do your front audio panel support Jack detection ?
Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Front Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Line Out Front Jack", index=0, device=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1b, nsteps=0x1b, stepsize=0x06, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x1b 0x1b] Pincap 0x0000001c: OUT HP Detect Pin Default 0x01014010: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=01, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x16 Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Headphone Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Headphone Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Headphone Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1b, nsteps=0x1b, stepsize=0x06, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x1b 0x1b] Pincap 0x0000001c: OUT HP Detect Pin Default 0x0221411f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 2 0x16* 0x25 ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1361619 Title: [System Product Name, VIA VT1708B 8-Ch, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all| Also no sound from Front or any other rear panel port Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: No Audio. I updated Nvidia Graphics driver via a PPA update, which fixed graphics to HD for me, but audio is still not working. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: hemant 1566 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p: hemant 1566 F...m pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Aug 26 17:10:53 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-12 (14 days ago) InstallationMedia: It SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:NVidia successful Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA NVidia Symptom_DevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: hemant 1566 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p: hemant 1566 F...m pulseaudio Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test failed Symptom_Type: No sound at all Title: [System Product Name, VIA VT1708B 8-Ch, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/23/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: ASUS P5N73-AM ACPI BIOS Revision 0801 dmi.board.name: P5N73-AM dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: 2.XX dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSP5N73-AMACPIBIOSRevision0801:bd03/23/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5N73-AM:rvr2.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1361619/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp