Public bug reported: On a stock installation, the headphone volume is stuck low and cannot be adjusted.
It turns out that PulseAudio mutes the output "Speaker+LO" when headphones are inserted, which is against what we want. The problem can be fixed by modifying the section "Element Speaker+LO" in /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf as follows: Before: [Element Speaker+LO] switch = off volume = off After: [Element Speaker+LO] switch = on volume = merge However, I suppose committing this change as-is might break some other machines. Is there a way to make a machine-specific exception for this laptop? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.2 [modified: usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-77.98-generic 4.4.59 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-77-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: joonas 1638 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue May 16 11:47:40 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-14 (182 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/11/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix dmi.bios.version: S118D0FR.112 - R081 - 1659 dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: S118DB dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS dmi.board.version: 12 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS dmi.chassis.version: 1.2 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenix:bvrS118D0FR.112-R081-1659:bd12/11/2009:svnFUJITSUSIEMENS:pnESPRIMOMobileU9210:pvr1.0:rvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:rnS118DB:rvr12:cvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:ct10:cvr1.2: dmi.product.name: ESPRIMO Mobile U9210 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS ** Affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial ** Summary changed: - Headphone output stuck on low volume (fix included) + Fujitsu-Siemens U9210: Headphone output stuck on low volume (fix included) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1691054 Title: Fujitsu-Siemens U9210: Headphone output stuck on low volume (fix included) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1691054/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs