Headphones don't work on an Acer Aspire 5920g

Posted by Dave Chatelain on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Dave Chatelain
Published on 2012-08-15T13:11:47Z Indexed on 2012/09/15 21:50 UTC
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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. When I look at the sound settings, it doesn't give me any options for headphones.

I run 12.04 and never had this problem in Windows. I run it on a Acer Aspire 5920g.

Any tips or ideas will be very helpful.

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