There is another Dell XPS 9333 (201309-14238) with the same problem. I've double checked the workaround that cypressyew mentioned in comment #28 works with linux-image-3.11.0-18.
Also confirmed that this problem does not happen in linux- image-3.14.0-031400rc8 [0]. Alsainfo: http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=baf761f88e65ed838af4f66cbace653413feffbf lspci -nnvv|grep Audio -A9: 00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0a0c] (rev 09) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:060a] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 63 Region 0: Memory at f0510000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel -- 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Lynx Point-LP HD Audio Controller [8086:9c20] (rev 04) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:060a] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 64 Region 0: Memory at f0514000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel [0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14-rc8-trusty/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1169143 Title: Headset support on some Dell machines To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1169143/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs