On 12 June 2017 at 19:19, Daniel Krebs <mailinglist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am 12.06.2017 um 01:15 schrieb Ed Greshko: >> >> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset >> High Definition Audio (rev 05) >> 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK106 HDMI Audio Controller >> (rev a1) >> >> I have my Bose speakers plugged into the line-out on the back-panel of >> my tower. In pavucontrol it shows as plugged in. When I plugin a set >> of headphones into the headphone jack at the front of the tower the >> speakers cut out and the headphones are active and show active in >> pavucontrol. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/yave5h2g has some screenshots which I think are self >> explanatory. >> I think it is the job of the HW to cut out the Line output when the >> headphones are inserted and inform the SW. FWIW, I'm also using KDE but >> it shouldn't make a difference. > > > Well, I certainly agree that it is nice to have such a feature. My Problem > is, that the 3.5 mm connectors tend to wear out quiet fast so I'd like to > not pull them in and out multiple times a day... > A bad contact gets very annoying and is not good for amp or headphones > either I think (you know, the loud crack when you put in the plugs while the > amp is running) > [...] A crude/basic workaround would be to use something like this command: $ amixer -q set Headphone toggle && amixer -q set Front toggle This assumes you have one of them muted and the other unmuted and it'll simply toggle their states. You can assign this command to a _custom_ shortcut in the gnome-control-center -> Keyboard and assign some hotkey or key combo to invoke it. -- Ahmad Samir _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
