the case are different if you have laptop with different codecs, pulseaudio require driver to provide jack detection control since ubuntu 12.04
Control: name="Headphone Jack", index=0, device=0 iface CARD name 'Headphone Jack' value false comment { access read type BOOLEAN count 1 } your ad1984a are not using latest alsa driver and does not have headphone jack and mic jack detection control post pactl list for your laptop with different codec -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254884 Title: Pulseaudio: incoherent muting of GStreamer channels (mutes master, headphone and speaker, but unmutes only master) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/1254884/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs