conuly

I prefer to listen to things on the computer via headphones rather than speakers. Recently, the audio jack stopped working. It says it's unplugged.

It's not wobbly, so I think it's likely not a hardware issue. (Can't solve a hardware issue anyway - this laptop won't handle any more repair work!) The headphones work fine on other devices. I've tried rebooting. I've tried disabling and enabling the device. I've tried updating the driver. I've tried uninstalling the driver, reinstalling it, and rebooting. What is left to try?

If there's nothing else left, I suppose I could get a set of USB headphones. I'm reluctant to do this, though, because I'm out of ports (because the poor condition of my poor laptop means I'm using a plugged in keyboard and mouse), and all my USB ports *are* a bit wobbly, so I don't want to strain them with a lot of plugging and unplugging. I could get a USB hub, but... I mean, at this point, I know what the solution really is. The solution really is that I start saving my money and put it towards a new computer. But at least USB headphones would be a(nother) stopgap before I have to bite that bullet.