Disabling sound by blacklistsing modules in Ubuntu 13.10 on Macbook Pro 4,1

[Chris Calderon]

I have broken speakers, and they constantly let out static. I have done similar things before when I had ubuntu on a powermac, but I don't remember how to proceed. That and there are quite a few modules listed in lsmod that have snd infront.

this is the output of lsmod
Module Size Used by
parport_pc 32701 0
ppdev 17671 0
bnep 19564 2
rfcomm 69070 12
nvidia 9451814 41
coretemp 13435 0
kvm_intel 138538 0
kvm 431315 1 kvm_intel
joydev 17377 0
hid_apple 13244 0
hid_appleir 13010 0
applesmc 19308 0
input_polldev 13896 1 applesmc
uvcvideo 80885 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 13216 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 13362 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core 40469 1 uvcvideo
videodev 133390 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
bcm5974 17589 0
usbhid 53014 0
hid 101512 3 usbhid,hid_appleir,hid_apple
microcode 23518 0
lpc_ich 21080 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 51465 1
snd_hda_intel 48171 3
snd_hda_codec 188738 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
btusb 28267 0
snd_hwdep 13602 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 102033 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
bluetooth 371874 22 bnep,btusb,rfcomm
snd_page_alloc 18710 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq_midi 13324 0
snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 30095 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 61560 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 14497 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 29433 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd 69141 16 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm, snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,sn d_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
soundcore 12680 1 snd
drm 296739 2 nvidia
video 19318 0
apple_bl 13993 0
mac_hid 13205 0
lp 17759 0
parport 42299 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
firewire_ohci 40060 0
firewire_core 64476 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 12707 1 firewire_core
sky2 58057 0
ahci 25819 0
libahci 31898 1 ahci

Again, I am trying to turn sound off altogether, or only let it work through the audio jack and not the internal speakers. MY priority is just to get the annoying static to stop

[Dreamer Fithp Apprentice]

Look in synaptic for some audio control programs. I'm pretty sure you can do this with pavucontrol. Just set it to not use the speakers but the jack instead. Or mute everything if you prefer. If this proves to be more trouble than it seems worth, just snip the wires to the speakers.