[maemo-users] Audio level is high only if yellow (video) connected

[From: Mayuresh]

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 09:37:47AM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Mayuresh <mayuresh at acm.org> wrote:
> > So, not sure whether the audio out level is decided automatically
> > depending on whether the yellow jack is connected or not - probably it
> > assumes otherwise that you are using a headphone (?).
> 
> Probably. Same behavior happens with headphones -- if you get a
> headphone extension cord and plug it into N900, nothing happens until
> you plug the other end of extension cord into actual headphones (or
> any device).

Ok, so there exists h/w capability to drive line out, which is limited by
software? (Or is this behavior hardwired?)

How to unleash it - how to make N900 drive line out for audio-only?

Mayuresh.