[CentOS] headphones on a packard bell , Help.......

Fri Nov 9 19:58:18 UTC 2007
John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com>

Manuel Enrique Chavez Manzano wrote:
> I had a little trouble with my new laptop, I have a Packard Bell MZ380
> laptop with Realtek High Definition Audio, I have installed CentOS 5 on
> it, I have sound by the speaker but when I plug the headphone the sound
> is over, I mean I have not sound by the speaker and by the headphones.
> Can someone help me? What I have to do ????
> I'll be waiting for help.
>   

are these analog mini-phone jack headphones, or USB headphones?

If the former, it sounds like it could be a hardware problem to me, 
maybe a mechanical issue with the headphone jack.    are you sure the 
headphones work on another sound source like a ipod ?   are you sure the 
headphone plug is fully inserted ?

the mini phone jack itself has a mechnical switch in it that opens when 
you insert a plug, this disconnects/mutes the sound from the speakers.