[pulseaudio-discuss] Question about audio which won't switch ports properly

[Matt]

Hello,

I was troubleshooting an audio issue on pulseaudio IRC and they couldn't 
determine the source of the issue and recommended I post `alsa-info` so 
someone who understands it could diagnose it if someone is willing.

The problem is when I plug headphones into the front jack of the 
computer, it becomes impossible to switch audio output back to regular 
speakers without unplugging the headphones again. I'm not trying to 
output to both sources at once, just to control which source the audio 
goes to. It works correctly on windows.

It does show correctly that there are 2 different audio outputs, one for 
headphones and one for speakers. When I switch from headphones to analog 
output though, the audio continues to play through the headphones. This 
also has 2 listed devices under the pavucontrol. The first is 
HDMI/Displayport which I don't think I've ever used so I'm not sure if 
it is relevant.

Thanks if anyone can diagnose this issue. I've posted the `alsa-info` 
link below as recommended on IRC and was hoping I could at least get 
this diagnosed to where I could file a proper (useful) bug report for 
it. Maybe it could be fixed then too.

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=aac91156c8761d58a9f18bf428736e09984abcbb