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#1 2009-06-26 21:57:38

Shapeshifter
Member
Registered: 2008-03-11
Posts: 230

Can't record from USB Mic using ALSA

Well, since OSS is officially broken for USB recording, here we go with ALSA:

I can't record anything using the microphone which is integrated into my USB webcam. The cam shows up as a device (alsamixer -c 1), and I can adjust the only available mixer which is for <Mic> in [Capture]. It's not muted and it's maxed out.

Alsa-info output:

!!################################
!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.56
!!################################

!!Script ran on: Tue Jun 23 15:27:46 UTC 2009


!!Linux Distribution
!!------------------

Arch Linux \r (\n) (\l)


!!DMI Information
!!---------------

Manufacturer:      
Product Name:      


!!Kernel Information
!!------------------

Kernel release:    2.6.30-ARCH
Operating System:  GNU/Linux
Architecture:      i686
Processor:         AMD Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 4050e
SMP Enabled:       Yes


!!ALSA Version
!!------------

Driver version:     1.0.20
Library version:    1.0.20
Utilities version:  1.0.20


!!Loaded ALSA modules
!!-------------------

snd_hda_intel
snd_usb_audio


!!Sound Servers on this system
!!----------------------------

Jack:
      Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/jackd)
      Running - No


!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
!!-----------------------------

 0 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
                      HDA NVidia at 0xfcf78000 irq 21
 1 [default        ]: USB-Audio - Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show 
                      Guillemot Corporation Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show  at usb-0000:00:02.1-2, hi


!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
!!--------------------------------------

00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] High Definition Audio (rev a1)


!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Susbsystem ID's
!!--------------------------------------------------------

00:07.0 0403: 10de:0774 (rev a1)
    Subsystem: 1043:829f


!!Loaded sound module options
!!--------------------------

!!Module: snd_hda_intel
bdl_pos_adj : 32,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
enable : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y
enable_msi : 0
id : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
index : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
model : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
position_fix : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
power_save : 0
power_save_controller : Y
probe_mask : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
probe_only : N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N,N
single_cmd : N

!!Module: snd_usb_audio
async_unlink : Y
device_setup : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
enable : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y
id : <NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>,<NULL>
ignore_ctl_error : N
index : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
nrpacks : 8
pid : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
vid : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1


!!HDA-Intel Codec information
!!---------------------------
--startcollapse--

Codec: Realtek ALC883
Address: 0
Function Id: 0x1
Vendor Id: 0x10ec0883
Subsystem Id: 0x1043829f
Revision Id: 0x100002
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
GPIO: io=2, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=1, wake=0
  IO[0]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
  IO[1]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x05 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Digital: Enabled
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0x1e]: 16 20 24 32
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x07 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x08 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10011b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x08, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x14 0x14]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  PCM:
    rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
    bits [0x6]: 16 20
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Connection: 1
     0x23
Node 0x09 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10011b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x08, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x0b 0x0b]
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  PCM:
    rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000
    bits [0x6]: 16 20
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Connection: 1
     0x22
Node 0x0a [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100391: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  SDI-Select: 0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0x1e]: 16 20 24 32
    formats [0x1]: PCM
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x1f
Node 0x0b [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x80 0x80] [0x97 0x97] [0x0d 0x0d] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 10
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17
Node 0x0c [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x0f 0x0f]
  Connection: 2
     0x02 0x0b
Node 0x0d [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x17 0x17]
  Connection: 2
     0x03 0x0b
Node 0x0e [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x17 0x17]
  Connection: 2
     0x04 0x0b
Node 0x0f [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x17 0x17]
  Connection: 2
     0x05 0x0b
Node 0x10 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x11 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x12 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x13 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000003e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
  Pin Default 0x01014010: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x15 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000003e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
  Pin Default 0x01011012: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x2
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d* 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x16 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000003e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
  Pin Default 0x01016011: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Orange
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x1
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e* 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x17 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000003e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
  Pin Default 0x01012014: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Grey
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x4
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f* 0x26
Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x0000173e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x01a19840: [Jack] Mic at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
    DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x0000173e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x02a19c50: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
    DefAssociation = 0x5, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x0000173e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x0181304f: [Jack] Line In at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Blue
    DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0xf
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x0000173e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger
    Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80
  Pin Default 0x02214c20: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x0
  Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP VREF_HIZ
  Unsolicited: tag=04, enabled=1
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x593301f0: [N/A] CD at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400000: Mono
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x4005e601: [N/A] Line Out at Ext N/A
    Conn = Optical, Color = White
    DefAssociation = 0x0, Sequence = 0x1
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400300: Mono Digital
  Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
  Pin Default 0x99430130: [Fixed] SPDIF Out at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Connection: 1
     0x06
Node 0x1f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400200: Mono Digital
  Pincap 0x00000020: IN
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
    DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x20 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00040: Mono
  Processing caps: benign=0, ncoeff=17
  Processing Coefficient: 0x00
  Coefficient Index: 0x0c
Node 0x21 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x22 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x80 0x80] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 11
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
Node 0x23 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 11
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
Node 0x24 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x25 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  PCM:
    rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
    bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x26 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x25 0x0b
Codec: Nvidia MCP78 HDMI
Address: 3
Function Id: 0x1
Vendor Id: 0x10de0002
Subsystem Id: 0x10de0101
Revision Id: 0x100000
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
    rates [0x0]:
    bits [0x0]:
    formats [0x0]:
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
GPIO: io=0, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=0, wake=0
Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Digital: Enabled
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x05 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
  Pin Default 0x18560110: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI
    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x04
Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x07 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
  Pin Default 0x58560121: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI
    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x1
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x06
Node 0x08 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x09 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
  Pin Default 0x58560122: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI
    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x2
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x08
Node 0x0a [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x0b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
  Pin Default 0x58560123: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI
    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x3
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x0a
Node 0x0c [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
  Converter: stream=0, channel=0
  Digital:
  Digital category: 0x0
  PCM:
    rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
    bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
    formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x0d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
  Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
  Pin Default 0x58560124: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI
    Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
    DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x4
    Misc = NO_PRESENCE
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
  Connection: 1
     0x0c
--endcollapse--


