, Analog Devices AD1984A, Grey Headphone Out, Front] fails after a while To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1335334/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs