After a recent update (no more than a week ago) I have noticed a strange problem with PulseAudio.
If I plug in headphones, it works fine, switching from the speakers to the headphones.
If I unplug the headphones, it doesn’t auto-switch to the speakers anymore. I went into PAVUControl and found that it remains on “Headphones (unplugged)” instead of switching to Speakers. I can’t embed media or link it, so if I need to provide a picture of the pavucontrol window, I’ll PM you it.
My pulseaudio version is 14.1 and my system is up-to-date; in fact, there was a pulseaudio update earlier today which didn’t fix the issue, sadly.
What can I do?
Thanks for your reply - sadly, that only affects separate devices (e.g. analog output and HDMI).
This is a case where it’s a toggle for the port within a single device (Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller).
Since update to PulseEffects 14.0 I also have similar problems with audio.
Like after a reboot I have to switch to PulseEffects(apps) then back to Speakers (Built-in…).
I just checked /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist and found out I’m on “testing.” I had no idea, honestly I updated my profile accordingly.
I ran pacman -Syu just now, and it pulled pulseaudio 14.2. I’ll edit the post if it fixes the issue (99% sure it will.)
EDIT: Yes, it fixed the issue! Thank you so much.