When headphones are plugged in, the speaker does not get muted automatically.

[NoOp]

On 03/08/2010 03:53 AM, Steve Flynn wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:53 AM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> Fairly new HP G60-530US laptop w/9.10 and it's annoying as hell that I'm
>> not able to get the system to mute the speakers when the headphones are
>> plugged in. My data/comments start at #71:
>> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/477154/comments/71>
> 
> I had the same issue with my Alienware m15x. Can't recall how I fixed
> it without being at the machine itself. Will check tonight.

Please do. I pulled out the CD's & tried: 8.04, 9.04, 9.10 & 10.10 all
from the liveCD's and get the same problem. So it doesn't appear to be a
user setting issue.

> 
> It was a show-stopper for me as I use the laptop on the quiet coach of
> the train every week and thus needed to be able to mute the speakers
> to avoid being lynched by other passengers.

Yeah... had a similar situation, so I dual-booted to Win7 in order to
listen to a presentation via the headphones... forgot that I'd not
configured Win7 yet & the infamous Windows startup sound went off &
scared the crap out of me and all around me. I'd turned off the infamous
Ubuntu drum crap previously & so wasn't expecting the startup sound from
Win7 at the time.