[SOLVED] Headphone microphone not detected properly.

KushTheYalnızŞövalye · 2026-04-19 08:31:13

I have been using this system for about a year now. I haven't had much issues with it. My friend and I decided to play some games, but my headphone microphone wasn't working. I think it is a detection issue, I tried some settings and such. No platform seems to use it. I rebooted several times, updated several times, followed the pipewire installation and muted/unmuted both the pc and my headphone several times to make sure it wasn't as simple as muted.

Maybe it is hardware? Headphone is Steel Series Arctis Nova 1. It is plugged in through 3,5 mm Jack. My friend tried it on his windows pc, it worked fine it seems. I didn't inform him of the problem at first, and he communicated with his teammates normally.

I asked claude for help, but ended up not solving the issue. I am questioning if I even installed the audio properly. I asked the ai for a little diagnosis script. It should be better than anything. If there is anything muted that should be unrelated to the issue. I just booted the laptop, maybe it opens up as muted. As I said, I tried the combinations. Unless the buttons don't work then idk.

=== System Information ===
Linux maminin-ana-gemi 6.19.11-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:33:01 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

=== ALSA Recording Devices ===
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 2: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC256 Analog [ALC256 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

=== PulseAudio Sources ===
Source #56
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo.monitor
Description: Monitor of Ryzen HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic_1:3:playback"
api.alsa.path = "front:2"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "2"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
port.group = "playback"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
device.bus = "pci"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "[ FL, FR ]"
device.routes = "2"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc5c0000 irq 82"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC256"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0256,10432650,00100002"
alsa.id = "Generic_1"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC256 Analog"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
card.profile.device = "3"
device.id = "49"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
priority.driver = "1009"
priority.session = "1009"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo"
node.nick = "ALC256 Analog"
device.description = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc5c0000 irq 82"
factory.id = "19"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "46"
node.driver = "true"
node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "56"
object.serial = "56"
node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
api.alsa.period-num = "32"
api.alsa.headroom = "0"
device.enum.api = "udev"
api.alsa.card = "2"
device.plugged.usec = "10079548"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.6"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.6/sound/card2"
device.subsystem = "sound"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
device.product.id = "0x15e3"
device.product.name = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.6"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio2"
spa.object.id = "6"
device.string = "2"
Ports:
analog-output-speaker: Hoparlörler (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
analog-output-headphones: Kulaklık (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 2, availability unknown)
Active Port: analog-output-headphones
Formats:
pcm

Source #57
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo
Description: Ryzen HD Audio Controller Analog Stereo
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 65540 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65540 / 100% / 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 6554 / 10% / -60.00 dB
Monitor of Sink: n/a
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic_1:0:capture"
api.alsa.path = "front:2"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "2"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "capture"
port.group = "capture"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
device.bus = "pci"
audio.channels = "2"
audio.position = "[ FL, FR ]"
device.routes = "2"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc5c0000 irq 82"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC256"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0256,10432650,00100002"
alsa.id = "Generic_1"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "ALC256 Analog"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
card.profile.device = "0"
device.id = "49"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.source"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
priority.driver = "2009"
priority.session = "2009"
media.class = "Audio/Source"
node.name = "alsa_input.pci-0000_05_00.6.analog-stereo"
node.nick = "ALC256 Analog"
device.description = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc5c0000 irq 82"
factory.id = "19"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "46"
node.driver = "true"
node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "57"
object.serial = "57"
device.enum.api = "udev"
api.alsa.card = "2"
device.plugged.usec = "10079548"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.6"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.6/sound/card2"
device.subsystem = "sound"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
device.product.id = "0x15e3"
device.product.name = "Ryzen HD Audio Controller"
device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.6"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio2"
spa.object.id = "6"
device.string = "2"
Ports:
analog-input-internal-mic: Dahili Mikrofon (type: Mic, priority: 8900, availability group: Legacy 1, availability unknown)
analog-input-headset-mic: Mikrofonlu Kulaklık (type: Headset, priority: 8800, availability group: Legacy 2, availability unknown)
Active Port: analog-input-internal-mic
Formats:
pcm

=== USB Devices ===
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0b05:1866 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. N-KEY Device
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 13d3:3563 IMC Networks Wireless_Device
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

=== Audio PCI Devices ===
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GA107 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
05:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Renoir/Cezanne HDMI/DP Audio Controller
05:00.5 Multimedia controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Audio Coprocessor (rev 01)
05:00.6 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio Controller

=== ALSA Cards ===
0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
HDA NVidia at 0xfc080000 irq 79
1 [Generic ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc5c8000 irq 81
2 [Generic_1 ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
HD-Audio Generic at 0xfc5c0000 irq 82

