I got a headset and tried it, no autodetection: sound hdaudioC1D0: Headset jack set to headphone (default) mode.
Regarding 0x19, I guess you are right and it's required for microphones, but I don't have one to test. Anyway, the pop noise is heard when switching between these two (Node 0x19): Pin-ctls: 0x21: IN VREF_50 Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN VREF_HIZ VREF_50 is used with microphones, VREF_HIZ with headphones and headset. The pop noise is not a big deal, is heard only once on boot and it's not that loud. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1252733 Title: [XPS 12-9Q33, Realtek ALC668, Black Headphone Out, Left] Background noise or low volume To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1252733/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs