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X5-30gb -- no audio on Line Out jack

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hollowman:
I just installed the latest RockBox onto my X5-30gb (first time on this X5) and am getting no audio via Line Out jack (on subpack). Headphone out on main unit works fine. Also, it seems that music/audio signal is being deliberately muted as I can hear, over Line Out, the usual in-between track and power on/off switching ("whistling") noises. But as soon as music/audio starts, the output is muted. Again, only affecting Line Out.
I have another X5 (60gb) running an older RockBox version, and that works fine.

soap:
Could you swap installs and rule out hardware and confirm software?

hollowman:

--- Quote from: soap on April 24, 2010, 05:30:59 PM ---Could you swap installs and rule out hardware and confirm software?


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I don't understand what this means????
I installed v3.5.1 again. No diff.

soap:
Yea, it wasn't the best worded request.

From the original post it appears you are running the latest version of Rockbox on a previously unRockboxed X5, and an old Rockbox on another X5.

You are implying something is wrong with current Rockbox because your other X5 (the one with old Rockbox) works fine and the "new" X5 with "new" Rockbox does not.

I am suggesting that it is more likely you have a hardware issue - but the only way to be sure is to put "new" Rockbox on the "old" X5 and copy "old" Rockbox to the "new" X5, then repeat the test.

hollowman:

--- Quote from: soap on April 24, 2010, 06:27:32 PM ---From the original post it appears you are running the latest version of Rockbox on a previously unRockboxed X5, and an old Rockbox on another X5.
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Yup
--- Quote ---You are implying something is wrong with current Rockbox because your other X5 (the one with old Rockbox) works fine and the "new" X5 with "new" Rockbox does not.
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...Or the way my new X5 "accepted" RB
--- Quote ---I am suggesting that it is more likely you have a hardware issue - but the only way to be sure is to put "new" Rockbox on the "old" X5 and copy "old" Rockbox to the "new" X5, then repeat the test.
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The "new" X5's Line Out worked before I installed RB. Have made no other software/hardware changes to it knowlingly. I assume RB has no way of controlling Line Out as it does with Line In?

Again, and this is important: The audio signal seems to be deliberately muted. If I turn up the vol. on my Line-Out connected amp, I can hear the usual background digital spuriae noise one hears if one cranks up the vol. while unit is in Pause, Skips trk, Powers On/Off.

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