Headset mic won't work

zadiste · 2019-06-04 11:54:01

I recently bought a new headset with microphone and cannot get the mic part to be recognized in pavucontrol. I tried the headset on a Windows 10 computer and it worked perfectly fine without any setup, so I know it's not the hardware. I am able to hear through the headphones when I switch the audio output, but under the "Input Devices" tab, I am only able to select my laptop's built-in mic. How can I get it to recognize the mic? Any help is greatly appreciated!

OS: Debian 9 (BunsenLabs Helium)

zadiste · 2019-06-04 12:06:59

Update: I found a similar issue here that wasn't resolved. Below I provide the information that was asked for by ohnonot. I also tried what twoion suggested, but it did not change anything.

Audio device: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Audio Controller

Output of "lspci -k":

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Host Bridge -OPI (rev 09)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Broadwell-U Host Bridge -OPI
	Kernel driver in use: bdw_uncore
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 (rev 09)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HD Graphics 5500
	Kernel driver in use: i915
	Kernel modules: i915
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Audio Controller (rev 09)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Broadwell-U Audio Controller
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 09)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Broadwell-U Processor Thermal Subsystem
	Kernel driver in use: proc_thermal
	Kernel modules: processor_thermal_device
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP USB xHCI Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Wildcat Point-LP USB xHCI Controller
	Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP MEI Controller #1 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Wildcat Point-LP MEI Controller
	Kernel driver in use: mei_me
	Kernel modules: mei_me
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev e3)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev e3)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev e3)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Wildcat Point-LP LPC Controller
	Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
	Kernel modules: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Wildcat Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI Mode]
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
	Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SMBus Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Wildcat Point-LP SMBus Controller
	Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
	Kernel modules: i2c_i801
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP Thermal Management Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Wildcat Point-LP Thermal Management Controller
	Kernel driver in use: intel_pch_thermal
	Kernel modules: intel_pch_thermal
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 10)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
	Subsystem: XAVi Technologies Corp. RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
	Kernel driver in use: rtl8821ae
	Kernel modules: rtl8821ae

There is no output from "dmesg -w" after I plug in my headset.

damo · 2019-06-04 12:33:09

zadiste wrote:

...
There is no output from "dmesg -w" after I plug in my headset.

dmesg now needs to be run as root:

sudo dmesg -w

zadiste · 2019-06-04 12:34:45

damo wrote:

dmesg now needs to be run as root:
sudo dmesg -w

Yup, I did that. Sorry, I should've clarified. I actually got an error when I ran it normally, so I figured it had to be run as root.

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Headset mic won't work

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