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From: Jolly Roger on 20 Jul 2010 15:35
In article <1jlxrkd.6979nry9aq7iN%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>,
dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:

> Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:
>
> > In article <jollyroger-6F194E.08561720072010(a)news.individual.net>,
> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Nah. Your friend probably just accidentally dragged it off the menu bar
> > > by holding down the Command key on the keyboard while clicking on the
> > > Volume menu and dragging down.
> > >
> > > To get it back, just double-click the /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu
> > > Extras/Volume.menu file. After that, the menu will re-appear on the menu
> > > bar.
> >
> > Er, why not open the Sound preference panel and click the "Show volume in
> > menu bar" checkbox at the bottom of the window?
>
> Sure, but that was checked, first thing I looked at.
>
> It's probably a software issue, and I have found where the Sound
> preferences live. Unusually, they are in Library, Preferences, Audio,
> with sections for the individual users. Most preferences live in the
> user's library.
>
> None of the answers seem to have noted the crucial things I said in my
> post. As I stated, the Sound system preference says "No output devices
> found" so it can't be just an issue with the menu bar icon.

Is this a machine with digital audio out? If so I recall that something
can happen where the port gets into a confused state (indicated by a red
light inside the port), and resetting it somehow fixes the issue.

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From: Daniel Cohen on 20 Jul 2010 16:47
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <1jlxrkd.6979nry9aq7iN%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>,
> dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
>
> > > Er, why not open the Sound preference panel and click the "Show volume in
> > > menu bar" checkbox at the bottom of the window?
> >
> > Sure, but that was checked, first thing I looked at.
>
> Did you try unchecking it and then checking it?

Yes. As I said, the problem had to be elsewhere as tht issue wouldn't
give "no output device found".

My friend reports that it's back, and she swears she did not do
anything. Which to me suggests a stuck switch in the headphone socket
that unstuck itself, perhaps when the computer was moved slightly.
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From: Daniel Cohen on 20 Jul 2010 23:36
Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <1jlxrkd.6979nry9aq7iN%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>,
> dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:


> >
> > None of the answers seem to have noted the crucial things I said in my
> > post. As I stated, the Sound system preference says "No output devices
> > found" so it can't be just an issue with the menu bar icon.
>
> Is this a machine with digital audio out? If so I recall that something
> can happen where the port gets into a confused state (indicated by a red
> light inside the port), and resetting it somehow fixes the issue.

It's a PowerBook. I forget the actual specs. You may well be right.

By "resetting" did you mean resetting the PRAM? Or resetting something
else? Resetting PRAM was one of the things I was going to get her to
try, but for the moment it seems to have cured itself.
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From: Jolly Roger on 21 Jul 2010 00:07
In article <1jly787.1ie6qeu1swdpx8N%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>,
dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:

> Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <1jlxrkd.6979nry9aq7iN%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>,
> > dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
>
>
> > >
> > > None of the answers seem to have noted the crucial things I said in my
> > > post. As I stated, the Sound system preference says "No output devices
> > > found" so it can't be just an issue with the menu bar icon.
> >
> > Is this a machine with digital audio out? If so I recall that something
> > can happen where the port gets into a confused state (indicated by a red
> > light inside the port), and resetting it somehow fixes the issue.
>
> It's a PowerBook. I forget the actual specs. You may well be right.
>
> By "resetting" did you mean resetting the PRAM? Or resetting something
> else? Resetting PRAM was one of the things I was going to get her to
> try, but for the moment it seems to have cured itself.

If your audio out port has a red light coming from it, it means the
sound port is stuck or confused into thinking you have an optical audio
device plugged in. The solution is to plug and unplug something into the
jack a few times to reset it (until the red light shuts off).

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From: Jolly Roger on 21 Jul 2010 00:07
In article <1jly3fo.8a644vgo29xfN%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>,
dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:

> Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:
>
> > In article <1jlxrkd.6979nry9aq7iN%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>,
> > dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
> >
> > > > Er, why not open the Sound preference panel and click the "Show volume
> > > > in
> > > > menu bar" checkbox at the bottom of the window?
> > >
> > > Sure, but that was checked, first thing I looked at.
> >
> > Did you try unchecking it and then checking it?
>
> Yes. As I said, the problem had to be elsewhere as tht issue wouldn't
> give "no output device found".
>
> My friend reports that it's back, and she swears she did not do
> anything. Which to me suggests a stuck switch in the headphone socket
> that unstuck itself, perhaps when the computer was moved slightly.

Next time tell her to look closely at the port to see if a red light is
shining inside of it.

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