Audio only working if i plug it into mic? | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

crisp silo Jul 5, 2025, 4:14 AM

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I got Linux to work yesterday.
my front headphone jack isnt putting out any sound but the system is detecting it? I was only able to get sound once i plugged my headphones into my mic.... however that means i can hear everything my mic is picking up

twilit hill Jul 5, 2025, 4:23 AM

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show photos of your mic, and the tip of the cord

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and the tip of what you're using as headphones

crisp silo Jul 5, 2025, 5:05 AM

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twilit hill Jul 5, 2025, 5:22 AM

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so the usb is purely outfeed from the mic?

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and the gold miniplug is your headphone?

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use alsamixer command in terminal for base mixer

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press F6 to choose the soundcard of the pc

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maximize it, and look for front headphone jack, n press m on it if it shows an m (muted)

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and use arrows to adjust its volume

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then test the headphones on the front jack

crisp silo Jul 5, 2025, 5:34 AM

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it works just fine how it is but if i actually plug it into my PC it wont output any sound

twilit hill Jul 5, 2025, 5:38 AM

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pcm is all digital so not that one

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one of default 1 - 3 is the real soundcard

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 12:51 AM

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Sending ss now

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second ss is default #3

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 1:35 AM

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Definitely not anything HDMI. last pic might be it but not 100% sure, and also no luck there

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unplug ANY digital external soundcards/ DACs/

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or ADC (as would be the usb mic)

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just to isolate what exactly is the onboard sound

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also do inxi -Axxx at that point

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:13 AM

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i unplugged my mic and the headphones im currently using my wireless headphones but even theyre kinda staticky

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:27 AM

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device 3 and 4 there are what is of interest

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i think device 3 is the main motheboard soundcard, probably only rear jacks

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device 4 is so janky thing they use to make front jacks happen

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check inxi -SCMA

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uefi should say uefi date and not (legacy) after the term UEFI

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and state what date you see

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you probably need a newer linux kernel. that's why ur last 2nd-last pic showed "no options for this" in blue

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note that your USB mic is essentially it's own soundcard. thus why u hear an audio stream coming out of its integral headphone port

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u need to check the linux kernel shown in above command and the BIOS DATE

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and likely get the Family 17h card actually up to proper mode

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:36 AM

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twilit hill check `inxi -SCMA`

Show this here

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:36 AM

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6.24.2025

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:36 AM

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insanely new

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unless u just update bios last week

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:37 AM

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yea i tried to fix this myself i did some research and i found that i had to update my BIOS and do like M- flash ect ect and yea nothing new.. same issues

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:38 AM

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when was this machine/mobo released to market?

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:41 AM

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MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI
Released October 10, 2022

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so this is what i downloaded the other day in hopes that it would solve my issue

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a yr old version but thats all that pulled up

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idk if u mind links to the support web

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https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B650-TOMAHAWK-WIFI/support#bios

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:43 AM

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the sound didn't work BEFORE the BIOS update u did?

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:43 AM

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yea didnt work before

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:43 AM

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oh

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:43 AM

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yea just never worked ghbjnk

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:44 AM

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use update manager> view> kernels

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try with a 6.11 series kernel

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:45 AM

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ig ill just install this last one

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ok do i need to restart my computer ? o-o

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:46 AM

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well u have to choose one, and click install

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:47 AM

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all done

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:47 AM

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and after it does install, you reboot

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:47 AM

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oki

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ok backk erm yea nothing?

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 2:52 AM

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check alsamixer now for the built-in audio

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see if muted

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 2:54 AM

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crying everything is the same

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erm this is fucking weird
i plugged in my headphones at the back of the tower.. it says mic in but i got curious
now the audio is playing through my monitor-

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 3:00 AM

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maybe Windows retasked the damn jacks

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there's some linux app called something like hda jackretask i think

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monitor is likely receiving the HDMI audio signal (only now somehow)

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the newer kernel may be helping the GPU push sound now

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 3:04 AM

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ok erm

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WTF so i plugged it into the shiny red thing and its working.. (L-OUT)

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just says theyre speakers? idfc.. im just glad its working.. idec if its the back jack

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thank u for ur help and patience w my dumbass

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twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 3:13 AM

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it says Line out on the jack label, and that would have been the proper place to start

twilit hill Jul 6, 2025, 3:17 AM

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crisp silo

just FYI, the right picture now makes sense that you showed the jacks on back. the right pic is the optical out stream (all PCM digital) if you ever connect it to a home theatre receiver via optical

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though such receiver would have its own menu to set levels n balance for all discreet channels, anyway.

crisp silo Jul 6, 2025, 3:20 AM

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I AM SO SORRY

#Audio only working if i plug it into mic?