[SOLVED] no sound from head phone in debian?

rubankumars · 10-28-2015, 08:25 PM

I am using debian jessie 64 bit.
My laptop is dell inspiron 15 3541.
lspci output is

Code:

ruban@hiiiithere:~$ su
Password: 
root@hiiiithere:/home/ruban# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1566
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics]
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 156b
00:02.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:02.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:02.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1
00:08.0 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1537
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 11)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 39)
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 42)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 02)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1580
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1581
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1582
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1583
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1584
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1585
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
root@hiiiithere:/home/ruban#

My problem is :
sound works fine in internal speakers.
When i plug in head phone,sound is continuing from internal speakers.I get no sound from head phone.
Also,alsamixer does not show microphone.It shows only master.

frankbell · 10-28-2015, 08:43 PM

If I recall properly, Debian uses a pulse audio overlay. If you have not already done so, install pavucontrol (the pulse audio mixer) and check the settings in that. If you are dual-booting Windows, test in Windows. Also, again if you have not already done so, make sure the headphones work.

You might also boot to a Live CD of something no Debian-based and test the audio jack.

It's important rule out the possibility that this is a problem with headphone jack assembly, because, if it is hardware, no amount of messing the software can fix it, but it can waste a lot of time and effort.

rubankumars · 10-29-2015, 01:10 AM

Thanks frankbell.
I installed pavucontrol
opened pavucontrol
selected microphone as default.Now the microphone works fine.

frankbell · 10-29-2015, 07:56 PM

You are most welcome. Glad you got it fixed.