command line idiot » Woot http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog one man's dawning realization that linux is waaaaay smarter than he is Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:10:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Jack That Shat! http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2009/jack-that-shat/ http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2009/jack-that-shat/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 17:56:49 +0000 command line idiot http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/?p=1275 So you just wooted some awesome new desktop speakers for your Ubuntu desktop computer, you plug them into the headphone jack, and you behold the megawatt goodness of thumping 4-inch speakers. But what ho? What’s this? The on-board sound card speaker is still pumping it’s pathetic little pings and bleeps into your otherwise blissful aural wonderland! It’s enough to drive a command line idiot to drink. Well, pretty much anything is enough to drive this command line idiot to drink. Things like “Mother’s Day” and “Tuesday”.

You would think that plugging something into the headphone jack would automatically shut off the speaker inside your box. You’d think that, but you’d be wrong. Not only are you wrong, but it’s such a stupid thing to want that the Ubuntu gods have hidden the setting under like 500 menu levels. Let’s go digging, shall we?

In the upper right corner, you have a volume icon. Click on that, and select “Volume Control”.
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In the “Volume Control” dialog, you’ll see all of the volume sliders for various outputs. Select “Preferences”.
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Now, you can control which settings show up in the “Volume Control” dialog. About halfway down the list, you’ll find the setting for “Headphone Jack Sense”. Yes, let’s please jack some sense into these headphone outputs, shall we? Check the box.
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Now, back in the “Volume Control” dialog, you’ll find a new tab for switches. Our preference for headphone jack behavior shows up there.
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That’s it! Now, you perfectly idiotic request to shut down the internal speakers when you plug in headphones (just like every other operating system does) will work with your fancy new speakers.

Now leave me alone. It’s 10am, and this tear-soaked gin & tonic isn’t going to guzzle itself.

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The United States economy is in a funk. Food prices are up, oil is through the roof, real estate has collapsed, and credit is becoming scarce. Here are 12 signs to look for when the recession hits the Internet:

  1. Digg.com moves their server over to Dreamhost
  2. Jeff Bezos delivers his TED talk with a GoldenPalace.com tattoo across his naked chest
  3. i can affordz cheezburger?
  4. Drew Curtis switches to Pabst Blue Ribbon
  5. For $20, Rick Astley will show up to do it in person.
  6. Woot.com starts accepting payment in Flooz
  7. Jeph Jacques sells all remaining ad space to Warner Music Group
  8. Nigerian spammer steals your identity, only to return it 3 days later when he finds out your credit score
  9. Scoble spruces up resume for sweet new gig as Hugh MacLeod’s intern
  10. StuffWhitePeopleLike? Liquidity.
  11. Guy Kawasaki trades in his MacBook for a Dell
  12. You hire a PHP Developer for $12 an hour through elance.com, and it turns out to be Matt Mullenweg
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