Not detecting my headphones

[gentle estuary]

Mint isn't detecting my headphones. How do I solve it?

[clever prairie]

Bluetooth or wired?

[gentle estuary]

Wired

[bold fox]

show result of inxi -SMAxxx

[gray folio]

I think I also have this issue (more information in my message here #⛑triage message)

[gray folio]

  Host: Framistan Kernel: 6.8.0-111-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.7 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.6.3 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) v: 2.0
    serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American
    Megatrends LLC. v: A.C1 date: 03/02/2023
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA104 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com.
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 2b:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228b class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 2d:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Huawei UVC Camera driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-10:7 chip-ID: 12d1:4321
    class-ID: 0102 serial: 20200529
  Device-4: Blue Microphones Yeti Stereo Microphone
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-9:5 chip-ID: b58e:9e84 class-ID: 0300
    serial: LT_19100916294162900421_111000
  API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-111-generic status: kernel-api
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 status: off
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.0.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: pw-jack type: plugin
  Server-3: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: off (using pipewire-pulse)

[bold fox]

API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-111-generic status: kernel-api

Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.0.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: pw-jack type: plugin

you're missing wireplumber

reinstall wireplumber

then after a reboot,
systemctl list-unit-files

ensure wireplumber is in there

[gentle estuary]

System:
Host: Desktopar Kernel: 6.17.0-23-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.7 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.6.3 vt: 7
dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506NCG_FA506NCG
v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: FA506NCG v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: FA506NCG.301
date: 06/18/2025
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 4 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:2291 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: snd_pci_ps
v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2
class-ID: 0480
Device-4: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 05:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.17.0-23-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: plugi

[bold fox]

ok run up alsamixer

press F6 and pick sound card amd family 17h

see if headphone column is there, and if it's muted (has m under it)

[gray folio]

Thank you very much!! It worked. I appreciate your help 👍

[bold fox]

alsamixer thing?

[gray folio]

Installing Wireplumber - Alsamixer is the other person :D

[bold fox]

person?

so it worked the sound , BEFORE running alsamixer?

[gray folio]

I reinstalled Wireplumber and that solved my issue. I did not need to run alsamixer, @gentle estuary does.

[bold fox]

oh ok

ohhh right. someone else mixed in here

ok gg

[gray folio]

hahahaha, you're helping so many people I'm not suprised if you lose track :') thanks again. sorry for the confusion

[gentle estuary]

It doesn't show an headphones column. Already tried it

[bold fox]

make new post and show all info

wait

nvm

this is ur post

show pic of alsamixer

[bold fox]

choose default 1

or default 2

til u see all sliders

[bold fox]

cursor to headphone and press m

arrow up/down to adjust

[gentle estuary]

Like this?

[bold fox]

now, go back to master column

and press m

then listen on headphones something

[gentle estuary]

I think the sound is coming from both the speaker and the headphones.

I want to be able to see my headphones here

They also have a mic

I figured it out

thanks a lot

[gentle estuary]

how do I save the changes?

[bold fox]

in alsamixer?

btw, if u hear internal speaker, just mute its column in alsamixer

then press Escape key

[gentle estuary]

When i try to use the volume buttons on the keyboard, it resets the changes.
I think I need to set those buttons to only effect master volumes?

[bold fox]

they affect pipewire master

  Host: Desktopar Kernel: 6.17.0-23-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.7 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.6.3 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506NCG_FA506NCG
    v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: FA506NCG v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: FA506NCG.301
    date: 06/18/2025
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 4 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:2291 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: snd_pci_ps
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2
    class-ID: 0480
  Device-4: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 05:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.17.0-23-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: plugi```

[gentle estuary]

So how do I prevent them from effecting my speaker volume or only effect the master volume?

[bold fox]

it's strange your line-out/headphone jack doesnt show up

in the mint SOUND settings

[bold fox]

retrovol

[gentle estuary]

I couldn't figure it out either

[bold fox]

idk if retrovol lets u assing keybinds internally

i think it does

in which case, you clear the media key binds in Mint's <keybaord: shortcuts> settings thing

then assign them to retrovol for master up/down

[gentle estuary]

How do I install it? I can't find anything other than git and that doesn't work

I asked chatgpt and it said this

[gentle estuary]

the basic problem is that pipewire doesn't detect my headphones

[bold fox]

try ubuntu cinnamon or kubuntu 26.04. it has latest ikernel which may adapt better to this very new motherboard and possibly solve your sound issue. Test from live environment

[bold fox]

[clever prairie]

This is completely normal behaviour?

[gentle estuary]

There are headphone's attached and it isn't recognising them

[clever prairie]

Headphones do not show there because they follow the sound card's settings

If they don't play audio, that's another story

[gentle estuary]

So, let's say I want my audio output only from the headphone and not from the speakers, how do I do it?

[gentle estuary]

The headphone's mic shows up in input

But they don't show up in output

[bold fox]

iirc , headphone jack DOES show in SOUND module. it just will say either (plugged in) or (unplugged)

[clever prairie]

you plug them in

[gentle estuary]

They are plugged in

But still sound is playing from both

[clever prairie]

Then it's a hardware issue?

[clever prairie]

Because, plugging in headphones should physically disable speakers from talking

[gentle estuary]

I don't know

Because they show in alsamixer

I can control the output via alsamixer

[bold fox]

try UBUNTU 26.04 from live boot

[clever prairie]

alsamixer is lower level

[gentle estuary]

Except, if i use the audio buttons to increase/decrease audio on my keyboard, it increases the speak volume too

[bold fox]

it's either kernel or reflash BIOS. the first option is safer.

[gentle estuary]

6.17.0-23-generic
This is my kernel

[bold fox]

yes because they work with the sound server and command it. (in this case it's pipewire)

[gentle estuary]

As I am trying to explain to @clever prairie

[bold fox]

you need kernel 7.0 or whatever latest ubuntu or endeavour OS offer

[gentle estuary]

got it

[clever prairie]

Did a bit of research

It can either be a driver, ACPI, or hardware failure

Rule out the driver issue by checking out ubuntu 26.04 like stunner said

if it persists between kernels, you might need to update the BIOS to rule out ACPI

send the output of dmesg -l warn+ | grep ACPI from both 6.17 and 7.0 kernels

[clever prairie]

So basically, the system detects and plays audio through the headphones, but does not disable the speakers, correct?

[gentle estuary]

Yes

pactl set-sink-port alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo analog-output-headphones
After a bit of testing, the above command fixed it