do your front audio panel support Jack detection ?
Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Front Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Line Out Front Jack", index=0, device=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1b, nsteps=0x1b, stepsize=0x06, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x1b 0x1b] Pincap 0x0000001c: OUT HP Detect Pin Default 0x01014010: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT Unsolicited: tag=01, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 1 0x16 Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out Control: name="Headphone Playback Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Headphone Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Headphone Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1b, nsteps=0x1b, stepsize=0x06, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x1b 0x1b] Pincap 0x0000001c: OUT HP Detect Pin Default 0x0221411f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front Conn = 1/8, Color = Green DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0xf Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 2 0x16* 0x25 ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1361619 Title: [System Product Name, VIA VT1708B 8-Ch, Green Line Out, Rear] No sound at all| Also no sound from Front or any other rear panel port To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1361619/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs