On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:30:38PM +0100, Robert Bridge wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:24:44 -0400
> Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I bought a Creative NX Pro 2 webcam a few years back, and got it
> > working with no problems in Gentoo using the gspcav1 drivers from
> > Portage. Now, when I plug in the microphone (Which isn't a USB, but a
> > regular microphone) nothing happens. I can't hear it through my
> > speakers no matter how high I make the sound and I'm not sure if
> > there are any drivers I need to load before it will work.
> > 
> > Running `cat /proc/asound/cards` doesn't do much...It _should_ show my
> > device, but in actuality shows:
> > 
> > > ackbar linux # cat /proc/asound/cards
> > >  0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
> > >                       HDA Intel at 0xfeb38000 irq 16
> > 
> > So at the moment I'm pretty sure my microphone isn't being detected at
> > all. Perhaps there is a kernel driver I missed (looked through two
> > times) or something I need to emerge?
> > 
> > If this driver is unusable in Gentoo, can someone recommend me a
> > (relatively cheap) replacement? Because I'd like to be able to use it
> > as soon as possible. Thank you.
> 
> Have you checked that the microphone is unmuted? Does your card have
> multiple options for the microphone port (line-in as well as mic)?
> Have you adjusted the microphone volume?
> 
> These are all issues I have had with the microphone on my webcam. The
> drivers which matter are the soundcard drivers if you are plugging the
> microphone into it, so I am 99.99% sure it will work with the current
> setup, once you find the correct combination of settings for the
> sound card.
> 
> Good luck with it,
> Rob.
> 

No matter what I do the Mic doesn't seem to make any sound through my
laptop's speakers...Any other ideas on what might be causing this
problem?

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