I think you'd need someone to figure out what/where is detecting the combo jack is in use and whether it thinks an external mic is plugged in or just blindly assumes one is plugged in.
I don't know what component is responsible for that detection so adding a kernel task in case that's relevant... ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1025388 Title: Internal mic stops working when plugging in headphones Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I am currently running Quantal and when I plug headphones into my headphone socket (which has an icon of a headset next to it, so I presume it can take some kind of headset), the internal mic on my laptop stops working. If I unplug the headphones the internal mic works as normal. I tried this with two different sets of headphones (one of which has a mic, and the other I think has a mic too). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: pulseaudio 1:2.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-4.4-generic 3.5.0-rc6 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-4-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.3-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jono 1860 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: jono 1860 F...m pulseaudio Date: Mon Jul 16 11:01:32 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8AET56WW (1.36 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4239CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8AET56WW(1.36):bd12/06/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4239CTO:pvrThinkPadT520:rvnLENOVO:rn4239CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4239CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T520 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1025388/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp