do you mean both rear and front mic does not work ? it is strange that pin-ctl of front and rear mic are different
you can try hda-analyzer to change vref of the rear mic does the line in work or not ? Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out Control: name="Center Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=1, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="LFE Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=2, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Rear Mic Boost Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Rear Mic Jack", index=0, device=0 Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0 Amp-In vals: [0x03 0x00] Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1 Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00] Pincap 0x00003736: IN OUT Detect Trigger Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100 Pin Default 0x01a19c50: [Jack] Mic at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink DefAssociation = 0x5, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x21: IN VREF_50 Unsolicited: tag=03, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 5 0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26 Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out Control: name="Front Mic Boost Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Front Mic Jack", index=0, device=0 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 0x0000373e: IN OUT HP Detect Trigger Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100 Pin Default 0x02a19c60: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink DefAssociation = 0x6, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN VREF_80 Unsolicited: tag=04, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 5 0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26 Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out Control: name="Surround Playback Switch", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0 Control: name="Line Jack", index=0, device=0 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 0x00003736: IN OUT Detect Trigger Vref caps: HIZ 50 GRD 80 100 Pin Default 0x0181345f: [Jack] Line In at Ext Rear Conn = 1/8, Color = Blue DefAssociation = 0x5, Sequence = 0xf Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN VREF_HIZ Unsolicited: tag=05, enabled=1 Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 EPSS Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 Connection: 5 0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1088498 Title: Microphone not working, Ubuntu 12.10 x64, ALC887 Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Microphone not working at all. alsa-driver (1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3) Here is the link with alsa information of my PC: http://www.alsa- project.org/db/?f=d84fc0cb0efdb3ec6b4a2cfd4a2959cb49db7c34 Have tried alsamixer, pavucontrol - no way. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1088498/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp