On Thu, 7 Apr 2011 21:13:02 +0200 john gautier <alefith@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > I really don't know if this is possible or not, and if it is possible, how to do it. I have looked everywhere on the internet, and I didn't find any answers. > > My problem is simple: My laptop headphone jack connector is broken, and i wondered if it was possible to switch the jack in order to have an output instead of an input on the mic connector. I know it is possible in other os, if the sound card is good enough. > > Thanks for reading anyway! > I think you are asking a premature question - first make sure (reading the specs) that your HW supports the feature. Also, you can try to run 'amixer' and carefully read its output - if you find a device + subdevice which is capable of both capture and playback, then you might be able to switch the device mode of operation from capture to playback. Regards, Sergei. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Xperia(TM) PLAY It's a major breakthrough. An authentic gaming smartphone on the nation's most reliable network. And it wants your games. http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-sfdev _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
