u/FringleFrangle04

Need to disable Headphone Jack/Digital Out completely on 2009 MacBook

Hiya gang! Hope all is well.
So recently I got my pop's old 2009 MacBook, seems to be working well except for one thing: There's no sound. I eventually found out that it's because the headphone jack is jammed with a broken plug. In trying to remove it ranging from a toothpick with glue to a full on power drill, I haven't managed to make any improvements. Now I found out that you can make it play out of the speakers by holding "Option" on the sound device panel, but occasionally it'll switch back to the broken headphone jack again.
Now, on to the meat & potatoes: I need to find a way to permanently disable the headphone jack, make the Mac think it doesn't even have one. Preferably through software, though if simply removing the thing would work then that'd be fine. Is there ANY way I can make the Mac forget the headphone jack permanently? Any boot parameters I can set up in the terminal, any software I can install, any modifications I can make? Any & all help is apreceated, thanks in advance!

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u/FringleFrangle04 — 1 day ago
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Tech Issues: Only shows Digital Out on as Audio Output on 2009 MacBook

Hello all! Hope all is well.
So I've recently got my father's old 2009 MacBook up & running, but I can't get it to play any sound. In the settings menu, it only shows "Digital Out - Optical digital-out port" as my one output option. Does anyone here know what could be causing this issue, & how I could get it to play sound out of the PC speakers? I've included a picture of my system specs too, if that helps. Any help is apreceated, thanks in advance!

u/FringleFrangle04 — 2 days ago