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Ub1476

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Registered: 2008-01-21

Posts: 69

Need help to get my Microphone working!

Hi, I've been trying for a long time to get my mic working now. Neither external nor integrated work.. Been using both KDE and Gnome (Gnome atm).

First, a little info about my audio device..:

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Fujitsu Siemens Computer GmbH Unknown device 10b0
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
        Memory at b0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
        Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
        Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>

I've been through Alsamixer, Sound Preferences ad Volume Control.. I uploaded a pic of important settings (I think). You can see all the settings from Alsamixer in the pic, but the Volume Control also has:

Recording: Capture (volume on), Capture 1 (off), Capture 2 (off), Digital (on)
Switches: IEC958 (not checked), Caller ID (not checked), Off-hook (not checked)
Options: 3 input source "dropdownmenus". All uses "mic", other options are: front mic, line, CD. 

I'm using Gnomes default audio recording program (gnome-sound-recorder). It displays no error messages. I can also hear some buzz in my headphones if I turn the volume of the mic up.

Last edited by Ub1476 (2008-03-16 22:29:17)

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: Need help to get my Microphone working!

put capture on the mic. to do that hit space when you have selected the mic
look at this screenshot:

Last edited by wonder (2008-03-16 22:44:21)

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Ub1476

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Registered: 2008-01-21

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Re: Need help to get my Microphone working!

I don't have the excact same settings as you.. Uploaded a picture of mine. Tried to record while Alsamixer was up and on the record tab. Still no sound.

EDIT: Ops, I misunderstood:P Give me a second to try it..

Alright, a little improvement. I put "capture" on "Capture", then set "Record from input" to "Capture". When recording, there's not absolute quiet anymore. I can hear some sort of wind/buzz.. The bad thing though, is that if I turn the mic off, it's the same sound..

The options in "Record from input" is: Capture, Capture 1, Capture 2, Digital.

Last edited by Ub1476 (2008-03-16 23:02:55)

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: Need help to get my Microphone working!

put "capture" on one of the mic. try them out and see what mic is active from those 3. try to make to look like mine:). "capture" on the mic

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Ub1476

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Registered: 2008-01-21

Posts: 69

Re: Need help to get my Microphone working!

I can't. I can only set Capture, Capture 2 and Capture 3 to "capture". Mic is in "playback" and only the volume can be changed..:/

Last edited by Ub1476 (2008-03-16 23:32:03)

Ub1476

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Re: Need help to get my Microphone working!

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Ub1476

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Re: Need help to get my Microphone working!

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calef13

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Re: Need help to get my Microphone working!

I haven't been able to get my mic working at all either. I don't even get a capture level in alsamixer. I have a creative soundblaster 4. I have had it working before with other distros and also arch but it stopped working months ago. There isn't much on the wiki or forums about this though, I assumed I alone had these kinds of problems.

Ub1476

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Registered: 2008-01-21

Posts: 69

Re: Need help to get my Microphone working!

bump

I suppose that's because of an ALSA upgrade.. I wonder if changing the sound server to PulseAudio will have any effect? Or is this is a problem from Intel? I'll try Ubuntu 8.04 when it's released though, which ships with PulseAudio.