[SOLVED] Microphone and camera have stopped working on my laptop

NeilUK · Post by **NeilUK** » Sat May 21, 2022 3:14 pm

I've dual booted a new win11 Medion E15407 with Mint 20.3 (based on Ubuntu 20.04). Using the supplied 5.4 kernel I had wifi problems, so upped to 5.13. When I first tested it, I had camera and microphone working, my notebook says 'cheese, camera working'. Testing it with a zoom call I found I had to plug in headphones, the internal speakers weren't working.

I eventually solved the speakers problem, which only occurs after a suspend/resume cycle, by rescanning the ALC256 PCI after resume, thanks to this Q/A here viewtopic.php?f=48&t=373788&p=2175491#p2175491

Now I have speakers working, but both the internal camera and microphone have stopped working, whether from a clean restart or a suspend-resume.
If I plug in a USB webcam, I can use its camera and microphone as expected.
I've rebooted with 5.4.0-110, and the first 5.13 I used, 5.13.0-39, and exactly the same problem remains.

Camera.
Neither cheese nor guvcview can find any devices.
sudo lshw -C video finds only the display controller, no camera.
ls -l /dev/video* finds no directory
Microphone.
Sounds preferences finds no input devices
If I start recording with audacity or arecord, it starts at full scale positive, which drops over one second or so to zero, with low level noise.

What else can I dump/explore that might provide a clue to what's happened? I know 5.13 had the right drivers, because they worked, once.

This is a laptop for my wife, I'm trying to convince her to switch from windows to Linux. I very nearly gave up and switched back, but helping her with a config problem on her old machine, I was reminded of the many reasons why I hate windows, so I'd like to give this one last go to get it working.

inxi -Fxxxrz

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System:
  Kernel: 5.13.0-41-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
  Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel wm: marco 1.26.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: MEDION product: E15407 v: N/A serial: <filter> 
  Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: MEDION model: NS15IC serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends 
  v: ICL_IC618_V2.0.29 date: 04/27/2021 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 45.0 Wh condition: 45.0/45.0 Wh (100%) volts: 11.6/N/A 
  model: MEDION Li-ion Battery type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-1035G1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Ice Lake rev: 5 L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 19046 
  Speed: 1101 MHz min/max: 400/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1101 2: 1118 
  3: 1106 4: 1101 5: 1101 6: 1101 7: 1101 8: 1106 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:8a56 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa compositor: marco v: 1.26.0 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.6 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Smart Sound Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:34c8 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.13.0-41-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter 
  driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 00:14.3 chip ID: 8086:34f0 
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 491.71 GiB used: 15.32 GiB (3.1%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda model: S11-512G-PHISON-SSD-B27 size: 476.94 GiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: J1.3 scheme: GPT 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Intenso model: Rainbow Line 
  size: 14.77 GiB serial: <filter> rev: 8.07 
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci 
  v: 3.0 port: 3060 bus ID: 00:17.0 chip ID: 8086.282a rev: 30 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 239.31 GiB used: 15.24 GiB (6.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/packages.linuxmint.com/packages una main upstream import backport
  2: deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
  Processes: 259 Uptime: 24m Memory: 7.51 GiB used: 693.3 MiB (9.0%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.0.38

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Module #0
	Name: module-device-restore
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute state of devices"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #1
	Name: module-stream-restore
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute/device state of streams"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #2
	Name: module-card-restore
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically restore profile of cards"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #3
	Name: module-augment-properties
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Augment the property sets of streams with additional static information"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #4
	Name: module-switch-on-port-available
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "David Henningsson"
		module.description = "Switches ports and profiles when devices are plugged/unplugged"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #5
	Name: module-switch-on-connect
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Michael Terry"
		module.description = "When a sink/source is added, switch to it or conditionally switch to it"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #6
	Name: module-udev-detect
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Detect available audio hardware and load matching drivers"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #8
	Name: module-bluetooth-policy
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Frédéric Dalleau, Pali Rohár"
		module.description = "Policy module to make using bluetooth devices out-of-the-box easier"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #9
	Name: module-bluetooth-discover
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "João Paulo Rechi Vita"
		module.description = "Detect available Bluetooth daemon and load the corresponding discovery module"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #10
	Name: module-bluez5-discover
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "João Paulo Rechi Vita"
		module.description = "Detect available BlueZ 5 Bluetooth audio devices and load BlueZ 5 Bluetooth audio drivers"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #11
	Name: module-native-protocol-unix
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Native protocol (UNIX sockets)"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #12
	Name: module-default-device-restore
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically restore the default sink and source"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #13
	Name: module-always-sink
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
		module.description = "Always keeps at least one sink loaded even if it's a null one"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #14
	Name: module-intended-roles
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Automatically set device of streams based on intended roles of devices"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #15
	Name: module-suspend-on-idle
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "When a sink/source is idle for too long, suspend it"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #16
	Name: module-console-kit
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Create a client for each ConsoleKit session of this user"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #17
	Name: module-systemd-login
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Create a client for each login session of this user"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #18
	Name: module-position-event-sounds
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Position event sounds between L and R depending on the position on screen of the widget triggering them."
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #19
	Name: module-role-cork
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Mute & cork streams with certain roles while others exist"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #20
	Name: module-snap-policy
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Canonical Ltd"
		module.description = "Ubuntu Snap policy management"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #21
	Name: module-filter-heuristics
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
		module.description = "Detect when various filters are desirable"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #22
	Name: module-filter-apply
	Argument: 
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
		module.description = "Load filter sinks automatically when needed"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #23
	Name: module-x11-publish
	Argument: display=:0 xauthority=/home/neil/.Xauthority
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "X11 credential publisher"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #24
	Name: module-x11-cork-request
	Argument: display=:0 xauthority=/home/neil/.Xauthority
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "Synthesize X11 media key events when cork/uncork is requested"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #25
	Name: module-x11-xsmp
	Argument: display=:0 xauthority=/home/neil/.Xauthority session_manager=local/jude-laptop2:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1093,unix/jude-laptop2:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1093
	Usage counter: n/a
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "X11 session management"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Module #27
	Name: module-alsa-card
	Argument: device_id="0" name="pci-0000_00_1f.3" card_name="alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes use_ucm=yes avoid_resampling=no card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
	Usage counter: 0
	Properties:
		module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
		module.description = "ALSA Card"
		module.version = "13.99.1"

Sink #2
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
	Description: Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo
	Driver: module-alsa-card.c
	Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 27
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 56752 /  87% / -3.75 dB,   front-right: 56752 /  87% / -3.75 dB
	        balance 0.00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 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 = "ALC256 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC256 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x4010008000 irq 139"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "34c8"
		device.product.name = "Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "front:0"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analogue Stereo"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	Ports:
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority: 10000)
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority: 9900, not available)
	Active Port: analog-output-speaker
	Formats:
		pcm

Source #3
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo.monitor
	Description: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo
	Driver: module-alsa-card.c
	Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 27
	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_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
	Properties:
		device.description = "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo"
		device.class = "monitor"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x4010008000 irq 139"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "34c8"
		device.product.name = "Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	Formats:
		pcm

Source #4
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
	Description: Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo
	Driver: module-alsa-card.c
	Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 27
	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:
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.class = "sound"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.name = "ALC256 Analog"
		alsa.id = "ALC256 Analog"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x4010008000 irq 139"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "34c8"
		device.product.name = "Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "front:0"
		device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
		device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
		device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.profile.description = "Analogue Stereo"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio Analogue Stereo"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	Ports:
		analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority: 8900)
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority: 8700, not available)
	Active Port: analog-input-internal-mic
	Formats:
		pcm

Client #0
	Driver: module-systemd-login.c
	Owner Module: 17
	Properties:
		application.name = "Login Session c2"
		systemd-login.session = "c2"

Client #1
	Driver: protocol-native.c
	Owner Module: 11
	Properties:
		application.name = "mate-settings-daemon"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.process.id = "1302"
		application.process.user = "neil"
		application.process.host = "jude-laptop2"
		application.process.binary = "mate-settings-daemon"
		application.language = "en_GB.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "15d80b4845fe41218957f53f8efa7671"
		application.process.session_id = "c2"

Client #4
	Driver: protocol-native.c
	Owner Module: 11
	Properties:
		application.name = "MATE Volume Control StatusIcon"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.id = "org.mate.VolumeControlStatusIcon"
		application.icon_name = "multimedia-volume-control"
		application.version = "1.26.0"
		application.process.id = "1395"
		application.process.user = "neil"
		application.process.host = "jude-laptop2"
		application.process.binary = "mate-volume-control-status-icon"
		application.language = "en_GB.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "15d80b4845fe41218957f53f8efa7671"
		application.process.session_id = "c2"

Client #6
	Driver: module-x11-xsmp.c
	Owner Module: 25
	Properties:
		application.name = "XSMP Session on mate-session-manager as 1046f1f43bb57b0c1a16531594138375500000010930036"
		xsmp.vendor = "mate-session-manager"
		xsmp.client.id = "1046f1f43bb57b0c1a16531594138375500000010930036"

Client #7
	Driver: protocol-native.c
	Owner Module: 11
	Properties:
		application.name = "pactl"
		native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
		native-protocol.version = "33"
		application.process.id = "1880"
		application.process.user = "neil"
		application.process.host = "jude-laptop2"
		application.process.binary = "pactl"
		application.language = "en_GB.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "15d80b4845fe41218957f53f8efa7671"
		application.process.session_id = "c2"

Card #1
	Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3
	Driver: module-alsa-card.c
	Owner Module: 27
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0x4010008000 irq 139"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.vendor.id = "8086"
		device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
		device.product.id = "34c8"
		device.product.name = "Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller"
		device.form_factor = "internal"
		device.string = "0"
		device.description = "Built-in Audio"
		module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
	Profiles:
		input:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 32833, available: yes)
		output:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 39268, available: yes)
		output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analogue Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 39333, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5965, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 865, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 865, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 5) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 5) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra5: Digital Stereo (HDMI 6) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra5+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 6) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra5: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 6) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra5+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 6) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra5: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 6) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra5+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 6) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra6: Digital Stereo (HDMI 7) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
		output:hdmi-stereo-extra6+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI 7) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 5765, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra6: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 7) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround-extra6+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 7) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra6: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 7) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
		output:hdmi-surround71-extra6+input:analog-stereo: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 7) Output + Analogue Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 665, available: yes)
		off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
	Active Profile: output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
	Ports:
		analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (priority: 8900, latency offset: 0 usec)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
			Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra5+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra5+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra5+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra6+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra6+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra6+input:analog-stereo
		analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
			Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra5+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra5+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra5+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo-extra6+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra6+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra6+input:analog-stereo
		analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority: 10000, latency offset: 0 usec)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
			Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
		analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
			Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo
		hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71, output:hdmi-surround71+input:analog-stereo
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-stereo-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1+input:analog-stereo
		hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-stereo-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2+input:analog-stereo
		hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-stereo-extra3+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3+input:analog-stereo
		hdmi-output-4: HDMI / DisplayPort 5 (priority: 5500, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra4, output:hdmi-stereo-extra4+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra4, output:hdmi-surround-extra4+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra4, output:hdmi-surround71-extra4+input:analog-stereo
		hdmi-output-5: HDMI / DisplayPort 6 (priority: 5400, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra5, output:hdmi-stereo-extra5+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra5, output:hdmi-surround-extra5+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra5, output:hdmi-surround71-extra5+input:analog-stereo
		hdmi-output-6: HDMI / DisplayPort 7 (priority: 5300, latency offset: 0 usec, not available)
			Properties:
				device.icon_name = "video-display"
			Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra6, output:hdmi-stereo-extra6+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround-extra6, output:hdmi-surround-extra6+input:analog-stereo, output:hdmi-surround71-extra6, output:hdmi-surround71-extra6+input:analog-stereo

HAWR · Post by **HAWR** » Sat May 21, 2022 3:57 pm

Hello NeilUK,

it's me again

I've seen in the laptop manual, that there is a switch on the right side, which disables or enables the webcam and internal microphone (private mode). Maybe it's disabled?

NeilUK · Post by **NeilUK** » Sun May 22, 2022 11:35 am

Well hot damn! When all else fails, RTFM. That was easier than I feared. I must have knocked it to 'private' at some stage.

I had already figured out that both 'inputs' had gone, and google had found that some laptops have a BIOS setting to disable them. I was about to check that, but how could me fooling around at the OS and driver level have altered the BIOS?

The switch is labelled confusingly. The inputs are enabled when the switch is pushed to the left, towards the 'crossed out' icon. But I'll take 'working', however it's achieved!

Thanks again. Wife will be happy, or at least, I'll be happy on her behalf.

HAWR · Post by **HAWR** » Sun May 22, 2022 12:13 pm

You're welcome

Wife will be happy, or at least, I'll be happy on her behalf.

both is important

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