Front panel HeadPhone Jack undetectable

[Yoshiba]

Runing Ubuntu 18.10 x86_64 with kernel Ubuntu 4.18.0-11.12-generic 4.18.12. Found front panel audio jack detection issue. Front panel HeadPhone Jack shows unplugged in the Output Devices tab of PulseAudio Volume Control despite headphones plugged in.

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[Hui Wang (hui.wang)]

Please run 'sudo hdajacksensetest -c 1 -a' without headphone plugged.

Then plug the headphone in the green jack on the front panel

run 'sudo hdajacksensetest -c 1 -a' once again.

please upload the output of twice operations.

[Yoshiba (yoshibatora)]

Output without headphone plugged in.
Pin 0x11 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x12 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x14 (Green Line Out, Rear side): present = No
Pin 0x15 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x16 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x17 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x18 (Pink Mic, Rear side): present = No
Pin 0x19 (Pink Mic, Front side): present = No
Pin 0x1a (Blue Line In, Rear side): present = No
Pin 0x1b (Green Headphone, Front side): present = No
Pin 0x1c (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x1d (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x1e (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x1f (Not connected): present = No
Output with headphone plugged in.
Pin 0x11 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x12 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x14 (Green Line Out, Rear side): present = No
Pin 0x15 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x16 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x17 (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x18 (Pink Mic, Rear side): present = No
Pin 0x19 (Pink Mic, Front side): present = No
Pin 0x1a (Blue Line In, Rear side): present = No
Pin 0x1b (Green Headphone, Front side): present = No
Pin 0x1c (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x1d (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x1e (Not connected): present = No
Pin 0x1f (Not connected): present = No

[Yoshiba (yoshibatora)]

Select HeadPhones manually can use the front HeadPhones port.

[Yoshiba (yoshibatora)]

When manually selected the HeadPhones in the Output Devices menu, I can use the front headphone and the alsamixer shows below.

[Yoshiba (yoshibatora)]

aplay -L
default
    Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
pulse
    PulseAudio Sound Server
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=1
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
dmix:CARD=Generic,DEV=3
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
    Direct sample mixing device
dmix:CARD=Generic,DEV=7
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 1
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=Generic,DEV=3
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
    Direct sample snooping device
dsnoop:CARD=Generic,DEV=7
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 1
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=Generic,DEV=3
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
hw:CARD=Generic,DEV=7
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 1
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=Generic,DEV=3
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0
    Hardware device with all software conversions
plughw:CARD=Generic,DEV=7
    HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 1
    Hardware device with all software conversions
sysdefault:CARD=Generic_1
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    Front speakers
surround21:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
dmix:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0
    HD-Audio Generic, ALC887-VD Analog
    Hardware device with all software conversions

[Yoshiba (yoshibatora)]

dmesg of kernel 4.18.0-11-generic
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1804589/+attachment/5216936/+files/4.18.0-11-generic%20dmesg
dmesg of kernel 4.20.0-rc4-generic
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1804589/+attachment/5216937/+files/4.20-rc4%20dmesg

[Hui Wang (hui.wang)]

So it looks like the front headphone jack can't detect plug/unplug from hardware level.

you may have a try with this:
edit /etc/modprobe/alsa-base.conf and add options snd-hda-intel model=,no-front-hp,

This workaround will set this headphone jack as phantom jack, so it always shows up in the output device.

[Yoshiba (yoshibatora)]

I added "options snd-hda-intel model=no-front-hp" in the file below but still not working.
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

[Hui Wang (hui.wang)]

@Yoshiba,

it is "options snd-hda-intel model=,no-front-hp" rather than "options snd-hda-intel model=no-front-hp".

If there is no comma, the no-front-hp will be asssgned to sound car #0, if there is comma, it will be assigned to sound card #1.

[Yoshiba (yoshibatora)]

Tried above but still not working. Has to manually enable.

[Hui Wang (hui.wang)]

Ｉｆ you have time, please generate an alsa-info.txt (through running $alsa-info.sh) with the "options snd-hda-intel model=,no-front-hp" added.