Saturday, June 26, 2010

Headphone jack sense problem in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

After upgrading Dell Vostro 1014 laptop to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx I found the old problem of headphones failing to mute the internal laptop speakers when plugged remains in the new release as well.

Three months ago I posted a workaround for Ubuntu Jaunty users in this post ALSA Jack Sense problem in Jaunty. However this solution doesn't work in Ubuntu Lucid.

To solve this issue you need to install linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic package and reboot your computer. 


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic

Now speakers should mute as soon you plug in your headphones. If that doesn't work try to pass the correct model name by adding the line to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file. options snd-hda-intel model=dell-vostro enable=1 index=0

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56 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 2, 2010 at 7:11 PM

    Dear very thanks for this post.
    It fix my problem.

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  2. Amr_not_AmrJuly 7, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    Excellent,
    Thanks a lot!

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  3. AnonymouseJuly 15, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Thanks so much, this solved my problem as well!

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  4. UnknownAugust 4, 2010 at 9:59 AM

    This allows my head hones to funtion but if the headphones are removed then the speakers become increddibly quiet!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 7, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    No luck for me; any other suggestions?

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  6. ArkyAugust 7, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    Patrick, I think its the same problem. I hope the ALSA address this problem in the newer release.

    @Anonymous

    Can you try to give more information. I have tested this on few computers it seems to work.

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  7. UnknownAugust 7, 2010 at 9:57 PM

    @Arky I have an Asus U50f laptop running 10.04 and it just won't work for me. And now that I have done these steps, when I plug in a usb soundcard that I've been using when I'm at work the whole computer locks up and I have to hard restart it. Hopefully I don't have to reformat my laptop this weekend to be able to use my headphones on Monday. :/

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  8. UnknownAugust 7, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    Small update: I fixed the crashing by reinstalling ALSA base but the headphone sense still does not work. Thanks in advance for trying to help me out. :D

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  9. UnknownAugust 10, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    this worked on my compaq presario AMD..thanks bro.

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  10. ArkyAugust 14, 2010 at 1:12 AM

    You are most welcome badlands !

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  11. papermehAugust 18, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    I just brought a ASUS A42JV, having the same problem, the headphone not working in Ubuntu 10.04. The solution you provided is not working for my laptop, it there any other way?
    Btw, my headphone jack is joint with microphone jack...

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  12. papermehAugust 18, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    I just brought a ASUS A42JV, having the same problem, the headphone not working in Ubuntu 10.04. The solution you provided is not working for my laptop, it there any other way?
    Btw, my headphone jack is joint with microphone jack...

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  13. ArkyAugust 18, 2010 at 5:53 PM

    Sorry papermeh don't have any other solution for this problem

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  14. AnonymousAugust 29, 2010 at 5:13 AM

    Thanks, man. You are a lifesaver. i do a lot of stuff with recording and music, and this problem has plagued me you weeks. You are the best

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2010 at 4:55 PM

    Thank you! Had this annoying problem for weeks with lots of other sound issues aswell. Works now. Hopefully... ;)

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  16. peterSeptember 4, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    Thanks! This worked! I also had no sound on my headphones, but my speakers were working fine! New Toshiba NB250, dual boot! Latest Ubuntu netbook version.

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    Fixed it, thank you so much! I wasn't even aware that my internal speakers were playing until the librarian told me everyone could hear my music haha. I was almost ready to go back to Windoze until I found this fix!

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  18. UnknownSeptember 12, 2010 at 12:10 PM

    YES! Solved my Toshiba NB250 problems too!!!

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  19. HeadphonesSeptember 14, 2010 at 7:26 PM

    Really nice information about the headphone, i like it.

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  20. RyanSeptember 17, 2010 at 3:33 AM

    Thank you! Solved the headphone problem and works for Toshiba Satellite A665

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    Thanks a lot. Fixed it for me on Acer Aspire 7740g

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  22. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    thanks ...n many2 thanks...solve my prob.....

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  23. OlaSeptember 23, 2010 at 3:56 AM

    Here is another solution that worked on my Hp/Compaq laptop:
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-utils/+bug/585777

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  24. Mike SlivinskiOctober 5, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    Thanks, this solved the same problem on a Toshiba L675-S7052 with ubuntu 10.4.
    The speakers were turning off when I plugged the headphones in, but no sound would come out of the headphones.

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  25. Mike SlivinskiOctober 5, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    Thanks solved problem on a toshiba L675-s7052 with ubuntu 10.4

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  26. UnknownOctober 12, 2010 at 5:11 AM

    Thanks! Worked on Sony VAIO Model PCG-21314 netbook with Ubuntu 10.4

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  27. AnonymousOctober 12, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    thanks alo0o0o0ot ...
    worked like a charm ...

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  28. AnonymousOctober 17, 2010 at 1:41 AM

    Thank You so much... Your solution is awesome...

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  29. UnknownOctober 28, 2010 at 3:05 AM

    This didn't work for me, but I upgraded my Satellite L675D-S7016 to 10.10

    I used synaptic to install linux-backports-modules-alsa-maverick-generic and alsaplayer-jack but neither worked. I also added the line to alsa-base.conf No dice there either

    I have not upgraded my wife's laptop so I will try this on hers tonight and get back with you.

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  30. AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 2:37 AM

    It doesn't work for me (Asus K50AB; VIA VT1801S). It only turn off sound when I plugg headphones and turn on it when I unplugg HP. In Gnome-alsa mixer disapear headphone option (is only HP independence, which not work).

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  31. UnknownOctober 29, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    OK, it worked just fine on my wife's Satellite L675D-S7016 with Ubuntu 10.04.

    Just to be thorough, I un-installed the packages from the synaptics package manager and tried to install it manually, but that didn't work either.

    I re-installed my Ubuntu going back to 10.04 from 10.10 and it worked perfectly on the first try.

    Thanks so much! Until I found this I thought it was the laptop and was so frustrated I was going to sell the laptops and buy new ones. You saved me a lot of money.

    Tip! I only found this thread because someone was thoughtful enough to include the full model number. Please! When commenting, include the full model number of your PC so others can find it too!

    And just in MHO, I am not too impressed with 10.10. I am recommending people wait for 11.04 You can't have a winner everytime, but Ubuntu sure comes close!

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  32. effOctober 31, 2010 at 11:23 PM

    great, solved my problem! Thank you

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  33. The Idli MonsterNovember 2, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    Worked flawlessly on my Dell Studio 14! Thank you! You solved a major irritant for me. :)

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  34. AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    Thanks a lot,solved the problem on my Toshiba Satellite L670,you're a genius!

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  35. CLSNovember 9, 2010 at 12:27 AM

    ??? On my Dell Vostro (lucid lynx 10.04) this package has crashed my computer. Black screen, nothing to do. I had to use recovery mode to uninstall the package and things got back to normal. This is frustrating because that earphone problem is very annoying. Anyway, thanks for the tip, I'll keep searching.

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  36. AutonodromNovember 9, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Didn't work. When I try to install the linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic it has unmet dependencies. In the form of a package which does not yet seem to exist. linux-backports-modules-alsa-2.6.32-26-generic ?? Damn.
    This problem is annoying me because I have to restart my HP G61 with the headphones plugged in in order to use them, and if I then want to use the speakers again I need to restart again with the headphones unplugged. Any thoughts?

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  37. ArkyNovember 9, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    @Autonodrom

    Can you post the error message about the unmet dependencies?

    There is workaround here
    You can try it.

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  38. ArkyNovember 9, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    @CLS sorry to hear about the crash. Please do report a bug for the package in launchpad.net

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  39. AnonymousNovember 16, 2010 at 3:43 AM

    Hey, thanks a million!!! This was driving me nuts but your solution worked perfectly on my new Asus K52F :))

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  40. PaulNovember 21, 2010 at 2:12 AM

    apparently asus headphone jacks are fail (from what i read up there)...didn't fix me either :(

    I see nothing at all for headphones in the alsamixer thing

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  41. AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    Thanks a lot !! it also works for Sony Vaio VPCF11M1E

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  42. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Fixed 10.10 Maverick with headphones not turning off speakers. Many thanks.

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  43. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    yeah..nice post. thanks a lot, this is very useful :))

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  44. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    hmm... after installing that it just disabled my headphones all together :/

    my problem is that the output would not turn off the speakers, so the sound came from both the onboard speakers (Asus 52F laptop) and the headphones at the same time.

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  45. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:20 AM

    sorry about the double post but i think it would be helpful to know that my soundcard is a Intel G45 DEVIBX

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  46. gzabiFebruary 11, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    For Asus K52J and operating system Mandriva 2010 I could not find linux-backports-modules-alsa-2.6.32-26-generic .
    There is another way to solve this issue?
    Thank you!

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  47. ArkyFebruary 11, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Gzabi,I don't use Mandriva. Try to download the latest ALSA source code and compile it.

    Also file a bug report with Mandriva for this.
    https://launchpad.net/mandriva/+source/alsa-driver/

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  48. SiberianoMarch 30, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    thank you a lot! worked for me (dell vostro 1115, ubuntu 10.04)

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  49. AnonymousApril 15, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    thks solved problem with non dell machine too...

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  50. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Thanks...It's work!

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  51. AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    sudo apt-get install linux-alsa-driver-modules-$(uname -r)

    that must be added to authors recipe.
    thanks

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  52. audioMay 21, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    Im giving it one more try. Fantastic update mate!

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  53. UnknownOctober 5, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    Hi, thanks. My problem is solved. But a new problem is that now microphone is not working. How can i solve this problem..?
    regards'
    Kamal Dutta

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    1. UnknownOctober 6, 2012 at 11:53 AM

      Kamal, Make sure your microphone volume is not muted. Can you give me more information?

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  54. FiorenzoAugust 15, 2013 at 2:43 PM

    Hi there -- this solution worked fine on my Eeepc 1005 pe running ubuntu 10.04. After some update I've lost the option "audio off" while plugging in my headphones. Now the automatic audio off is restored. Thanx a lot.

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