Let me start of by clarifying that my stereo jack audio output is detected/listed as an IEC958/S/PDIF device, but it's not an optical output, it's a standard stereo jack. This might already be the cause of the problem.
On Windows plugging/unplugging detection works fine, and it has worked before on linux (using Mint 4.10.0-35-generic) but on other WMs, currently using i3, but I think it's unrelated to the WM, and something else might have changed in the meantime. I don't remember installing any drivers for the audio, it already worked.
The problem
I can't get the audio jack plugin/unplug event to fire.
What does work
Manually switching with pavucontrol to Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (iec985-stereo-output) will mute my speakers (analog-output-speaker) and give me audio and volume control on the jack. Good.
There is no other option in the list that will give my jack exclusive audio (so speakers muted). (Other than this other issue I was dealing with first, until I found out I had to switch to the IEC958 output: Audio volume goes from 0 to 100 on aux (basically only on/off) & https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=256467&p=1391958#p1391958 but that's an entirely different rabbit hole to go down) but anyway.
Testing audiojack events
I think I've exhausted ways to test the events
evtest:
Available devices:
/dev/input/event0: Lid Switch
/dev/input/event1: Sleep Button
/dev/input/event2: Power Button
/dev/input/event3: Power Button
/dev/input/event4: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
/dev/input/event5: Video Bus
/dev/input/event6: Video Bus
/dev/input/event7: Logitech MX Master 2S
/dev/input/event8: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad
/dev/input/event9: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard
/dev/input/event10: Metadot - Das Keyboard Das Keyboard
/dev/input/event11: MSI WMI hotkeys
/dev/input/event12: NEC HD WebCam
/dev/input/event13: HDA Intel PCH Mic
/dev/input/event14: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3
/dev/input/event15: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=7
/dev/input/event16: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=8
14, 15, 16 are not detecting anything at all. 13 does trigger when I plug it into the mic, so at least that one works.
acpi_listen
❱ acpi_listen
nothing... But for the microphone:
jack/microphone MICROPHONE plug
jack/microphone MICROPHONE unplug
diff events
From what I understand we can mock the events with:
sudo cat /proc/asound/card0/codec\#0 > unplugged
sudo cat /proc/asound/card0/codec\#0 > plugged
diff unplugged plugged
But the diff outputs nothing.
Hardware
pacmd
❱ pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'name' -e 'index'
* index: 68
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.iec958-stereo>
alsa.name = "ALC898 Digital"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf120000 irq 133"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.profile.name = "iec958-stereo"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC898"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
Longer list
❱ pacmd list-sinks
1 sink(s) available.
* index: 68
name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.iec958-stereo>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY
state: RUNNING
suspend cause:
priority: 9958
volume: front-left: 44895 / 69% / -9.86 dB, front-right: 44895 / 69% / -9.86 dB
balance 0.00
base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
volume steps: 65537
muted: no
current latency: 19.98 ms
max request: 4 KiB
max rewind: 64 KiB
monitor source: 82
sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
used by: 1
linked by: 5
configured latency: 23.22 ms; range is 0.50 .. 371.52 ms
card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
module: 6
properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC898 Digital"
alsa.id = "ALC898 Digital"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "1"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf120000 irq 133"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "8086"
device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
device.product.id = "a171"
device.form_factor = "internal"
device.string = "iec958:0"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "65536"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "32768"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "iec958-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (IEC958)"
device.description = "Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (IEC958)"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC898"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0899,146211ac,00100003 HDA:8086280b,80860101,00100000"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
ports:
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
active port: <iec958-stereo-output>
aplay
❱ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC898 Analog [ALC898 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC898 Digital [ALC898 Digital]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
lsmod
❱ lsmod | grep '^snd' | column -t
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 90112 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel 36864 7
snd_hda_codec 126976 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_core 81920 5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 102400 6 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 32768 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 65536 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 32768 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 77824 23 snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec,snd_timer,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_pcm
Not sure it's relevant, but I'll share it anyways:
Alsa mixer shows S/PDIF at 0:
While pavucontrol show the correct volume for the audio jack
I have only 1 device in alsamixer:
Oh, and when I select Analogue Stereo Duplex/Output, I can't select any different port under Output Devices, Only "Speakers", I suspect that it should list the audio jack as a port, but it don't.
Also, when open cinnamon audio settings it shows only these 2 as separate audio sources:
Update
Outputs of:
hdajacksensetest
❱ sudo hdajacksensetest
Pin 0x18 (Black Mic, Rear side): present = Yes
hdajackretask
Tried overriding with hdajackretask
But still no detection...
amixer
❱ amixer
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-65.25dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Side',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 87
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',2
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',16
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 63
Front Left: Capture 50 [79%] [20.25dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 50 [79%] [20.25dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Disabled'
