> > > > > > Recognize the Dock headphone jack in the same way the normal & front > > > headphone jacks are detected. > > > --- > > > src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf | 8 ++++++++ > > > src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf | 4 ++++ > > > 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf > > b/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf > > > index 89d794f..199b2c5 100644 > > > --- a/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf > > > +++ b/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf > > > @@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ description-key = analog-output-headphones > > > [Properties] > > > device.icon_name = audio-headphones > > > > > > +[Jack Dock Headphone] > > > +required-any = any > > > > As you assume dock headphone and headphone share the same headphone volume > > control > > The do on my machine indeed. For reference i've uploaded my alsa-info > into: ><a href="http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=5a1c208208ff33a2231d2d03d5bea5ec452dc24d">http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=5a1c208208ff33a2231d2d03d5bea5ec452dc24d</a> <a href="https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda?id=88d5760649d9024a2a68e649909f522ab42d891c">https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda?id=88d5760649d9024a2a68e649909f522ab42d891c</a> [10.379527] sound hdaudioC0D0: CX20590: BIOS auto-probing. [ 10.381085] sound hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig: line_outs=1 (0x1f/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker [ 10.381088] sound hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) [ 10.381090] sound hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=2 (0x1c/0x19/0x0/0x0/0x0) [ 10.381092] sound hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0 [ 10.381093] sound hdaudioC0D0: inputs: [ 10.381095] sound hdaudioC0D0: Mic=0x1b [ 10.381096] sound hdaudioC0D0: Internal Mic=0x23 [ 10.381098] sound hdaudioC0D0: Dock Mic=0x1a Most notebook with dock station use 4 channel codec but there are three outputs at different location 1) headphone, speaker, dock headphone 2) headphone, speaker, dock line out 3) headphone, speaker, dock speaker <a href="https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda?id=7bba2157c5d3ee7f076adfdfa96eec274801da8f">https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/sound/pci/hda?id=7bba2157c5d3ee7f076adfdfa96eec274801da8f</a> If the audio output node contain the volume control and switch , two outputs need to share the volume control The name of the shared volume control are different for the above three cases as the parser put two speaker pins and two headphone pins of different location In your cases the headphone and dock headphone also share the same headphone playback switch in addition the headphone playback volume Node 0x11 [Audio Output] wcaps 0xc1d: Stereo Amp-Out R/L Control: name="Headphone Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Headphone Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x4a, nsteps=0x4a, stepsize=0x03, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x3a 0x3a] Converter: stream=8, channel=0 PCM: rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000 bits [0xe]: 16 20 24 formats [0x1]: PCM Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 D3cold EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo Control: name="Headphone Jack", index=0, device=0 Pincap 0x0000001c: OUT HP Detect Pin Default 0x04211040: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Right Conn = 1/8, Color = Black DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP Unsolicited: tag=02, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 D3cold EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 2 0x10 0x11* Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo Control: name="Dock Headphone Jack", index=0, device=0 Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect Pin Default 0x6121401f: [N/A] HP Out at Sep Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=01, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 D3cold EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 2 0x10 0x11* > > > Do you mean the current alsa driver support surround 40 for notebook with > > dock headphone is incorrect ? > > I don't really understand this question sorry. Post output of pactl list Can you select surround40 profile in sound preference ? > > > > + > > > +[Jack Dock Headphone Phantom] > > > +required-any = any > > > +state.plugged = unknown > > > +state.unplugged = unknown > > > + > > > > Any specific reason to add phantom Jack ? > > Just following what all other jacks seem to do.. If it makes sense for > the front jack why not for the dock ? :) (Honestly i don't know) > The front audio panel of some computer chassis does not support Jack detection