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jorty (deprecated aspect) @jordyd@octodon.social

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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brennen @brennen

@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.

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jorty (deprecated aspect) @jordyd@octodon.social

@brennen
Jess (@catoutofbed) knows. Something about ummmm... optical... audio...?

jess, no relation @catoutofbed@octodon.social

@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

brennen @brennen

@catoutofbed @jordyd oh shit, that's wild. i didn't know there was an optical plug that was the same form factor...

jess, no relation @catoutofbed@octodon.social

@brennen @jordyd
right????
i only discovered it because i had the same thing happen

jorty (deprecated aspect) @jordyd@octodon.social

@catoutofbed @brennen and here I thought you were an expert in optical audio things

jess, no relation @catoutofbed@octodon.social

@jordyd @brennen
i'm not actually good at computers, i just play it on the internet

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