Disabling broken headphone jack

I own an Acer Extensa 4620z laptop with Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller for my audio output. I had broken the headphone jack a while back, and have typically been bypassing this problem with an external Behringer UCA202 USB soundcard. The computer consistently believes there are headphones plugged in, and only currently outputs to the broken jack. Arch recognizes the card, but unlike other distros isn't really letting me set a specific preference to the UCA as opposed to HDA-Intel. I am using ALSA without any OSS. The system lets me order the priority of audio devices, but does not seem to actually route the audio output to the USB card.
I am not sure what to post that would be relevant in config, but I am happy to provide any info recommended.

@mrhmouse: the file is completely blank. I am now looking into configuring asoundrc, but any recommendations are nice.
@Pajaro: Is it capable of blacklisting specific components of the hardware though, or just all of HDA_Intel? I know it's picky, but at times it'd be nice for the speakers to work, just wish to disable any headphone output. In relations to my UCA202 working, I guess the blacklisting would work well... I'll look into it.

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Can I disable broken headphone jack? and get sound to internal speakers?

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My laptop has a broken headphone jack (piece of plastic fell out of it) and thinks there is something plugged into the jack and won't default to the internal speakers. I've rolled back, reloaded drivers, run audio sound fix it thing, etc. Headphones will work if you hold plug and jiggle to the side. Is there anyway to just disable the jack so I can hear sound through the internal speakers?

Hey TR,
21Jan...
Can you stick a powered speaker on that jack and fix it so it doesn't wiggle much until you can get it fixed?
22 Jan...
The only fixes I have found for this are for Linux.
One can risk a registry fix, though I've not found a sure way to do it. The fix depends on knowing your sound card (I do not), and knowing the exact entry fix (I might, but I won't risk your system).
My sage advice is to get it fixed and be done with it.
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How do I disable the headphone jack on a iMac?

Hey my headphone broke of when it was in the headphone jack on the iMac. I've been unsing a USB sound bar that works great but I'd like to use the iMac speakers. I know there's a way of disabling the headphone jack as the OS controls the hardware. I'm running Mac OS X 10.9.3. Could you guys please give me any suggestions? Thanks

You need to get the busted plug out of the headphone jack. Because there is a micro switch in-side the headphone jack that tells the MIDI setup to only send the sound out to the headphone jack.
Go to > Removing a broken headphone plug - Google Search or take it to your local AASP for service.

Is there a way to disable the headphone jack?

A few months ago my macbook pro 2012 (non retina) fell and the headphone jack was destroyed in the process, and the sound on my internal speakers no longer work. The apple genius said that the only way to get my headphones and speakers working again would be to replace the logic board. What I'm wondering is if there's a command to type into the terminal that would just bypass the headphone jack entirely so that I could at least get sound through my speakers. Like I said, there's no hope of saving my headphone jack so I don't need advice about how to re-enable it. I'm hoping for a command for terminal to disable the headphone jack so that I can hear sound through my internal speakers. Help?

Well you have to take a break, sleep, etc sometime! The repair may take just a few minutes.
Your other option would be search on the Fixit website and YouTube's "how to tutorials."

Can you manually disable the headphone jack on Macbook Pro?

I recently got the tip of a speaker plug stuck into the headphone jack of my 13' Macbook Pro. I tried various things and finally decided that I'd take it in to get repaired. I took it into a store called Jump+ which is an official apple retailer in my town (as we have no nearby apple stores). They attempted to take it out and succeeded at doing so except for a tiny piece of metal (copper) which is in the very tip of the headphone jack.
This causes me to not have sound or use of headphones.
I was thinking of trying the superglue trick however the technician made the piece so small that I won't be able to get enough surface for the adhesive to stick to. He also said that since the peice of metal is copper it won't come out with glue.
I was wondering if there was any terminal code, or any type of overide that is possible without having to replace the motherboard(?) that will disable the headphone jack so I can at least listen to the speakers on my Macbook. There is no chance of me removing this tiny peice of metal by the looks of it.
Thank you very much.

AFAIK, you can't, it's a hardware switch, attached to the back of the headphone port.

Toshiba Thrive Tablet Broken Headphone Jack Fix For Audio Line Out

BROKEN HEADPHONE JACK SIMPLE FIX FOR TOSHIBA THRIVE TABLET:
I love my Toshiba Thrive tablet. I take it with me everywhere I go, nearly every day. I also enjoyed connecting the headphone output jack on the side to an external set of speakers. I would enjoy stereo internet, video watching and so on. I recently broke (cracked) the headphone jack on accident. For months, I heard only through the small, factory installed speakers which, is not quite what I'd call 'ideal stereo.' Has anyone else done this? Despite trying to find repair shops locally, no one will touch a tablet it seems for repair or replacement parts. It's not your usual headphone jack. But - I can tell you how to get your sound back!
THE QUICK FIX
While browsing the internet, I found a device that by-passes the headphone jack and instead uses the internal workings of the Thrive tablet's main connection port. This port is located at the base of the unit. It will be covered by a protective, plastic tab that is removeable. Simply pry a little. This long narrow port was designed to allow you to set the entire Thrive tablet into a docking station designed for it. In this docking station are various connection pins that allow the audio to be sent out of the tablet and into the docking station. At the rear of the docking station you'll find a host of connection types: 1) audio out jack/headphone 2) USB 3) HDMI 4) 110v power supply. Simply plug your speakers or headphone cable into the new docking station and you're done! Your audio will work again. I purchased my docking station for $6.00 on Ebay. Oddly, the unit doesn't charge very well if at all while in the docking station but I've read you can simply remove the cover from your Thrive, remove the battery physically for a few minutes, return it to it's rightful place then close the cover and this fixes the problem. It's a strange little glitche. I have yet to try this yet. I did find that if I plug the cord directly into the Thrive right side as designed, it will recharge the battery as usual. I ordered a few of these docking stations which allow me to simply set the pad down depending on where I am and it will continue to charge. The docks do not come with power outlet so you'll need to consider buying additional but it works wonderfully. There are now even wireless docking stations too!
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HELP ..... can anyone help me please, my headphone jack is damaged. the metal around the headphone jack broke off and into the tablet. if i wigggle the headphones into the broken jack i can hear sound but if i remove the headphons i can hear nothing!!! I believe its stuck in headphone mode. the headphones wont hold inside the jack so im stuck with a tablet and no sound

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deggie wrote:
How would making a Genius Bar appointment, going to the Apple Store, having them confirm the problem and give you a new/refurbished iPod (depending how old yours is) take longer than waiting for it to be shipped?
For those of us who would have to drive several hundred miles to get to a Apple Store, it would definitely take longer!
Personally, I don't even want a refurbished iPod, ever. If it's my only option, then I'll go with it, but I would prefer my own iPod. I don't even know this ... but when you get a refurbished iPod, is the screen brand new? Or is there a chance of getting a refurbished iPod with minor scratches on the screen? If that's the case, I'd probably just keep sending them back and refusing payment on the previous shipping charge until I got one with a new or immaculate screen. I always use a screen protector, and I can't stand iPods with scratches on the screen. Especially if you're going to view video on it.

Any clever solutions for a broken headphone jack ?

Wow. My year and a half old, always babied, iPod has a broken headphone jack. Probably not an uncommon issue, but what are my options?
Is this a repair that my local Apple Store can handle or would I have to resort to some third party repair guru?
Any chance of replacing the jack myself?
Also, is it possible to take the audio from the docking jack on the bottom of the Pod and then use some funky adapters to get signal to the headphones?
Just wondering what clever solutions some of you have found.
Thanks to all.
iBook / MacMini Mac OS X (10.4.5)
iBook / MacMini Mac OS X (10.4.5)

You can use the Apple Remote/FM Radio that connects to the dock connection and listen to it that way.
You can have Apple repair it for a fixed rate, or you can go to http://www.ifixit.com http://www.ipodmods.com http://www.iresq.com and either have them repair it or order the parts and do it yourself.

Broken headphone jack in ipod.

My headphone jack broke inside of my ipod touch. If I brought it to the apple store would they be able to fix it?

Maybe here:
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However, I would first make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store and hear what they have to say.
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How do I disable the headphone jack remote controls on my iMac?

HI all,
I've got an early 2009 iMac 24". I use it with an older pair of Logitech 2.1 speakers with no inline remote controls. The headphone jack itself or the 1/8" male connection is loose because the iMac will randomly launch/play/pause iTunes. I'm 100% certain this has to do with the headphone jack connection. I want to disable that remote functionality in OSX while still using my speakers, but I haven't found any documentation or information on how to do it.
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You need to get the busted plug out of the headphone jack. Because there is a micro switch in-side the headphone jack that tells the MIDI setup to only send the sound out to the headphone jack.
Go to > Removing a broken headphone plug - Google Search or take it to your local AASP for service.

Broken Headphone jack

Hello,
Last Monday, I noticed my ipod touch was broken. The headphone jack would no longer work. The songs were playing but no sound come out through the headphones (tried a few headphones I had lying around).
It became obvious to me that it was a hardware issue when I restored the ipod firmware. Besides, when i slightly moved the headphone jack out of its port i could heard sound through one of the channels.
I ordered the replacement box through support's site. However, the ipod returned to normal functioning on the following day, when I upgraded to 1.1.4. However this morning it happened again, and again this afternoon the ipod turned back to normal behaviour.
I will send it back to Apple on Monday however I'm afraid the tech stuff won't be able to reproduce the problem, since it's quite random as I have explained.
What should I do? attach a note inside the ipod box?
Call support even though phone support has expired (past the 90 free days)?
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Just great ¬_¬
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Broken headphone jack! 3.5mm dillemma. Help. Please.

Hi.
So my headphone jack has broken off clean into two pieces.
The trouble is the 3.5mm jack protuberant is now stuck inside my iTouch and due to the amazing self-locking mechanism of earphone/headphone ends, it will not come out, whatever I do.
Tweezers have not helped, neither has a small magnet.
I'm glad I gave up on the magnet for I have now come to know that the hdd is right next to the earphone socket.
Anyway, I need help.
How do I get that broken-piece out of the socket?!
Please. Help.
Many thanks, in advance.
- AP.

Guys,
It is done! It's out! I have achieved what surely seemed impossibe. I mean the things I tried with my iPod Touch, be it tweezers, pliers, glues, toothpicks, ear-buds.
I read about all of these wondorous ideas and plans online, to take out that unholy peice of metal lodged in my iTouch socket.
But anyway, yesterday you guys gave me some good tips. I was about half-way in the decision making process of making appointment with The Store and almost about ready to dive into what Alex suggested up here.
But then this evening, something made me go back to glue.
Glue, the creation of the century. Or well, maybe last century, or the one before that, I'm not sure when glue was dicovered/invented.
Anyway, getting to the point. It's out.
All I did, was make another failed attempt with the squared-off end of a tooth-pick dipped is some superglue. Like always, it stuck to the little golden 1mm protuberant like a charm. One pull, and it came off, while the thing was still lodged inside.
I went back to the headphones. I saw the broken off jack and realized, there was a bit of a cavity at the point where the jack had broken off. So I gave a tiny squeeze to the superglue pen and filled the cavity with just about a single drop of glue. Next, I rammed the headphone jack back into the socket.
I swear I wasn't expecting anything to happen. Barely 10 seconds into the "Eureka attempt", I don't know what came over me and I just pulled on the cord.
And there it was! IT WAS OUT.
Simple. Effective.
The solution always is right next to the where the problem began.
I should add, the speaker on the iTouch works fine, like everything else.
BUT, when I plugged in my new headphones, there's no output to the RIGHT channel.
I must say, this makes me sad. I don't know if I messed up something with the glue or pliers. Can't say.
I might have done some damage to those tiny silver dot like things on the socket wall which act like the self-locking mechanism for earphones/headphones.
Anyway, if it does end up working again, I'll be sure to let you guys know.
Many thanks again for the help.
Cheers.
- An overjoyed AP.

Satellite A100 - Broken headphone jack

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Through obvious neglect I have broken the plastic headphone hack on the front of my A100 till still accept a jack but is barely staying in there.
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Hi!
Normally the headphone jack is soldered/fixed on the mainboard and that means you have replace the whole mainboard. Furthermore the notebook must be disassembled complete and this is a little bit tricky.
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I've been having increasing difficulty getting my MacBook's speaker to work when I remove the headphone jack.
The speaker icon goes grey, rendering the speaker 'unavailable.' So far, I've eventually been able to restore the speaker by jiggling the jack, but the amount of jiggling I have to do before I have success with that is increasing, and I'm expecting to get to a point where it just won't happen.
An Apple Store employee I spoke to, and claimed to be familiar with the problem, said that the repair for this involves replacement of the entire logic board.
Does anyone know whether that's accurate?
If so, are there any other workable fixes for this?
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I keep a matchstick handy because the wood end is just the right size and works well to move around til you can trigger that red light to go off in the jack.
Just a thought, although sometimes I get tired of doing it...
Thanks. For the time being, I can still get the speaker back by jiggling the headphones plug. But, like you, "sometimes I get tired of doing it". And the number of jiggles required is unpredictable and seems to be growing.
I had also seen the following remedy, which unfortunately has not worked for me. Maybe you'll have better luck. Then you can retire your matchsticks.
Is there a red light coming out of your headphone jack? If so the Mac is stuck in optical audio mode.
Try plugging in/unplugging headphones or the following longer steps:
Plug your headphones back in.
Play a bit of sound through them (e.g., a song), then stop the sound.
Make sure Preferences is quit.
Launch Preferences and open the Sound pane.
While the Sound pane is open and set to Headphones, pull out the headphone plug from the jack.
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Hello, has anyone experienced their headphone jack on the 27" imac 2013 becoming unusable?
I plugged in my headset and the plug wouldn't seat any longer.
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I managed to get it working for a bit but then couldn't find tha sweet spot it's not working again.
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The headphone port actually is an optical out unit. As a result, if you accidently hit a small inside trigger to switch between optical and non-optical mode, you can in fact create problems if that switch gets stuck. The Audio Midi Setup application in Applications -> Utilities may fix the issue with switching to 44 Hertz on output.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
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