=== ALSA Devices ===
1: : sequencer
2: [ 1- 3]: digital audio playback
3: [ 1- 0]: hardware dependent
4: [ 1] : control
5: [ 0- 3]: digital audio playback
6: [ 0- 7]: digital audio playback
7: [ 0- 8]: digital audio playback
8: [ 0- 9]: digital audio playback
9: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
10: [ 0] : control
11: [ 2- 0]: digital audio playback
12: [ 2- 0]: digital audio capture
13: [ 2- 0]: hardware dependent
14: [ 2] : control
33: : timer

=== Kernel Messages (Last 50 Lines) ===
[ 30.712704] wlp3s0: send auth to b0:00:b4:f6:4c:7f (try 1/3)
[ 30.714135] wlp3s0: authenticated
[ 30.715356] wlp3s0: associate with b0:00:b4:f6:4c:7f (try 1/3)
[ 30.730232] wlp3s0: RX AssocResp from b0:00:b4:f6:4c:7f (capab=0x101 status=0 aid=9)
[ 30.735897] wlp3s0: associated
[ 30.832099] wlp3s0: Limiting TX power to 17 dBm as advertised by b0:00:b4:f6:4c:7f
[ 155.890565] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2763786571 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2763786571 timeout 5200
[ 155.890570] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out
[ 627.809021] nvme nvme0: using unchecked data buffer
[ 627.887016] block nvme0n1: No UUID available providing old NGUID
[ 973.798562] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 973.798568] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 973.866911] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 973.866917] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 973.880887] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2764604561 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2764604561 timeout 5200
[ 973.880890] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out
[ 1012.758667] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1012.758672] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1012.827085] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1012.827090] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1012.841132] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2764643521 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2764643521 timeout 5200
[ 1012.841134] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out
[ 1181.116351] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1181.116356] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1181.184891] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1181.184894] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1181.198949] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2764811879 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2764811879 timeout 5200
[ 1181.198951] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out
[ 1205.250954] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1205.250959] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1205.319362] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1205.319365] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1205.333306] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2764836014 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2764836014 timeout 5200
[ 1205.333309] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out
[ 1247.829524] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2764878510 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2764878510 timeout 5200
[ 1247.829533] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out
[ 1363.588991] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2764994269 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2764994269 timeout 5200
[ 1363.588996] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out
[ 1559.886970] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1559.886976] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1559.955831] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1559.955835] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1559.969717] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2765190650 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2765190650 timeout 5200
[ 1559.969719] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out
[ 1584.295518] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1584.295523] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1584.364489] NVRM: _kgspProcessRpcEvent: Attempted to process RPC event from GPU0: 0x101a (PFM_REQ_HNDLR_STATE_SYNC_CALLBACK) during bootup without API lock
[ 1584.364492] NVRM: nvAssertFailedNoLog: Assertion failed: 0 @ kernel_gsp.c:1446
[ 1584.378385] NVRM: _kgspIsHeartbeatTimedOut: Heartbeat timed out, currentTimeMs 2765215059 heartbeat 0 heartbeatWithOffsetMs 0 diff 2765215059 timeout 5200
[ 1584.378387] NVRM: _kgspRpcRecvPoll: GSP RM heartbeat timed out

Last edited by KushTheYalnızŞövalye (Yesterday 15:06:43)

jasper_e · 2026-04-19 15:47:58

hey your headset is working fine. from what i can see, its just that your headset mic isnt selected. Your connected to analog-input-internal-mic, whereas ur headset mic is analog-input-headset-mic. just go to pavucontrol, go to input devices and choose ur headset mic. or you could try this

wpctl status

find ur headset mic's id.

wpctl set-default [id]

or maybe your jack is DUMB
go to sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
add this line: options snd-hda-intel model=headset-mode

and reboot. that usually fixes things.

KushTheYalnızŞövalye · Yesterday 15:06:15

I swear I tried that before.... How come it works now? Maybe it needed a reboot or something? Steam didn't see the mic before. I tried all sorts of stuff, alsamixer, pavucontrol, pwcontrol, qpwgraph. I didn't know a thing on what I was doing, but tried a lot.

Now it works. I still have a fear that my audio setup is false for some reason. OBS says pulseaudio on output capture, and ALSA on input capture. shouldn't it say pipewire? I should do some more reading I guess.

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#1 2026-04-19 08:31:13

[SOLVED] Headphone microphone not detected properly.

#2 2026-04-19 15:47:58

Re: [SOLVED] Headphone microphone not detected properly.

#3 Yesterday 15:06:15

Re: [SOLVED] Headphone microphone not detected properly.

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