While generating the logs I found out that maybe it's not alsa-utils version.
It could also be a combination of the following: - Booting up with earphones plugged in makes the sound come out from the internal speakers (and not the earphones). - Changing the sound output device in the settings app to the earphones doesn't work (they remain silent - I tested using the test window) - Unplugging the earphones and plugging them back in works, but only if the settings app is closed. In all cases a window pops up asking what kind of device I plugged in (phones, phones+mic, mic), but the end result differs. - Audacity seems to reset _something_ when it starts up so whatever state the system was in before launching Audacity might need to be set up again (e.g. unplugging and plugging my earphones yet again). - There was another update in the meantime including libasound2, libasound2-data, systemd, libudev1, etc. so that could be related too. Of course I performed most tests using the settings app, that would explain why I couldn't get any sound on my earphones by normal means. I will upload my logs when I have some kind of consistent and reproducible state (unless you want me to send them anyway). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1901926 Title: [HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH, playback] No sound at all from headphones To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1901926/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs