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

[Steve Litt]

On Thursday 10 January 2008 22:49, Reid Sayre wrote:
> Be sure you are plugging the speakers into the correct jack. The buzz
> you hear when you touch the plug that is plugged into the jack indicates
> that you are touching the MICRPHONE input, not the speaker output.

One is very clearly marked headphone, the other clearly marked microphone. 
Just to humor myself I stuck it in the microphone slot -- still no music, as 
expected.

Thanks

SteveT

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> Reid Sayre
>
> Steve Litt 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/
>
> --
> Reid Sayre
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>
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