Good time of the day, Camaleón.
Thank You for Your time and answer. You wrote: > >> Then why the "head" command returned void? :-? > > > > May this is the reason? > > What do you mean? :-? That "the "head" command returned void" - therefore no microphone? (..) > > Actually, I never saw it. :o) - Only on desktops - w/o any problems. > > Shhh! Be quiet, your netbook can be listening and won't like seeing > you're in doubt about it :-) No, it doesn't here - the mic. does not function! I can say anything about for the present time. :o) > >> Wait. I must have missed this line from your very first post, but > >> this has to be your mic input (this is what I also get from my > >> netbook and I can from the mixer applet the "mic" is there) :-? > > > > Hmm. On desktops I see exactly word microphone or mic - do not > > remember correctly. Then alsa mixer has appropriate handle w/ which > > I can change its gain. - Here, on laptop, I miss all this. > > Yes, I also see a "Mic" device in desktops but not in my netbook (and > you know what? My netbook also has a STAC92xx chipset, I didn't > notice until now :-P). I mean, this can be normal and not an error > per se. Of course, despite not being displayed, the microphone has to > be visible/ controllable from the sound applet and has work :-) And w/ this I have problem. I use console only tool - therefore I use ALSA mixer, and my mic refuses to work unless in it is the built-in (ROM?) testing program. May it worked under windoze - but I had never such a one on the lap. Does Your mic. work?! > And now I realized I share the same chipset as yours and we also > share the same kernel version, I can run more tests from my side. Run > "dmesg | grep -i mic", I can see a line referencing the microphone > device, check if you also have it. Oh! Me too! [ 8.544369] [drm] Loading R300 Microcode [ 9.441402] input: HDA ATI SB Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card0/input13 [ 9.441589] input: HDA ATI SB Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card0/input14 [ 9.441751] input: HDA ATI SB Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card0/input15 [ 9632.081262] usb 1-7.1: Manufacturer: JMicron [16671.093223] usb 1-7.1: Manufacturer: JMicron So, how to use it ?!!! I got excited! :o) (..) > Okay, have you checked for the input (mic) volume levels? What kind > sound controller are you using (gnome/kde volume applet...)? Also, > test with the usual command line utility to test the mic: Of course. I just checked now and to my amasement I saw additional channels appeared. So, I have turned on all of them w/ maximum gain: Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum 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 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume penum 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 'LFE',0 Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Capture [off] Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 15 Front Left: Capture 15 [100%] [22.50dB] [off] Front Right: Capture 15 [100%] [22.50dB] [off] Simple mixer control 'Digital',0 Capabilities: cvolume penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 120 Front Left: Capture 120 [100%] [30.00dB] Front Right: Capture 120 [100%] [30.00dB] Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0 Capabilities: cenum Items: 'Front Mic' 'Rear Mic' 'Line' Item0: 'Rear Mic' Simple mixer control 'Mux',0 Capabilities: cvolume penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 4 Front Left: Capture 4 [100%] [40.00dB] Front Right: Capture 4 [100%] [40.00dB] Yet, no sound from the mic. > arecord -d 10 /tmp/mic.wav This command hangs - I think it can not use/open mic. device if any. (..) Sthu. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50264439.046c980a.4032.0...@mx.google.com
