When I plug my USB headset in, it does not appear as hardware device within the sound preferences. However, it is present in lsusb:
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:0a14 Logitech, Inc.
It works fine in Windows and so that would suggest that it isn't a problem with the headset itself.
The native audio device in the laptop is listed as:
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Cougar Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
but I'm not sure whether this has any bearing on this situation.
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks
Best Answer
Where I have had audio problems and connection issues I have found the using Pulse Audio Volume Controller usually helps if you are nervous of using alsamixer which is still good
Here you can set what inputs and levels in a little clearer method
First install it in a terminal sudo apt-get install pavucontrol Then hit alt + f2 and type pulse and up should come the launcher for pulse audio which you can use to make sure your soundcard and inputs are all correct
I would post an image of it working but only just started on here