How I got my headphone jack to work. PCLOS2010 KDE (fully updated) Gateway M6862

[zapjb]

I gleaned info from Google. Some came from Fedora, some ...ntu. And elsewhere. But I combined & mixed them to work for me.

CL - su - PW - cat /proc/asound/card?/codec#?

This spits out a lot of info. Only interested in 1st line.
For me it is:  Codec: SigmaTel STAC9205

Then go to: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt

My Model name is:  eapd

Then go: PCC - Hardware - Browse & configure hardware - Soundcard (expand tree)

I have 3 devices under Soundcard. Click on 1st device - Set current driver options

Next to model I filled in eapd

Did that for all 3 devices.

Then in Synaptic I installed gnome-alsamixer. Then I added it to Panel & hid KMix. Checked the settings in both to make sure all volume was 100% unmuted of course including headphones. Rebooted. Now my headphones work.

I'm sure theres an easier way. But I still don't understand how to get to certain files to edit them. So this was easiest for me. This probably will work for other laptops. Hope this helps someone.

[woodrufus]

I gleaned info from Google. Some came from Fedora, some ...ntu. And elsewhere. But I combined & mixed them to work for me.

CL - su - PW - cat /proc/asound/card?/codec#?

This spits out a lot of info. Only interested in 1st line.
For me it is:  Codec: SigmaTel STAC9205

Then go to: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt

My Model name is:  eapd

Then go: PCC - Hardware - Browse & configure hardware - Soundcard (expand tree)

I have 3 devices under Soundcard. Click on 1st device - Set current driver options

Next to model I filled in eapd

Did that for all 3 devices.

Then in Synaptic I installed gnome-alsamixer. Then I added it to Panel & hid KMix. Checked the settings in both to make sure all volume was 100% unmuted of course including headphones. Rebooted. Now my headphones work.

I'm sure theres an easier way. But I still don't understand how to get to certain files to edit them. So this was easiest for me. This probably will work for other laptops. Hope this helps someone.

I get a response of "no such file or directory" when I use that terminal command. Going as far as "card0" in the command line confirms that that is a directory but once the codec#* piece is added the result is as stated.

The basic problem here is that the sound works perfectly...right up to the point when I insert the jack - then stony silence. Yes the headphones work, indeed if I don't insert the jack fully then I get headphones and laptop speakers together.

This is an Acer Travelmate 270 using the SiS AC97. I scrubbed XP off it and put Zen-Mini on.

[zapjb]

I feel for ya. I searched far & wide for a solution I could understand & implement.

Just a cursory search with your codec provided:

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-696504.html

[zapjb]

Glad I wrote this down here. Needed it again!

[Was_Just19]

I get a response of "no such file or directory" when I use that terminal command. Going as far as "card0" in the command line confirms that that is a directory but once the codec#* piece is added the result is as stated.

Maybe try the commands

cat /proc/asound/card?/codec*

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cat /proc/asound/card?

cat: /proc/asound/card0: Is a directory
cat: /proc/asound/card1: Is a directory
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