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Headphones are a set of two speakers placed over the ears to hear sound from the computer without disturbing anyone else. Headphones are connected to a computer or other audio-playing device by a jack on the end of the headphone cord or wireless.

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When I have headphones in my computer and I unplug them the sound (speakers) does not work

Sometimes I leave my headphones in my computer after shutting off my computer, when I come back to it I forget that my headphones are plugged in, which is fine, the strange part is if I unplug them ...
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No sound from bluetooth headset, but it's detected

I have a Bluetooth headset connected to my computer. The buttons play/pause/volume are working fine, but I have no sound in the headset. It only works in the speaker of the computer. In fact, I played ...
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Headphones don't work on Dell Studio XPS 16 with Ubuntu 12.10

I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Studio XPS 16 and the headphone jack isn't working. The internal speakers work fine. I have tried a lot of suggestions from different posts, but none of them work.
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Logitech H600 wireless headphones no sound?

I received a Logitech H600 headphone set as a gift. When I plug it in to my Ubuntu 12.04 computer, it shows in the sound preferences as both a sound input device and output device. I can select it, ...
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Headphones not working in Ubuntu 12.10

I've tried multiple ways to solve my problem as described in other topics in this forum, but none succeeded. The Headphones sound worked when I first installed Ubuntu 12.10, but after a few updates it ...
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Sound issues after trying everything

I cannot get my sound working properly, no matter what I do, there's always some problem. It's very annoying as it's the only thing preventing me from making Ubuntu my main OS. At the moment my sound ...
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Fix headphone jack so that the output is stereo, not part of surround sound

I have an issue when listening to music through my headphones - sound appears to get lost, as if I had surround sound output and plugged in a stereo device. Moving the balance all the way to the left ...
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No sound output from headphone jack Ubuntu12.04

I have just bought a new ASUS u47vc computer. I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on it alongside windows 7 with no problems what so ever. Howevr, there is one issue that must be resolved. I can not get ...
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Speakers still on when headphones are present (RealTek ALC 262)

I have a Fujitsu Siemens Laptop Lifebook E8110 with a Realtek ALC 262 soundcard on it. It worked fined with Ubuntu 10.04, but since I upgraded to the 12.04 version, there is a red light in the audio ...
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Headphone and Speaker both works together in 12.10

This is the most common problem. My headphone and speakers working at the same time. I need an option to switch between my headphone and speakers or at least mute speakers when I plug the headphone. ...
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Is there a way to make the speaker silent while the headphone-jack keeps working? 12.04LTS

The PC I am working on is in a loud environment. If I need sound, I use the headphone. On my own account this is easy: I mute the speaker in the sound-setting. I am not the only user, others use the ...
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snd-hda-intel and the HP Envy 17

So I know that other people have had issues with audio on Envy Series Notebooks. However there's very little out there in terms of the HP Envy 17-3200 (4 speakers and a woofer). In light of this, I'...
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Internal speakers do not work on an Asus A3Ac

I have a new (from scratch, not update) installation of Ubuntu 12.10 on my notebook, Asus A3Ac (It is based on Intel Centrino - Pentium M with full duplex Intel HDA codec). In older versions of ...
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How to enable headphones on Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E430?

I've a lenovo thinkpad edge e430. I use headphones provided by lenovo. Today afternoon I did an update and now my headphones aren't working in Ubuntu. Sucks not being ablet o hear music while ...
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No sound from internal speaker but headphones OK [duplicate]

The problem: The system won't play sound on the internal speaker of the laptop, but only on the headphone. When I put the headphone jack half in and fiddle around with it, then it'll play even on the ...
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Headset undetected when plugged in

I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 in my machine which was running windows 7. I have been trying to configure the audio to work exactly as it used to work in Windows but never been able to do so. ...
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How to switch between headphones and speakers manually

I have an ASUS G60JX laptop with 12.04 installed. The laptop has the sound jack broken (the jack thinks that there are always headphones plugged in, even though there is nothing. So I can hear the ...
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Headphones don't work on an Acer Aspire 5920g

All the problems I read about were all about the sound not working when they plugged the headphones in. I have the problem that my mic will work but the sound is still played on my built-in speakers. ...
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Damaged jack port - sound only on headphones

I have damaged jack input and my system thinks I have headphones plugged in. On a Windows machine I was able to manually switch from headphones to speakers permanently. How i can do this in Ubuntu ?
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How to disable plug in power source sound while headphone is plugged in?

I want to disable the "power source plugged/unplugged notification sound" when I have my headphones plugged in. How can I do that?
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Analog stereo out on speakers and headphones

this sounds like a pretty dumb question but how can I get audio output on headphones and speakers? My motherboard is GA-G41M-Combo and doesn't seem to have any digital audio out, but 3 miniplugs ...
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System volume setting muted when headphones unplugged, but normal with headphones in?

My system volume is muted in general, but when I plug in my headphones, the volume gets set to about 50% of its range. If I change the system volume to another value, the volume still gets reset when ...
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Mic is not workin in my desktop available: unknown

I am using ubuntu 12.04 Desktop. Mic is not working. I tried same mic in different place,that is working. This is out put of 'pacmd list-sources' Please help me. root@vijay# pacmd list-sources ...
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Headphones not working in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

I have a Gateway M-6801m laptop, my speakers work great, but when I plug my headphones, the sound is instantly muted (although the icon in the panel says that it isn't muted), I tried using different ...
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Headphones don't work on Asus K55V

I have an Asus K55V. After loading Ubuntu 12.04, I didn't get any sound on my headphones. My speakers work fine... Can you help me with this problem?
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No Sound In Headphones Dell studio 17

I recently decided to try Ubuntu. I made a dual-boot installation on my Dell Studio 17. The audio plays just fine through the speakers, but will not play through the headphones. Only one of the head ...
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Will Panasonic WF950 Wireless On-Ear Headphones work with Ubuntu?

I just wondered if (shot in the dark) anyone knew if these wireless headphones would work with Ubuntu? I was thinking if the transmitter is USB then I might not get the drivers. Does anyone have any ...
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Digital Audio Output light on on MacBook Pro

I don't know if this problem happened when I installed Ubuntu before. Recently I noticed that when I boot Ubuntu, the Digital Audio Output light automatically switches on. Digital Audio Output light ...
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No Sound with Headphones but Sound with Stereo

I have a dell studio 1749. I just installed 12.04 on a dual boot with windows 7 (The stereo sound and headphones work perfectly when booted into windows, sound turned up before booting into Ubuntu). ...
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Speaker doesn't mute when head phone is plugged

Ubuntu 12.04 HP dv7-3170 with Codec: IDT 92HD75B3X5 i solved this problem by adding the following line to alsa-base.conf options snd-hda-intel model=hp-dv5 enable_msi=1 yesterday after applying ...
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Stop sound from speakers when connecting headphones

The problem is that I can hear the sound from my laptop's speakers even if I plugged in my headphones. Headphones is just standard stereo headphones. And the most interesting thing is that all was ...
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Multiple Audio Issues

I am having issues with my audio on Ubuntu 12.04, I will try and give as much detail as possible so sorry if there's too much detail. The Problem Audio plays from both speakers and headphone ...
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Headphone jack does not cut speakers in 12.04

When I connecting my headphones to laptop, the speakers is still working. Where is the problem?
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Headphones not working. Realtek ALC270. Asus K55VD-DS71 laptop. Ubuntu 12.04

I helping my friend to setup ubuntu who is a first time user. It's an ASUS K55VD-DS71 laptop. Following codecs are being reported on the system when I issue the command cat /proc/asound/card0/codec*...
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How can I get sound on headphones without switching back to 'Speakers' manually?

On my Notebook (with Realtek ALC269VB) the sound over speakers works well until I plugin the headphones, Speakes get muted as expected but no sound on headphones. I noticed that as soon as I plugin ...
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Motorola s305 Headphones on Ubuntu 12.04. They work perfectly on Ubuntu 10.04. Why? How to fix?

I have a set of motorola s305 bluetooth head phones. These head phones work PERFECTLY on ubuntu 10.04 64bit (high and low quality, microphone as well). I tried Ubuntu 11.04 and the head phones cause ...
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No sound on laptop speakers on an Acer Aspire 6920

Computer: Acer Aspire 6920 Card: HDA Intel Chip: Realtek ALC889 My problem is that the laptop build-in speakers don't play any sound. When i plug in my headphones the sound works normally, the same ...
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Want sound only to headphones, when it plugged in, and in speakers else

I installed 12.04 today. It worked on 11.10. Now if headphones was plugged in on startup, they works, but if I unplug it, speakers don't work. If headphones wasn't plugged before startup, sound is in ...
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Mute sound on Headphone unplug?

Is there a way of muting sound from my computer everytime I unplug my headphones (Like a phone does) to stop sound then playing out of my speakers?
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How do I stop sound coming from my speakers with a faulty headphone socket?

On my laptop, I have a faulty headphone socket, so when I insert headphones into it, the speakers do not mute. I can confirm that this problem is caused by faulty hardware and not software as when I ...
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Sound coming from both headphones and speakers on Lenovo G460

I've installed Ubuntu 10.04 yesterday on Lenovo G460. I'm unable to fix this problem after lot of tries in changing model in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf to thinkpad/auto/lenovo and many things. ...
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restore speakers / headphones option

When I plug my headphones in after upgrading to ubuntu 12.04, it no longer mutes by speakers,and I also do not have a headphones output as I did previously. I recall having to go into a conf file and ...
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Sound comes from both headphones and laptop speakers [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Sound comes out of my speakers even when headphones are plugged in When I plug my headphones into the headphone jack and start watching video or listening to a song, not only ...
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No headphone sound on a 2011 iMac

Sound works fine from the internal speakers from my iMac 2011, but the headphone and microphone jack seem to have no output/input. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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Headphone and built in speaker working together in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Sound comes out of my speakers even when headphones are plugged in If I connect my head phone to my laptop it doesn't stop my laptop built in speaker. Headphone works properly ...
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Headphones Don't work

I have a problem. The computer speakers work fine, but when I connect the headphones I can't hear anything. I have a Packard Bell EasyNote MZ35-F with Ubuntu 11.10 (kernel 3.0.0-16-generic). Here is ...
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When I plug in headphones, my speakers mute, but nothing comes from the headphones

When I plug in headphones, my speakers mute, but nothing comes from the headphones. Also, there is a weird red light coming from my headphone jack. I am on a Macbook from late 2007, and have Ubuntu 11....
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Sound coming out from speaker and headphone on an Acer Aspire One Model 722

I am running Ubuntu 11.04 on Acer Aspire One Model 722. The problem is that sound keep coming out from the internal speaker even after plugging the headphone in. Now, I am a beginner in the Ubuntu AND ...
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No sound whatsoever. Headphones or Speakers, on an HP Pavilion dv6

I recently (3 days ago) installed ubuntu 11.10 and have spent the entire time looking for ways to activate the sound. I am completely new to ubuntu/linux and would love some help on this. I am running ...
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Internal Speakers not functioning after removing headphone

I am using Ubuntu 11.10. I have a Sony VAIO VPCEA23EN Laptop. The problem is when i detach the headphone from jack, the internal speakers don't function.
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