My headphone microphone suddenly stopped working one day on my setup. I’ve tried a different computer and it works fine there so its something with this computer.
I’ve been reinstalling stuff and tried to tampered with settings and configs clearing cached files and what to somehow getting the microphone to be found but with no success.
I am using pulseaudio.
In Pavucontrol i can see the Microphone but it is grayed out and dont allow me to change the volume.
I am now out of ideas.
$ pacmd list-cards
4 card(s) available.
index: 0
name: <alsa_card.usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 6
properties:
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB S"
alsa.long_card_name = "Corsair Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB S at usb-0000:02:00.0-2, full speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:02:00.0-usb-0:2:1.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.2/0000:02:00.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/sound/card2"
udev.id = "usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "1b1c"
device.vendor.name = "Corsair"
device.product.id = "0a4d"
device.product.name = "Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter"
device.serial = "Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000"
device.string = "2"
device.description = "Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
profiles:
input:mono-fallback: Mono Input (priority 1, available: unknown)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: unknown)
output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback: Analog Stereo Output + Mono Input (priority 6501, available: unknown)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output (priority 5500, available: unknown)
output:iec958-stereo+input:mono-fallback: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Mono Input (priority 5501, available: unknown)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output (priority 300, available: unknown)
output:iec958-ac3-surround-51+input:mono-fallback: Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) Output + Mono Input (priority 301, available: unknown)
off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:mono-fallback>
sinks:
alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00.analog-stereo/#0: Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter Analog Stereo
sources:
alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter Analog Stereo
alsa_input.usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00.mono-fallback/#1: Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter Mono
ports:
analog-input-headset-mic: Headset Microphone (priority 8800, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
index: 1
name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_05_00.1>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 7
properties:
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfce60000 irq 71"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.1"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:05:00.1/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "1002"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
device.product.id = "aae0"
device.product.name = "Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X]"
device.string = "0"
device.description = "Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X]"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
profiles:
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5900, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (priority 800, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (priority 38468, available: unknown)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (priority 38468, available: unknown)
output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (priority 5700, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (priority 600, available: no)
off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo-extra2>
sinks:
alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2/#1: Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)
sources:
alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2.monitor/#2: Monitor of Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)
ports:
hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority 5800, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority 5700, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
device.product.name = "2475W1"
hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority 5600, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
device.product.name = "2475W1"
hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority 5500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "video-display"
index: 2
name: <alsa_card.usb-046d_0825_E4B8CA20-02>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 8
properties:
alsa.card = "3"
alsa.card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x825"
alsa.long_card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x825 at usb-0000:07:00.3-2.1, high speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:07:00.3-usb-0:2.1:1.2"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:07:00.3/usb3/3-2/3-2.1/3-2.1:1.2/sound/card3"
udev.id = "usb-046d_0825_E4B8CA20-02"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "046d"
device.vendor.name = "Logitech, Inc."
device.product.id = "0825"
device.product.name = "Webcam C270"
device.serial = "046d_0825_E4B8CA20"
device.form_factor = "webcam"
device.string = "3"
device.description = "Webcam C270"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "camera-web-usb"
profiles:
input:mono-fallback: Mono Input (priority 1, available: unknown)
off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
active profile: <input:mono-fallback>
sources:
alsa_input.usb-046d_0825_E4B8CA20-02.mono-fallback/#3: Webcam C270 Mono
ports:
analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
index: 3
name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_07_00.4>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 9
properties:
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcb00000 irq 73"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:07:00.4"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:07:00.4/sound/card1"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
device.product.id = "1487"
device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
device.string = "1"
device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
profiles:
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 65, available: no)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6500, available: no)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6565, available: no)
off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
active profile: <off>
ports:
analog-input-front-mic: Front Microphone (priority 8500, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-input-rear-mic: Rear Microphone (priority 8200, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
analog-input-linein: Line In (priority 8100, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9900, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
properties:
device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
$ pactl list sources
Source #0
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00.analog-stereo.monitor
Description: Monitor of Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter Analog Stereo
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 6
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.usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00.analog-stereo
Latency: 0 usec, configured 40000 usec
Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
device.description = "Monitor of Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter Analog Stereo"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB S"
alsa.long_card_name = "Corsair Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB S at usb-0000:02:00.0-2, full speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:02:00.0-usb-0:2:1.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.2/0000:02:00.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/sound/card2"
udev.id = "usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "1b1c"
device.vendor.name = "Corsair"
device.product.id = "0a4d"
device.product.name = "Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter"
device.serial = "Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000"
device.string = "2"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
Formats:
pcm
Source #1
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_input.usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00.mono-fallback
Description: Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter Mono
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 1ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: mono
Owner Module: 6
Mute: yes
Volume: mono: 42968 / 66% / -11,00 dB
balance 0,00
Base Volume: 58409 / 89% / -3,00 dB
Monitor of Sink: n/a
Latency: 278 usec, configured 40000 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "USB Audio"
alsa.id = "USB Audio"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "2"
alsa.card_name = "Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB S"
alsa.long_card_name = "Corsair Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB S at usb-0000:02:00.0-2, full speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:02:00.0-usb-0:2:1.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.2/0000:02:00.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/sound/card2"
udev.id = "usb-Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000-00"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "1b1c"
device.vendor.name = "Corsair"
device.product.id = "0a4d"
device.product.name = "Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter"
device.serial = "Corsair_Corsair_HS60_PRO_Surround_USB_Sound_Adapter_00000000"
device.string = "hw:2"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "176400"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "88200"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "mono-fallback"
device.profile.description = "Mono"
device.description = "Corsair HS60 PRO Surround USB Sound Adapter Mono"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
Ports:
analog-input-headset-mic: Headset Microphone (type: Headset, priority: 8800, availability unknown)
Active Port: analog-input-headset-mic
Formats:
pcm
Source #2
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_05_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2.monitor
Description: Monitor of Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 7
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_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra2
Latency: 0 usec, configured 40000 usec
Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
device.description = "Monitor of Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] Digital Stereo (HDMI 3)"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfce60000 irq 71"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:05:00.1"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:05:00.1/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "1002"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
device.product.id = "aae0"
device.product.name = "Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X]"
device.string = "0"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
Formats:
pcm
Source #3
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_input.usb-046d_0825_E4B8CA20-02.mono-fallback
Description: Webcam C270 Mono
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 1ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: mono
Owner Module: 8
Mute: no
Volume: mono: 65535 / 100% / -0,00 dB
balance 0,00
Base Volume: 20724 / 32% / -30,00 dB
Monitor of Sink: n/a
Latency: 0 usec, configured 40000 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "USB Audio"
alsa.id = "USB Audio"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "3"
alsa.card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x825"
alsa.long_card_name = "USB Device 0x46d:0x825 at usb-0000:07:00.3-2.1, high speed"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:07:00.3-usb-0:2.1:1.2"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:07:00.3/usb3/3-2/3-2.1/3-2.1:1.2/sound/card3"
udev.id = "usb-046d_0825_E4B8CA20-02"
device.bus = "usb"
device.vendor.id = "046d"
device.vendor.name = "Logitech, Inc."
device.product.id = "0825"
device.product.name = "Webcam C270"
device.serial = "046d_0825_E4B8CA20"
device.form_factor = "webcam"
device.string = "hw:3"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "192000"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "96000"
device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
device.profile.name = "mono-fallback"
device.profile.description = "Mono"
device.description = "Webcam C270 Mono"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "camera-web-usb"
Ports:
analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, availability unknown)
Active Port: analog-input-mic
Formats:
pcm
Any other logs i can provide?