[gentoo-user] Microphone help
Hello gentoo-user. 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. -- If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman pgpqB38txytFt.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone help
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. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone help
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? -- If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman pgpqY2WGVEXKT.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone help
Michael Pobega wrote: 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? For KDE I had to specify in KMix which device to capture sound. Perhaps you need to check such an option in your desktop of choice. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone help
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 07:50:42PM -0400, sean wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: 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? For KDE I had to specify in KMix which device to capture sound. Perhaps you need to check such an option in your desktop of choice. I use wmii and I really don't want to have to merge qt just to test out my sound device...Any other suggestions? -- If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman pgpLsbASd9uRm.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone help
Michael Pobega wrote: I use wmii and I really don't want to have to merge qt just to test out my sound device...Any other suggestions? alsamixer is the only other thing that comes to mind. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone help
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 09:49:58PM -0400, sean wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: I use wmii and I really don't want to have to merge qt just to test out my sound device...Any other suggestions? alsamixer is the only other thing that comes to mind. Well I have everything turned to max and still no microphone sound. Or should I turn some things down in alsamixer? -- If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman pgpq3V9EGW8de.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone help
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 05:23:20AM +0300, Daniel Iliev wrote: On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:10:44 -0400 Michael Pobega [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 09:49:58PM -0400, sean wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: I use wmii and I really don't want to have to merge qt just to test out my sound device...Any other suggestions? alsamixer is the only other thing that comes to mind. Well I have everything turned to max and still no microphone sound. Or should I turn some things down in alsamixer? Any chance you have forgotten some muted channels? (m is the key for mute on/off toggle in alsamixer) Jeez, how could I not notice something so obvious. Thanks. Now to find a good VoIP client...Can anyone help me out with that? Looking for something cross-platform (Windows/Linux) that can do webcam/audio support. I tried WengoPhone but the registration site seems to be down... -- If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman pgpyVdR4F3smr.pgp Description: PGP signature
