Both HP and Line Out jack are using same Audio Node 0x10 ( share Front Playback Volume) if you want Headphone Playback Volume Control, you need to give up grey jack to force driver to use node 0x25 Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Front Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Device: name="VT1708S Analog", type="Audio", device=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x1d 0x1d] Converter: stream=5, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x16 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20050b: Stereo Amp-In Control: name="Rear Mic Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=2, ofs=0 Control: name="Rear Mic Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=2, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Mic Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=4, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Mic Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=4, ofs=0 Control: name="Line Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=3, ofs=0 Control: name="Line Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=3, ofs=0 Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1 Amp-In vals: [0x17 0x17] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 7 0x10 0x1f 0x1a 0x1b 0x1e 0x1d 0x25 Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Front Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Pincap 0x0001001c: OUT HP EAPD Detect EAPD 0x2: EAPD Pin Default 0x01014010: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x00: Unsolicited: tag=01, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x16 Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Headphone Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Pincap 0x0000233c: IN OUT HP Detect Vref caps: HIZ 50 100 Pin Default 0x0221401f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP VREF_HIZ Unsolicited: tag=05, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 2 0x16* 0x25 Node 0x25 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Side Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Converter: stream=5, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0