<p><br>
> > ports:<br>
> > analog-output: Analog Output (priority 9900, available: unknown)<br>
> > properties:<br>
> > analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, available: yes)<br>
> > properties:<br>
> > active port: <analog-output-headphones><br>
> ><br>
> > At the bottom you can see the "Analog Output" has it's available<br>
> > status set to "unknown", what does this mean & how do I get rid of it?<br>
><br>
> It means that pulseaudio doesn't know if the port is available or not.<br>
> That's not generally something to worry about - you can try to activate<br>
> the port to see if it works or not, the "unknown" state only means that<br>
> pulseaudio doesn't know if it works or not.<br>
><br>
But most PCI sound cards does not support jack detection and the major problem is they cannot be selected in sound preference anymore since pulseaudio 2.0</p>