!!ALSA Device nodes
!!-----------------

crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 11 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/controlC0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 13 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/controlC1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 10 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/hwC0D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  9 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/hwC0D3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  8 Jun 23 17:27 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  7 Jun 23 17:27 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  6 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  5 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/pcmC0D2c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  4 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/pcmC0D3p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 12 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  3 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  2 Jun 23 17:18 /dev/snd/timer


!!ALSA configuration files
!!------------------------

!!User specific config file (~/.asoundrc)

pcm.!default {
        type asym
        playback.pcm {
                type plug
                slave.pcm "hw:0,0"
        }
        capture.pcm {
                type plug
                slave.pcm "hw:1,0"
        }
}



!!Aplay/Arecord output
!!------------

APLAY

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC883 Digital [ALC883 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

ARECORD

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 2: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: default [Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show ], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

!!Amixer output
!!-------------

!!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [NVidia]

Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfcf78000 irq 21'
  Mixer name    : 'Nvidia MCP78 HDMI'
  Components    : 'HDA:10ec0883,1043829f,00100002 HDA:10de0002,10de0101,00100000'
  Controls      : 40
  Simple ctrls  : 22
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Playback 23 [74%] [-12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback [on]
  Front Right: Playback [on]
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 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [-12.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [-12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [0.00dB] [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%]
  Front Right: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Side',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [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 13 [42%] [-15.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 13 [42%] [-15.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control '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 'Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 0 [0%]
  Front Right: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
  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 20 [65%] [18.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 20 [65%] [18.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',1
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 31
  Front Left: Capture 11 [35%] [4.50dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 11 [35%] [4.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',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 'Digital',0
  Capabilities: cvolume
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 120
  Front Left: Capture 52 [43%] [-4.00dB]
  Front Right: Capture 52 [43%] [-4.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line'
  Item0: 'Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',1
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line'
  Item0: 'Front Mic'

!!-------Mixer controls for card 1 [default]

Card hw:1 'default'/'Guillemot Corporation Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show  at usb-0000:00:02.1-2, hi'
  Mixer name    : 'USB Mixer'
  Components    : 'USB06f8:3007'
  Controls      : 2
  Simple ctrls  : 1
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: Capture 0 - 8
  Mono: Capture 4 [50%] [64.00dB] [on]


!!Alsactl output
!!-------------

--startcollapse--
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    control.1 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 31'
        comment.dbmin -4650
        comment.dbmax 0
        iface MIXER
        name 'Front Playback Volume'
        value.0 23
        value.1 23
    }
    control.2 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Front Playback Switch'
        value.0 true
        value.1 true
    }
    control.3 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 31'
        comment.dbmin -4650
        comment.dbmax 0
        iface MIXER
        name 'Surround Playback Volume'
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        value.1 31
    }
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        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Surround Playback Switch'
        value.0 true
        value.1 true
    }
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        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 1
        comment.range '0 - 31'
        comment.dbmin -4650
        comment.dbmax 0
        iface MIXER
        name 'Center Playback Volume'
        value 31
    }
    control.6 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 1
        comment.range '0 - 31'
        comment.dbmin -4650
        comment.dbmax 0
        iface MIXER
        name 'LFE Playback Volume'
        value 31
    }
    control.7 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 1
        iface MIXER
        name 'Center Playback Switch'
        value true
    }
    control.8 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 1
        iface MIXER
        name 'LFE Playback Switch'
        value true
    }
    control.9 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 31'
        comment.dbmin -4650
        comment.dbmax 0
        iface MIXER
        name 'Side Playback Volume'
        value.0 31
        value.1 31
    }
    control.10 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Side Playback Switch'
        value.0 true
        value.1 true
    }
    control.11 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Headphone Playback Switch'
        value.0 true
        value.1 true
    }
    control.12 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 31'
        comment.dbmin -3450
        comment.dbmax 1200
        iface MIXER
        name 'Mic Playback Volume'
        value.0 0
        value.1 0
    }
    control.13 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Mic Playback Switch'
        value.0 false
        value.1 false
    }
    control.14 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 31'
        comment.dbmin -3450
        comment.dbmax 1200
        iface MIXER
        name 'Front Mic Playback Volume'
        value.0 23
        value.1 23
    }
    control.15 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Front Mic Playback Switch'
        value.0 false
        value.1 false
    }
    control.16 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 31'
        comment.dbmin -3450
        comment.dbmax 1200
        iface MIXER
        name 'Line Playback Volume'
        value.0 13
        value.1 13
    }
    control.17 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Line Playback Switch'
        value.0 true
        value.1 true
    }
    control.18 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 3'
        comment.dbmin 0
        comment.dbmax 3000
        iface MIXER
        name 'Mic Boost'
        value.0 0
        value.1 0
    }
    control.19 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 3'
        comment.dbmin 0
        comment.dbmax 3000
        iface MIXER
        name 'Front Mic Boost'
        value.0 0
        value.1 0
    }
    control.20 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Capture Switch'
        value.0 true
        value.1 true
    }
    control.21 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type BOOLEAN
        comment.count 2
        iface MIXER
        name 'Capture Switch'
        index 1
        value.0 true
        value.1 true
    }
    control.22 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
        comment.range '0 - 31'
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        comment.dbmax 3450
        iface MIXER
        name 'Capture Volume'
        value.0 20
        value.1 20
    }
    control.23 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type INTEGER
        comment.count 2
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        comment.dbmax 3450
        iface MIXER
        name 'Capture Volume'
        index 1
        value.0 11
        value.1 11
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    control.24 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type ENUMERATED
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        comment.item.1 'Front Mic'
        comment.item.2 Line
        iface MIXER
        name 'Input Source'
        value Mic
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    control.25 {
        comment.access 'read write'
        comment.type ENUMERATED
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        comment.item.2 Line
        iface MIXER
        name 'Input Source'
        index 1
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    }
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        comment.access read
        comment.type IEC958
        comment.count 1
        iface MIXER
        name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
        value '0fff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
    }
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        iface MIXER
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        comment.access 'read write'
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        iface MIXER
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    }
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        name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
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        comment.access 'read write'
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        iface MIXER
        name 'IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch'
        value true
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        comment.range '0 - 31'
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        comment.dbmax 1200
        iface MIXER
        name 'Beep Playback Volume'
        value.0 0
        value.1 0
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        iface MIXER
        name 'Beep Playback Switch'
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        comment.dbmax 0
        iface MIXER
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        name 'PCM Playback Volume'
        value.0 255
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        comment.dbmax 12800
        iface MIXER
        name 'Mic Capture Volume'
        value 4
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}
--endcollapse--


!!All Loaded Modules
!!------------------

Module
ipv6
fuse
uvcvideo
videodev
v4l1_compat
nvidia
agpgart
ppdev
parport_pc
wmi
asus_atk0110
usbhid
hid
sg
lp
parport
k8temp
i2c_nforce2
i2c_core
shpchp
pci_hotplug
thermal
processor
fan
button
battery
ac
snd_usb_audio
snd_usb_lib
snd_rawmidi
snd_hda_codec_nvhdmi
evdev
snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec
snd_hwdep
snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_oss
snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq
snd_seq_device
snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm
snd_timer
snd_page_alloc
snd_mixer_oss
snd
soundcore
slhc
forcedeth
rtc_cmos
rtc_core
rtc_lib
ext3
jbd
mbcache
ohci_hcd
sd_mod
ehci_hcd
usbcore
floppy
ahci
ata_generic
pata_amd
pata_acpi
libata
scsi_mod

You might notice the device comes up as [default] instead of having a proper name. If I run...

$ arecord -Dplughw:1,0 -f cd -vv /dev/null

or

$ arecord -Ddefault -f cd -vv /dev/null

then it out puts a lot of stuff (both the same) which I pasted below, but at the bottom it doesn't show any #'s and %'s to indicate the volume. The blue light on the webcam also turns on. If I save to a file instead of /dev/null and aplay it, it's just silence. Here's the output from the above command:

[lucullus@schatzkiste ~]$ arecord -Dplughw:1,0 -f cd -vv /dev/null 
Recording WAVE '/dev/null' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
Plug PCM: Route conversion PCM (sformat=S16_LE)
  Transformation table:
    0 <- 0
    1 <- 0
Its setup is:
  stream       : CAPTURE
  access       : RW_INTERLEAVED
  format       : S16_LE
  subformat    : STD
  channels     : 2
  rate         : 44100
  exact rate   : 44100 (44100/1)
  msbits       : 16
  buffer_size  : 22050
  period_size  : 5512
  period_time  : 125000
  tstamp_mode  : NONE
  period_step  : 1
  avail_min    : 5512
  period_event : 0
  start_threshold  : 1
  stop_threshold   : 22050
  silence_threshold: 0
  silence_size : 0
  boundary     : 1445068800
Slave: Rate conversion PCM (16000, sformat=S16_LE)
Its setup is:
  stream       : CAPTURE
  access       : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
  format       : S16_LE
  subformat    : STD
  channels     : 1
  rate         : 44100
  exact rate   : 44100 (44100/1)
  msbits       : 16
  buffer_size  : 22050
  period_size  : 5512
  period_time  : 125000
  tstamp_mode  : NONE
  period_step  : 1
  avail_min    : 5512
  period_event : 0
  start_threshold  : 1
  stop_threshold   : 22050
  silence_threshold: 0
  silence_size : 0
  boundary     : 1445068800
Slave: Hardware PCM card 1 'Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show ' device 0 subdevice 0
Its setup is:
  stream       : CAPTURE
  access       : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
  format       : S16_LE
  subformat    : STD
  channels     : 1
  rate         : 16000
  exact rate   : 16000 (16000/1)
  msbits       : 16
  buffer_size  : 8000
  period_size  : 2000
  period_time  : 125000
  tstamp_mode  : NONE
  period_step  : 1
  avail_min    : 2000
  period_event : 0
  start_threshold  : 0
  stop_threshold   : 8000
  silence_threshold: 0
  silence_size : 0
  boundary     : 2097152000
  appl_ptr     : 0
  hw_ptr       : 0
^C
Aborted by signal Interrupt...
[lucullus@schatzkiste ~]$

This is "/proc/asound/card1/stream0" _before_ and _while_ running "arecord -Dplughw:1,0 -f cd -vv /dev/null":
Before running arecord:

[lucullus@schatzkiste ~]$ cat /proc/asound/card1/stream0
Guillemot Corporation Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show at usb-0000:00:02.1-2, hi : USB Audio

Capture:
  Status: Stop
  Interface 3
    Altset 1
    Format: 0x2 (16 bits)
    Channels: 1
    Endpoint: 4 IN (ASYNC)
    Rates: 16000
    Data packet interval: 1000 us

While running arecord:

[lucullus@schatzkiste ~]$ cat /proc/asound/card1/stream0
Guillemot Corporation Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show at usb-0000:00:02.1-2, hi : USB Audio

Capture:
  Status: Running
    Interface = 3
    Altset = 1
    URBs = 8 [ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ]
    Packet Size = 128
    Momentary freq = 16000 Hz (0x2.0000)
  Interface 3
    Altset 1
    Format: 0x2 (16 bits)
    Channels: 1
    Endpoint: 4 IN (ASYNC)
    Rates: 16000
    Data packet interval: 1000 us
[lucullus@schatzkiste ~]$

Although if I run

$ arecord -Dhw:1,0 -f cd -vv /dev/null

then it fails with:

Recording WAVE '/dev/null' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
arecord: set_params:984: Channels count non available"

I made a screenshot illustrating that everything is turned up and unmuted:
vMXZ5MA

And here's the test.wav I recorded with arecord. It's actually very short, no matter how long I record:
http://omploader.org/vMXZ5MQ

Alread tried:

- Switching the two devices so that 0 becomes the webcam and 1 the intel-hda through modprobe.conf but that had no other effect other than the switching.
- Playing a lot with the device, muting, triplechecking volumes etc. etc.
- Trying recording something in audacity. First time, the light goes on but it doesn't record, on subsequent tries, audacity spits an error stating "error opening sound device".
- Trying it in linphone, light turns on, but other party can't hear anything.
- Adding pulseaudio, but this had no influence of course.

Any ideas how to fix hits? Btw, it used to work in ubuntu 9.04 for some reason. Tried the mic on two Archlinux boxes here, it's exactly the same on both. But everything works, everything is very up to date (I'm sure ubuntu has older versions of stuff). Also, in the beginning I was still running 1.0.19 with kernel 2.6.29, instead of 1.0.20 with 2.6.30, so I think it must have happened before that. I guess that it's a regression in the kernel or driver or something. Well, all the info is in the alsa-info link above. Hope I can work this out!

Thanks for any input!

Regards.

Last edited by Shapeshifter (2009-06-26 21:59:09)

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