No audio coming from headphones (3.5mm jack) | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 6:07 PM

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I cannot seem to get it to work, I'm new so I dont even know what to try

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 6:25 PM

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well i suppose its working now, only doesnt work through the front I/O on my pc

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 7:15 PM

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terminal: alsamixer
maximize window, hit F6, choose real soundcard
unmute headphone (or line-out) column by select n press m

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 8:19 PM

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lime estuary terminal: `alsamixer` maximize window, hit F6, choose real soundcard unmute head...

that didnt work

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lime estuary May 1, 2025, 8:53 PM

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frozen wigeon that didnt work

open alsamixer. find the usb sound device. unmute

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:00 PM

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lime estuary open alsamixer. find the usb sound device. unmute

I did that

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:01 PM

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check inxi -SAxxx and show

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wait, WHY TF, are u asking about 3.5 mm , and yet u highlight USB headphones in pic?

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nvm just show the command output

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:04 PM

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  Host: aren-mint Kernel: 6.11.0-24-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1
    tools: cinnamon-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0
    Distro: Linux Mint 22.1 Xia base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bc class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s
    lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0f:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0f:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-4: Micro Star USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-10:4
    chip-ID: 0db0:36e7 class-ID: 0300
  Device-5: JMTek LLC. USB PnP Audio Device
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 bus-ID: 5-1:2 chip-ID: 0c76:161e class-ID: 0300
  API: ALSA v: k6.11.0-24-generic status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:04 PM

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lime estuary wait, WHY TF, are u asking about 3.5 mm , and yet u highlight USB headphones in ...

idk why the device appears with that name

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but it is the front I/O for 3.5mm jack, not usb

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:05 PM

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oh this thing. uses sum damn usb internal soundcard for the headphone jack

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do inxi -MGx and show

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:06 PM

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  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: MPG B650I EDGE WIFI (MS-7D73) v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.82
    date: 01/24/2024
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA AD104 [GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nvidia v: 550.144.03 arch: Lovelace bus-ID: 01:00.0
  Device-2: AMD Raphael vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: amdgpu v: kernel
    arch: RDNA-2 bus-ID: 0f:00.0 temp: 41.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X:
    loaded: amdgpu,nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa failed: nvidia
    dri: radeonsi gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1: 2560x1440
    2: 1920x1080~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: kms_swrast,nvidia,radeonsi,swrast platforms:
    active: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device inactive: wayland,device-2
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 550.144.03
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
    SUPER/PCIe/SSE2

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:07 PM

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also open alsamixer, maximized, press F6 , pick one thing in F6 at a time, and show screenshot of the main window for each of the things

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:08 PM

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lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:08 PM

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but show whole window so i can read the important shit

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just alt+printscreen keys

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:09 PM

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lime estuary just alt+printscreen keys

press them together

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:09 PM

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i dont have prntscreen 60% keyboard im rebinding now

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:10 PM

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fuck

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:10 PM

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lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:10 PM

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ok amd hdmi shit.. next

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:11 PM

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thats all of them

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:13 PM

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press F3 on the last one

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reshow

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:14 PM

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lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:14 PM

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unmute PCM-1

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then test ur sound for audibility

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:15 PM

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still nothing

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atp imma just not use the front io

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:20 PM

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yeah idk what it is

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might be disconnected wire internally

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:21 PM

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I use it on windows though

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:21 PM

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install pavucontrol, and let's have alook

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you ought to be seeing the Family17h stuff clear, front, and present

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stretch the pavucontrol window 3 fingers wider than its default size. go to the Configuration tabl, and ss it

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:23 PM

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I do be needing to sleep its 11:30 here where I am

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Thanks for the help though

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I tried pavucontrol earlier though and it didnt work

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:24 PM

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did it work before? on the default 6.8 kernel?

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:24 PM

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Nah

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:24 PM

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and did it show the family 17h profiles in the config tab?

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:24 PM

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lime estuary and did it show the family 17h profiles in the config tab?

No

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Whys that bad

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:25 PM

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yes

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do u have the ability to use ANY form of sound output? like hdmi to TV or monitor with speakers built-in?

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:26 PM

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No

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Only when i use the mobo's jack

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I might just reinstall though cos i had to do some jazz with my partitions and it cooked my drive on windows

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:26 PM

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nothing to do with the install.

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is Windows wiped right now?

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:27 PM

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No

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I have windows on a separate drive

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But it works still on windows through the front io

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:27 PM

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frozen wigeon Only when i use the mobo's jack

is this a pale green 3.5mm female jack on back of desktop?

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i think i know what happened

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:28 PM

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Its a red L-OUT

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lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:29 PM

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boot windows up, and turn fast startup off. it fucks with the uefi/drives/ and drivers between reboots of diff OS's

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:29 PM

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I did that already

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To try fix my other drive not being mounted

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:30 PM

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well leave this case pending for now.

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at least u get line-out at rear

frozen wigeon May 1, 2025, 9:31 PM

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Yea

lime estuary May 1, 2025, 9:32 PM

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sometimes Windows reprograms some dang firmware chip or idk if uefi chip to reassign 1/8" jacks

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anyway gn

frozen wigeon May 2, 2025, 12:43 PM

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Update: I'm using the line out now but I have popping sounds constantly (whenever audio starts/stops)

frozen wigeon May 2, 2025, 3:43 PM

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bruh im at my wits end, every audio has a problem. Front I/O doesn't work - okay I'll use the mobo L-out. Mobo L-out has popping sounds - okay I'll use the passthrough on my monitor (DP). DP audio has constant buzzing / humming / high pitch noise. ATP im unable to get any audio solution to work. Either I can choose nothing, popping every time audio starts, or a constant high pitch buzzing.

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I've tried every solution I find online for people with similar problems and nothing

lime estuary May 2, 2025, 4:48 PM

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i think i can help for the audio solution for the reactivating popping thing

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use nano as terminal text editor
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

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in last line of file, write in:
<options snd-hda-intel power_save=0 power_save_controller=N>

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(no angle brackets)

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then ctrl-o to save, enter, then ctrl-x to exit

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then reboot the system normally.

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(can also do sudo reboot from terminal)

frozen wigeon May 2, 2025, 7:18 PM

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should it be -2

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thats what all the other numbers are

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this is the full file

lime estuary May 2, 2025, 7:24 PM

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should be as i wrote

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the 7th-last line. just delete it

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replace with one i suggested

frozen wigeon May 2, 2025, 8:21 PM

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Oh i thought n was a placeholder

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