This is embarrassing, as I have failed in the scientific method. Now the headphones are working, and it properly returns 0x80000000.
I had one fan (the front fan), not plugged in, as I needed a fan extension cable for the 3 port slot. Having received one today, I plugged it in. At the same time, I disconnected and reconnected the HDAudio. Now Ubuntu is recognizing the sound correctly. Unclear whether this was actually due to the fan not being plugged in, with a bad circuit design, or due to the HDAudio connector not being inserted correctly. I am following the route of not touching it now, and I am quite sorry for the time I have wasted you Raymond. Thank you for all the help. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1259013 Title: [Asus Maximus 6 Hero, Realtek ALC1150, Green Headphone Out, Front] No sound at all To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1259013/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs