How do I make Ubuntu select my headset mic as default input automatically?
This seems so obvious I'm kind of shocked it needs to be asked.
I plug a headset into the 3.5mm jack on my Ubuntu laptop and expect it to just work.
The output does indeed "just work". However, I have to select the headset mic as default input, manually, every single time.
How do I tell Ubuntu to behave like every other desktop/laptop OS, when a headset is plugged in?
Edit: upgrade to latest version of gnome gives a dialog asking what's been plugged in, each time I plug in the headset. However, selecting "headset" still results in the input device unchanged.
Edit #2: To be clear and to echo my comment below, the dialog is totally fine, if it works, which it doesn't.
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asked Dec 5 '18 at 16:19
Dylan RobertsDylan Roberts
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This seems so obvious I'm kind of shocked it needs to be asked.
I plug a headset into the 3.5mm jack on my Ubuntu laptop and expect it to just work.
The output does indeed "just work". However, I have to select the headset mic as default input, manually, every single time.
How do I tell Ubuntu to behave like every other desktop/laptop OS, when a headset is plugged in?
Edit: upgrade to latest version of gnome gives a dialog asking what's been plugged in, each time I plug in the headset. However, selecting "headset" still results in the input device unchanged.
Edit #2: To be clear and to echo my comment below, the dialog is totally fine, if it works, which it doesn't.
sound microphone
asked Dec 5 '18 at 16:19
Dylan RobertsDylan Roberts
62
You ask very politley :'D. All jokes aside, doing the following worked for me -- System Setting -> Sound -> Input Tab and selecting the input device of my choice. Which version of ubuntu are you running?
– j-money
Dec 5 '18 at 17:19
When a device is plugged into the 3.5mm jack, my Ubuntu (18.04) asks which kind of device I plugged in (either headset, headphones or microphone) and sets the input and output accordingly. This is done because I think there was no reliable way to detect whether a plugged-in device has input (mic), output (headphones) or both. If yours doesn't ask, it may be an Ubuntu flavor or an older version (though I'm pretty sure this behavior has been similar since 16.04 at least).
– roadmr
Dec 5 '18 at 17:26
@j-money I think I must have been annoyed when I wrote the question. :) I'm running 16.04 with gnome 3.18 (I believe). Following that procedure works for me as well, it is just annoying to have to do it each time I plug in the headset.
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:04
@roadmr I'm using 16.04 with gnome 3.18. I don't get that dialog, but that would be totally acceptable! Going to see if I can figure out how to get that happening. :/
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:07
I don't remember if 16.04 had that behavior; you could download an 18.04 or 18.10 Live ISO image, put that in a USB stick, boot in "Try Ubuntu without installing" mode and check if it gives you the audio device prompt. If it does, you might consider upgrading.
– roadmr
Dec 21 '18 at 18:43
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This seems so obvious I'm kind of shocked it needs to be asked.
I plug a headset into the 3.5mm jack on my Ubuntu laptop and expect it to just work.
The output does indeed "just work". However, I have to select the headset mic as default input, manually, every single time.
How do I tell Ubuntu to behave like every other desktop/laptop OS, when a headset is plugged in?
Edit: upgrade to latest version of gnome gives a dialog asking what's been plugged in, each time I plug in the headset. However, selecting "headset" still results in the input device unchanged.
Edit #2: To be clear and to echo my comment below, the dialog is totally fine, if it works, which it doesn't.
sound microphone
asked Dec 5 '18 at 16:19
Dylan RobertsDylan Roberts
62
This seems so obvious I'm kind of shocked it needs to be asked.
I plug a headset into the 3.5mm jack on my Ubuntu laptop and expect it to just work.
The output does indeed "just work". However, I have to select the headset mic as default input, manually, every single time.
How do I tell Ubuntu to behave like every other desktop/laptop OS, when a headset is plugged in?
Edit: upgrade to latest version of gnome gives a dialog asking what's been plugged in, each time I plug in the headset. However, selecting "headset" still results in the input device unchanged.
Edit #2: To be clear and to echo my comment below, the dialog is totally fine, if it works, which it doesn't.
sound microphone
sound microphone
asked Dec 5 '18 at 16:19
Dylan RobertsDylan Roberts
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asked Dec 5 '18 at 16:19
Dylan RobertsDylan Roberts
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edited Jan 24 at 22:36
Dylan Roberts
asked Dec 5 '18 at 16:19
Dylan RobertsDylan Roberts
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asked Dec 5 '18 at 16:19
Dylan RobertsDylan Roberts
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asked Dec 5 '18 at 16:19
Dylan RobertsDylan Roberts
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You ask very politley :'D. All jokes aside, doing the following worked for me -- System Setting -> Sound -> Input Tab and selecting the input device of my choice. Which version of ubuntu are you running?
– j-money
Dec 5 '18 at 17:19
When a device is plugged into the 3.5mm jack, my Ubuntu (18.04) asks which kind of device I plugged in (either headset, headphones or microphone) and sets the input and output accordingly. This is done because I think there was no reliable way to detect whether a plugged-in device has input (mic), output (headphones) or both. If yours doesn't ask, it may be an Ubuntu flavor or an older version (though I'm pretty sure this behavior has been similar since 16.04 at least).
– roadmr
Dec 5 '18 at 17:26
@j-money I think I must have been annoyed when I wrote the question. :) I'm running 16.04 with gnome 3.18 (I believe). Following that procedure works for me as well, it is just annoying to have to do it each time I plug in the headset.
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:04
@roadmr I'm using 16.04 with gnome 3.18. I don't get that dialog, but that would be totally acceptable! Going to see if I can figure out how to get that happening. :/
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:07
I don't remember if 16.04 had that behavior; you could download an 18.04 or 18.10 Live ISO image, put that in a USB stick, boot in "Try Ubuntu without installing" mode and check if it gives you the audio device prompt. If it does, you might consider upgrading.
