Comment 19 for bug 1227093

On 10/08/2013 05:21 AM, David Henningsson wrote:
> When you try it in Windows, does it automatically distinguish between a
> headphone and headset, or is there some sort of "what did you plugin"
> dialog where you choose manually?

I have never used the headphone in Windows. It seems to recognize the
headset automatically, but I have to manually switch which microphone
(internal or headset) to use in some obscure hidden area of the control
panel. I find Windows generally irritating, but if you want me to do
some diagnostic there, let me know and I'll find a moment to reboot and
to inflict the pain on my notebook (which runs much quieter and cooler
in Xubuntu).

> One more thing to try w r t the headset mic. In my ppa there is a
> package called snd-hda-tools. Install that package and then, with your

Thank you for updating your PPA to support Saucy.

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diwic/hda
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install snd-hda-tools

> headset mic plugged in, try executing this command:
>
> sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC1D0 0x18 SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL 0x22

Tried all the range:

> 0x20 - Hi Z
> 0x21 - 50%

Did not notice any difference between those two settings. I had to pull
up the pavucontrol sliders to 120% to see some noise in the indicator
bar. I could not hear my voice, not even when screaming at the
microphone, but I could hear my tapping on the microphone.

> 0x22 - Ground
> 0x24 - 80%
> 0x25 - 100%

Silence/noise.