XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (/run/user/1000) is not owned by us (uid 0), but by uid 1000! (This could e.g. happen if you try to connect to a non-root PulseAudio as a root user, over the native protocol. Don't do that.) Card sysdefault:0 'sofhdadsp'/'HP-HPEliteBook850G7NotebookPC--8724' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC285' Components : 'HDA:8086280b,80860101,00100000 HDA:10ec0285,103c8724,00100002 cfg-dmics:4' Controls : 49 Simple ctrls : 19 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (/run/user/1000) is not owned by us (uid 0), but by uid 1000! (This could e.g. happen if you try to connect to a non-root PulseAudio as a root user, over the native protocol. Don't do that.) Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 87 Mono: Playback 87 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 87 Mono: Front Left: Playback 52 [60%] [-26.25dB] [off] Front Right: Playback 52 [60%] [-26.25dB] [off] Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 87 Mono: Front Left: Playback 67 [77%] [-15.00dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 67 [77%] [-15.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0 Capabilities: volume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: 0 - 3 Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB] Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',2 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 63 Front Left: Capture 38 [60%] [11.25dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 38 [60%] [11.25dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0 Capabilities: enum Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled' Item0: 'Disabled' Simple mixer control 'Dmic0',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right - Rear Left - Rear Right Limits: Capture 0 - 70 Front Left: Capture 70 [100%] [20.00dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 70 [100%] [20.00dB] [on] Rear Left: Capture 70 [100%] [20.00dB] [on] Rear Right: Capture 70 [100%] [20.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Dmic1 2nd',0 Capabilities: cvolume Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right - Rear Left - Rear Right Limits: Capture 0 - 70 Front Left: Capture 50 [71%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Capture 50 [71%] [0.00dB] Rear Left: Capture 50 [71%] [0.00dB] Rear Right: Capture 50 [71%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'PGA1.0 1 Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 32 Mono: Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'PGA2.0 2 Master',0 Capabilities: cvolume Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 80 Front Left: Capture 50 [62%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Capture 50 [62%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'PGA3.0 3 Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 32 Mono: Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'PGA30.0 30',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 32 Mono: Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'PGA4.0 4 Master',0 Capabilities: cvolume Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 80 Front Left: Capture 50 [62%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Capture 50 [62%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'PGA7.0 7 Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 32 Mono: Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'PGA8.0 8 Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 32 Mono: Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Simple mixer control 'PGA9.0 9 Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 32 Mono: Front Left: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB] Front Right: Playback 32 [100%] [0.00dB]