– roadmr
Dec 21 '18 at 18:43
|
show 7 more comments
You ask very politley :'D. All jokes aside, doing the following worked for me -- System Setting -> Sound -> Input Tab and selecting the input device of my choice. Which version of ubuntu are you running?
– j-money
Dec 5 '18 at 17:19
When a device is plugged into the 3.5mm jack, my Ubuntu (18.04) asks which kind of device I plugged in (either headset, headphones or microphone) and sets the input and output accordingly. This is done because I think there was no reliable way to detect whether a plugged-in device has input (mic), output (headphones) or both. If yours doesn't ask, it may be an Ubuntu flavor or an older version (though I'm pretty sure this behavior has been similar since 16.04 at least).
– roadmr
Dec 5 '18 at 17:26
@j-money I think I must have been annoyed when I wrote the question. :) I'm running 16.04 with gnome 3.18 (I believe). Following that procedure works for me as well, it is just annoying to have to do it each time I plug in the headset.
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:04
@roadmr I'm using 16.04 with gnome 3.18. I don't get that dialog, but that would be totally acceptable! Going to see if I can figure out how to get that happening. :/
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:07
I don't remember if 16.04 had that behavior; you could download an 18.04 or 18.10 Live ISO image, put that in a USB stick, boot in "Try Ubuntu without installing" mode and check if it gives you the audio device prompt. If it does, you might consider upgrading.
– roadmr
Dec 21 '18 at 18:43
You ask very politley :'D. All jokes aside, doing the following worked for me -- System Setting -> Sound -> Input Tab and selecting the input device of my choice. Which version of ubuntu are you running?
– j-money
Dec 5 '18 at 17:19
You ask very politley :'D. All jokes aside, doing the following worked for me -- System Setting -> Sound -> Input Tab and selecting the input device of my choice. Which version of ubuntu are you running?
– j-money
Dec 5 '18 at 17:19
When a device is plugged into the 3.5mm jack, my Ubuntu (18.04) asks which kind of device I plugged in (either headset, headphones or microphone) and sets the input and output accordingly. This is done because I think there was no reliable way to detect whether a plugged-in device has input (mic), output (headphones) or both. If yours doesn't ask, it may be an Ubuntu flavor or an older version (though I'm pretty sure this behavior has been similar since 16.04 at least).
– roadmr
Dec 5 '18 at 17:26
When a device is plugged into the 3.5mm jack, my Ubuntu (18.04) asks which kind of device I plugged in (either headset, headphones or microphone) and sets the input and output accordingly. This is done because I think there was no reliable way to detect whether a plugged-in device has input (mic), output (headphones) or both. If yours doesn't ask, it may be an Ubuntu flavor or an older version (though I'm pretty sure this behavior has been similar since 16.04 at least).
– roadmr
Dec 5 '18 at 17:26
@j-money I think I must have been annoyed when I wrote the question. :) I'm running 16.04 with gnome 3.18 (I believe). Following that procedure works for me as well, it is just annoying to have to do it each time I plug in the headset.
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:04
@j-money I think I must have been annoyed when I wrote the question. :) I'm running 16.04 with gnome 3.18 (I believe). Following that procedure works for me as well, it is just annoying to have to do it each time I plug in the headset.
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:04
@roadmr I'm using 16.04 with gnome 3.18. I don't get that dialog, but that would be totally acceptable! Going to see if I can figure out how to get that happening. :/
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:07
@roadmr I'm using 16.04 with gnome 3.18. I don't get that dialog, but that would be totally acceptable! Going to see if I can figure out how to get that happening. :/
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:07
I don't remember if 16.04 had that behavior; you could download an 18.04 or 18.10 Live ISO image, put that in a USB stick, boot in "Try Ubuntu without installing" mode and check if it gives you the audio device prompt. If it does, you might consider upgrading.
– roadmr
Dec 21 '18 at 18:43
I don't remember if 16.04 had that behavior; you could download an 18.04 or 18.10 Live ISO image, put that in a USB stick, boot in "Try Ubuntu without installing" mode and check if it gives you the audio device prompt. If it does, you might consider upgrading.
– roadmr
Dec 21 '18 at 18:43
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You ask very politley :'D. All jokes aside, doing the following worked for me -- System Setting -> Sound -> Input Tab and selecting the input device of my choice. Which version of ubuntu are you running?
– j-money
Dec 5 '18 at 17:19
When a device is plugged into the 3.5mm jack, my Ubuntu (18.04) asks which kind of device I plugged in (either headset, headphones or microphone) and sets the input and output accordingly. This is done because I think there was no reliable way to detect whether a plugged-in device has input (mic), output (headphones) or both. If yours doesn't ask, it may be an Ubuntu flavor or an older version (though I'm pretty sure this behavior has been similar since 16.04 at least).
– roadmr
Dec 5 '18 at 17:26
@j-money I think I must have been annoyed when I wrote the question. :) I'm running 16.04 with gnome 3.18 (I believe). Following that procedure works for me as well, it is just annoying to have to do it each time I plug in the headset.
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:04
@roadmr I'm using 16.04 with gnome 3.18. I don't get that dialog, but that would be totally acceptable! Going to see if I can figure out how to get that happening. :/
– Dylan Roberts
Dec 7 '18 at 15:07
I don't remember if 16.04 had that behavior; you could download an 18.04 or 18.10 Live ISO image, put that in a USB stick, boot in "Try Ubuntu without installing" mode and check if it gives you the audio device prompt. If it does, you might consider upgrading.
– roadmr
Dec 21 '18 at 18:43