ok blanked out my .asoundrc file - still seeing the same issues. Here is an update of my alsa info http://www.alsa- project.org/db/?f=5897901d2726b4a3066c738d75a4dd293f8347d4
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1234814 Title: [HP EliteBook 8760w, IDT 92HD81B1X5] automute when plugging in headphones mutes master channel Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I am running kubuntu 13.10 on a hp 8760w laptop lspci identifies the soundcard as 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) plugging in headphones causes the Master channel to drop to zero rather than the PCM channel, also when a new sound source connects to pulse-audio the pcm and master volumes switch. (I am using the kde mixer applet - to check the channels) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1234814/+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