Arch Linux

TheCoon

Member

Registered: 2016-05-10

Posts: 42

Disable microphone module/driver

I would like to disable the driver which controls my laptop's built-in microphone.
If I'm not mistaken, snd_hda_intel controls all audio, including both audio output and input.
Is there a way to disable audio input (microphone) without disabling audio output (and without physically disconnecting the microphone)? Maybe a patched version of snd_hda_intel?
If anyone can point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

ooo

Member

Registered: 2013-04-10

Posts: 1,638

Re: Disable microphone module/driver

You can at least mute the microphone input from alsamixer.
Some laptops also allow you to disable microphone from BIOS.

TheCoon

Member

Registered: 2016-05-10

Posts: 42

Re: Disable microphone module/driver

You can at least mute the microphone input from alsamixer.
Some laptops also allow you to disable microphone from BIOS.

Yes, I have it muted. I'm looking for a way to also disable the driver beneath that.