Thanks. I've investigated the problem a little bit further and writing down my notes about it:
Node 0x0f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400181: Stereo Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect Pin Default 0x0321101f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Left Conn = 1/8, Color = Black DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf Pin-ctls: 0x00: Unsolicited: tag=02, enabled=1 Connection: 3 0x10* 0x11 0x17 ^^^ This node should come from the 0x11 DAC instead of the 0x10 DAC. The problem is that the 0x11 DAC is already occupied by the docking station headphone, and so the algorithm falls back to using the 0x10 DAC instead. The solution would probably be to do what is done in the autoparser for conexant, where it falls back to one of the same type first, then to the first DAC. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Package changed: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) => alsa-driver (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - sound control panel can't activate headphones + [HP EliteBook 8440p] sound control panel can't activate headphones -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/845275 Title: [HP EliteBook 8440p] sound control panel can't activate headphones To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/845275/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs