It sounds like you might have a local config file specifying HDMI as your default sink. Try removing:
~/.config/pulse and then reboot. Separately, I notice your system seems to be some months out of date. Please update it by running: sudo apt update sudo apt full-upgrade and then reboot. Once up to date please run: apport-collect 1864287 to automatically send us more information about the machine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1864287 Title: pulseaudio still trying to reproduce audio to HDMI without the HDMI cable connected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1864287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
