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See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/867599 Title: No record sound function or vu meter output in pavucontrol Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: had success for a short time recording sound from monitor using guide from wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio#Lucid_Lynx_10.04_and_Maverick_Meerkat_10.10, but shortly thereafter lost both recording and vu meter when trying to record streaming video using recordmydesktop ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: pulseaudio 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu21.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-30.59-generic-pae 2.6.35.13 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-30-generic-pae i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jeff 1377 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: jeff 1377 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: jeff 1377 F...m pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe0280000 irq 46' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC662 rev1' Components : 'HDA:10ec0662,8086d625,00100101' Controls : 26 Simple ctrls : 15 Date: Tue Oct 4 08:22:29 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SelectedCard: 0 Intel HDA-Intel - HDA Intel SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio Title: [Realtek ALC662 rev1] pactl stat failed to find default card dmi.bios.date: 09/13/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp. dmi.bios.version: MWPNT10N.86A.0069.2010.0913.1432 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: D525MW dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: AAE93082-301 dmi.chassis.type: 2 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrMWPNT10N.86A.0069.2010.0913.1432:bd09/13/2010:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD525MW:rvrAAE93082-301:cvn:ct2:cvr: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/867599/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

