Change to "Built-in Output" before muting.

[hinderaker]

Hi. I have a feature request. Not really an issue with nobootsound as it is with my setup. I often use Apple EarPods or my “PlayStation Gold Wireless” at night (the most crucial time that the startup chime is muted). Problem is that nobootsound is working perfectly when setup is set to “Built-in Output”, but not when it is set to my other headset. Could nobootsound be tweaked to change to “Built-in Output” before muting in a future release?

[matteoacrossi]

For headphones it is a problem, because OS X keeps two distinct volume levels for headphones and internal speakers, but I can't access the internal speaker volume via Applescript when the headphones are plugged in.

For the wireless headset there might be hope if it is listed in system preferences as a separate audio device.

[matteoacrossi]

Just as a note to myself (or anyone interested in the bug), this Apple script allows to change to Internal Speakers as audio output device

set internal_speakers_string to "Internal Speakers"

tell application "System Preferences"
    reveal anchor "output" of pane id "com.apple.preference.sound"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "System Preferences"
            tell window "Sound"
                tell tab group 0
                    tell scroll area 1
                        tell table 1
                            set curr_sound_output to (value of text field 1 of (first UI element whose selected is true))

                            select (row 1 whose value of text field 1 is internal_speakers_string)
                                                        #here we should save the state of the device and mute it, or restore its previous state
                        end tell
                    end tell
                end tell
            end tell
        end tell
    end tell

    quit
end tell

For this script to work Applescript must be allowed in the Accessibility tab in System Preferences

[hinderaker]

It is indeed a separate audio device. It restoring to previous state would be preferable, but not necessary. The goal is to avoid the chime.