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Latios

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Registered: 2011-04-09

Posts: 18

kde5 partially not detecting microphone

Clean install of KDE5. The audio devices are sorta detected :

In "Sound card" there is :
- Built-in Audio

In "Profile" there are :
- Analog Stereo Duplex
- Analog Stereo Output
- Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output
- Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input
- Analog Stereo Input
- Off

When "Analog Stereo Duplex" is selected then in "Sound device" there are :
- Playback (Built-in Audio Analog Stereo)
- Recording (Built-in Audio Analog Stereo)

When other profile is selected then only either Playback or Recording option is displayed respectively

In "Connector" there are :
- Front Microphone
- Rear Microphone
- Line in

The microphone is basic 3.5 mm plug microphone connected to the rear port. When i choose Rear Microphone, the volume level from the microphone is visible in the bar in "Input Levels" : I tap the microphone or talk to it and teh bar jumps respectively

Now, in the Device Preference there is simply no device for the micrphone, in none of the "Audio Recording" tree branches :

At the same time, the device for the speakers is there and sound output from the speakers works fine  :

One thing i noted tho, in KDE4 there used to be a list of ~4-5 devices for each component, like "Default", and devices listed by hardware address and by the card name/model, and so on. Here there is only "Default", this appears sorta too empty..

I tried gstreamer and vlc backends this does not make any difference :

lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros Attansic L2 Fast Ethernet (rev a0)

lsmod

cfg80211              438272  0
rfkill                 20480  3 cfg80211
mousedev               20480  0
ppdev                  20480  0
gpio_ich               16384  0
iTCO_wdt               16384  0
iTCO_vendor_support    16384  1 iTCO_wdt
coretemp               16384  0
snd_hda_codec_realtek    61440  1
snd_hda_codec_generic    65536  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
pcspkr                 16384  0
lpc_ich                20480  0
snd_hda_intel          32768  4
rng_core               16384  0
atl2                   28672  0
evdev                  20480  2
input_leds             16384  0
led_class              16384  1 input_leds
mac_hid                16384  0
serio_raw              16384  0
snd_hda_codec          94208  3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_core           45056  4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              16384  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                77824  4 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_core
snd_timer              28672  1 snd_pcm
snd                    57344  14 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
i2c_i801               20480  0
i915                 1077248  8
asus_atk0110           20480  0
video                  28672  1 i915
soundcore              16384  1 snd
drm_kms_helper         98304  1 i915
fjes                   28672  0
parport_pc             28672  0
parport                36864  2 ppdev,parport_pc
shpchp                 32768  0
drm                   245760  10 i915,drm_kms_helper
syscopyarea            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt              16384  1 drm_kms_helper
fb_sys_fops            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit           16384  1 i915
button                 16384  1 i915
intel_agp              20480  0
intel_gtt              20480  3 i915,intel_agp
agpgart                32768  3 drm,intel_agp,intel_gtt
acpi_cpufreq           20480  0
tpm_tis                20480  0
tpm                    36864  1 tpm_tis
processor              32768  1 acpi_cpufreq
sch_fq_codel           20480  2
ip_tables              20480  0
x_tables               20480  1 ip_tables
ext4                  483328  2
crc16                  16384  1 ext4
mbcache                20480  1 ext4
jbd2                   81920  1 ext4
hid_generic            16384  0
usbhid                 45056  0
hid                    90112  2 hid_generic,usbhid
sd_mod                 36864  3
ata_generic            16384  0
pata_acpi              16384  0
atkbd                  24576  0
libps2                 16384  1 atkbd
ata_piix               32768  2
libata                184320  3 pata_acpi,ata_generic,ata_piix
ehci_pci               16384  0
uhci_hcd               40960  0
scsi_mod              131072  2 libata,sd_mod
ehci_hcd               65536  1 ehci_pci
usbcore               172032  4 uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid
usb_common             16384  1 usbcore
i8042                  20480  1 libps2
serio                  20480  4 serio_raw,atkbd,i8042

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Last edited by Latios (2016-03-04 17:54:49)

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,660

Re: kde5 partially not detecting microphone

Do you have gst-plugins-good installed? Is pulseaudio installed and running? (I'd guess so the tab that works suggests as much) For phonon to show the devices with the gstreamer plugin gst-plugins-good has to be there for the pulse output. You might also want to post

aplay -l
sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

and make sure nothing is blocking pulse's access (pulseaudio should be the only thing accessing your hardware)

Latios

Member

Registered: 2011-04-09

Posts: 18

Re: kde5 partially not detecting microphone

Do you have gst-plugins-good installed?
Yes

Is pulseaudio installed and running?
Installed, probably was pulled in by KDE (i did not install or configure it manually). Is running

aplay

[root@desktophtpc htpc]# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC662 rev1 Digital [ALC662 rev1 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

fuser -v /dev/snd/*

[root@desktophtpc htpc]# fuser -v /dev/snd/*
                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0:  htpc       2317 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c:   htpc       2317 F...m pulseaudio

amixer

[root@desktophtpc htpc]# amixer 
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64
  Mono: Playback 59 [92%] [-5.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback [off]
  Front Right: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Playback 255 [100%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64
  Mono: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 64
  Mono: Playback 64 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 31
  Front Left: Capture 31 [100%] [33.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 31 [100%] [33.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',1
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 31
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-13.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-13.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Auto-Mute Mode',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Enabled'
Simple mixer control 'Channel Mode',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: '2ch' '4ch' '6ch'
  Item0: '2ch'
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'Front Mic' 'Rear Mic' 'Line'
  Item0: 'Rear Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',1
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'Front Mic' 'Rear Mic' 'Line'
  Item0: 'Front Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Enabled'
Simple mixer control 'Rear Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Rear Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 1 [33%] [10.00dB]
  Front Right: 1 [33%] [10.00dB]

Last edited by Latios (2016-03-04 18:32:20)

blackdev1l

Member

Registered: 2014-06-12

Posts: 14

Re: kde5 partially not detecting microphone

I have a similar problem, i got "default" instead of my sounds card, everything works though but i can't choose which sound card to use in kmix, ditto with microphones but both sound card and microphone works on teamspeak and such.

edit: installing gst-plugins-good resolved my problem. I'm sorry for the post.

Last edited by blackdev1l (2016-03-15 20:37:30)