@Raymond Thanks for your comment and link. I forgot to mention that I have tried to switch "HP/Speaker" and autodetect in alsamixer before submitting this bug but it's not working.
-- 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/1248833 Title: Unable to switch to headset after upgraded to ubuntu 13.10 Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: There used to be an option in sound control panel that I can switch "play sound through" to headset when using 11.04-13.04, however it's gone in ubuntu 13.10. Currently there are only two options: "Digital output(S/PDIF)" and "Speakers". Tried alsamixer and some other suggestions from askUbuntu.com but with no luck. OS: Ubuntu 13.10 Laptop model: Alienware M14x R2 Related outputs: $ lspci (Removed irrelevant device entries) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port (rev 09) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 HDMI Audio Controller (rev ff) $ amixer -c 0 Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 99 Mono: Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-90.00dB] [off] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-90.00dB] [off] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 255 Mono: Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-51.00dB] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-51.00dB] Simple mixer control 'Surround',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Mic SVM',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'Mic1-Boost (30dB)',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',16 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 99 Front Left: Capture 98 [99%] [8.00dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 98 [99%] [8.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'AMic1/DMic',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'AMic1/DMic Auto Detect',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Analog-Mic2',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 99 Front Left: Capture 90 [91%] [0.00dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 90 [91%] [0.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'CrystalVoice',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Crystalizer',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Dialog Plus',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Digital',0 Capabilities: cvolume Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 120 Front Left: Capture 60 [50%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Capture 60 [50%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'Echo Cancellation',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'Equalizer',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'HP/Speaker',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'HP/Speaker Auto Detect',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Noise Reduction',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'PlayEnhancement',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Smart Volume',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] Simple mixer control 'Voice Focus',0 Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined Capture channels: Mono Mono: Capture [on] Simple mixer control 'VoiceFX',0 Capabilities: cenum Items: 'Neutral' 'Female2Male' 'Male2Female' 'ScrappyKid' 'Elderly' 'Orc' 'Elf' 'Dwarf' 'AlienBrute' 'Robot' 'Marine' 'Emo' 'DeepVoice' 'Munchkin' Item0: 'Neutral' Simple mixer control 'What U Hear',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 99 Front Left: Capture 90 [91%] [0.00dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 90 [91%] [0.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'X-Bass',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [off] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1248833/+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