if I run alsamixer I can toggle AUTO-MUTE from ENABLED to DISABLED and the SOUND SETTINGS
Choose a device for sound output switches between headphones output and Analog Stereo Output.
I did this 4-5 rapidly and now it seems that the SOUND SETTINGS Choose a device for sound output now appears to switch back/forth between headphones and Analog Stereo Out but when I plug in Headphones I hear audio from both speakers & headphones.
But as a temp workaround this is ok for me since if I use headphones I can turn off my speakers but if not using headphones (re not plugged in) my speakers work.
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if I run alsamixer I can toggle AUTO-MUTE from ENABLED to DISABLED and the SOUND SETTINGS
Choose a device for sound output switches between headphones output and Analog Stereo Output.
I did this 4-5 rapidly and now it seems that the SOUND SETTINGS Choose a device for sound output now appears to switch back/forth between headphones and Analog Stereo Out but when I plug in Headphones I hear audio from both speakers & headphones.
But as a temp workaround this is ok for me since if I use headphones I can turn off my speakers but if not using headphones (re not plugged in) my speakers work.