[TriLUG] How to get laptop earphone jack to work?

[Carl Crider]

Have you checked the settings in KMix?

http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdemultimedia/kmix/index.html



On Jan 10, 2008 8:44 PM, Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a Compaq Presario V6133CL laptop running Mandriva 2007. The sound
> system works perfectly out of its dinky little speakers. However, when
> connect the input plug of my powered speaker system, which works perfectly
> with my desktop, to the earphone jack of the laptop, no sound comes out of
> them, and the sound still comes out of the little laptop speakers.
>
> I tried lubricating the speaker system plugs to no available. I turned the
> up
> the volume of the speaker system to maximum -- no sound. However, if I put
> my
> finger on the plug a buzz comes out the speakers.
>
> I looked around for a function key combination that would effect the sound
> system and couldn't find one. The only thing I can find is a speaker on
> speaker off button and an LED touch slide pot, but neither of these work
> under Mandriva 2007.
>
> When I run aumix, there are three sliders: Volume, which works perfectly,
> Line, which will not let me set it at anything but 100%, and Mic, which
> again
> will not let me set it at anything but 100%.
>
> What can I do to drive powered external speakers from this laptop?
>
> Thanks
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/
>
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