diff -Nru vlc-1.1.7.orig//modules/audio_output/jack.c vlc-1.1.7/modules/audio_output/jack.c
--- vlc-1.1.7.orig//modules/audio_output/jack.c	2010-06-11 16:46:11.000000000 +0200
+++ vlc-1.1.7/modules/audio_output/jack.c	2011-03-20 20:40:14.004224068 +0100
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     set_capability( "audio output", 100 )
     set_category( CAT_AUDIO )
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_AUDIO_AOUT )
-    add_bool( AUTO_CONNECT_OPTION, false, NULL, AUTO_CONNECT_TEXT,
+    add_bool( AUTO_CONNECT_OPTION, true, NULL, AUTO_CONNECT_TEXT,
               AUTO_CONNECT_LONGTEXT, true )
     add_string( CONNECT_REGEX_OPTION, NULL, NULL, CONNECT_REGEX_TEXT,
                 CONNECT_REGEX_LONGTEXT, true )