So there’s a really bizarre thing that happens to my computer only when Linux is installed on it. You see, the audio jack begins to glow red. I don’t mean an LED nearby. I mean there is a red light coming from inside the jack. I never knew there was even a light in there to begin with, and I certainly don’t know why it’s glowing red
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@jordyd i'm not sure if i've ever seen that, but i wonder if it's:
a) a feature that other drivers don't bother to activate
b) an activity led or some such on a component adjacent to the jack? i guess this one is pretty unlikely.
@brennen
Jess (@catoutofbed) knows. Something about ummmm... optical... audio...?
@catoutofbed @jordyd oh shit, that's wild. i didn't know there was an optical plug that was the same form factor...
@catoutofbed @brennen and here I thought you were an expert in optical audio things
@jordyd @brennen
yeah it's
you don't have the driver for it i think
so it just turns on the led for the optical audio output