you need root privilege sudo hda-Jack-sense-test -a -c1
Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/hda-jack-sense-test", line 47, in <module> codec = HDACodec(cardindex, codecindex) File "/usr/share/snd-hda-tools/hda_codec.py", line 1023, in __init__ self.fd = os.open("/dev/snd/hwC%sD%s" % (card, device), os.O_RDWR) OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/dev/snd/hwC0D0' http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-tools.git;a=blob;f=hda-verb/README;hb=HEAD you can also use hda-verb GET_PIN_SENSE to find out whether the pin sense of the pin complex of HP or Mic is used by the headset -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1228689 Title: sony vaio pro 13 internal microphone not working Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: A number of people are reporting the same issue: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2172364 I have lived with it for a couple of months silently, but now audio recording is becoming a necessity. I don't have much to add, other than I have gone through the usual troubleshooting and I am willing to provide more info and troubleshoot more if you tell me exactly what you need. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1228689/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp