Detect removal of headset device from audio port?

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Hi everybody!

I would like to know how to detect the removal of a headset device. When the headset device is unplugged I want to stop the currently running video. Does anybody know how to do that?
I'm programming in VB.net, but any examples on how to achieve this are welcome.

Thanks for your interest!

Posted 25-Aug-11 19:12pm

faifai2

Updated 25-Aug-11 22:29pm

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-25T21:41:00

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AFAIK, you can't, not without some specialized hardware to monitor the physical port.

Posted 25-Aug-11 21:41pm

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-26T06:54:00

Monitoring that is driver specific, if it's supported at all. Not all audio cards support reporting jack status.

There is also no standard interface to check for that or get notifications for it. You'd have to write code specific to the audio driver to get any kind of notification and that's only if the audio driver exposes an interface to do so.