it depend on pulseaudio determine whether speaker or hdmi will be default sink since only headphone is not available
active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo> sinks: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo sources: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo ports: analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-speakers" analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-headphones" hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) properties: device.icon_name = "video-display" device.product.name = "SAMSUNG" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309978 Title: [HP ProBook 4530s, Intel CougarPoint HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] Sound plays through computer instead of tv To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1309978/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs