Red light from headphone jack Macbook Pro running Ubuntu 14.04

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I'm using ubuntu-16.04 and after so many attempts I figured out the solution.

These are the steps to solve red light audio jack issue in Macbook.

  1. open system settings.
  2. go to output tab, select speakers - Built-in Audio option under Play sound through category.
  3. look for the mode option under settings for speakers category.
  4. Change mode from Analog Stereo Output to Analog Surround 2.1 Output or Analog Surround 4.1 Output.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • cosmoflop12
    cosmoflop12 over 1 year

    I'm getting a red light from the audio jack on a 2012 Macbook Pro. I'm running Ubuntu 14.04. Sound works fine, headphones or speakers, but whenever the sound is on the light comes on. It usually turns off when the sound does (but not always, or immediately)

    • Grammargeek
      Grammargeek almost 9 years
      Does this happen on OS X? I think the headphone jack may also be a optical output.
  • Andrey Portnoy
    Andrey Portnoy almost 6 years
    That disables all audio output for me on a 2015 MacBook Pro.
  • hibernatedguy
    hibernatedguy almost 6 years
    That's weird. I've MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)