[iBook] 600mhz ibook with no sound out

[Angus Wallace]

I suggest you confirm that it is not a software problem. Download a bootable
Linux image. This is a cd image that you burn to a disc, and put in your ibook.
You then restart it, and it will boot from the cd - starting Linux.

This is not so difficult (you need to press a key as it boots to tell the ibook
to look at the cd. It might be the 's' key {memory}, right after the reset).

A good example to try is
http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu-releases/6.06/ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-powerpc.iso
NB: NOTE THAT THIS IS A LINK STRAIGHT TO THE FILE. IT'S ABOUT 650 MB!!!

if there's no sound there, then it's probably hardware, and I have no further
suggestions than taking it to a technician (unless you have an oscilloscope
;-).

-Gus

Quoting Richard Jepsen <rpjepsen at gmail.com>:

> I have a 600 mhz ibook with no sound. Everything else seems to  work.
> 
> I have tried upgrading software, firmware, reset the PMU, checked to make
> sure that the speaker cable is properly connected to the motherboard,
> checked all the settings and no change.
> 
> When plug in some head phones I get some white noise but nothing else.
> 
> Has anyone else experienced this and fixed it short of replacing the
> motherboard?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard Jepsen
> rpjepsen at gmail.com
>