On Wednesday 03 January 2007 13:22, Robert Lewis wrote: > Ian Moore wrote: > > On Wednesday 03 January 2007 09:26, Randall R Schulz wrote: > >> On Tuesday 02 January 2007 14:35, Ian Moore wrote: > >>> ... > >>> > >>>> I have a system with that chipset and there's a BIOS option to > >>>> choose legacy vs. HD audio. I set it to legacy and the analog audio > >>>> output work as expected. I haven't tried connecting a microphone to > >>>> that system. > >>> > >>> So does the microphone or Line In appear as a channel in the mixer on > >>> your laptop? What about a digital Line In? > >> > >> This isn't a laptop, it's a desktop board. There are 6 analog jacks and > >> both an optical and a coaxial SPDIF connectors. > >> > >> In KMix's Input tab there are 5 input sliders shown: > >> > >> - Front Mic Boost > >> - Mic Boost > >> - Capture > >> - Capture > >> - Capture > >> > >> The Output tab bears 17 sliders, including two pairs of Mic sliders > >> (Front and main, each with a boost and level control). There is a > >> digital IEC958 output slider, a few line input sliders, a CD slider and > >> so on. > >> > >> The label at the bottom right of the window is "HDA Intel". > > > > So your system does have the inputs - perhaps it's a different chipset? > > > >> Frankly, I don't understand all this stuff since my audio needs are > >> quite simple. Apart from the fact that I like to use optical cable > >> between my computers and my stereo, I don't do anything fancy with > >> audio. (I prefer the optical audio connection 'cause I'm in an old > >> building that doesn't have three-prong plugs and I've discovered > >> there's quite a large voltage differential between the outlets where my > >> computers are plugged in and the one where the TV and stereo are > >> plugged in. That may be because there are two phases present within my > >> apartment--there's an electric stove. At least with optical cable I > >> don't have to worry about those big sparks I used to see and the shocks > >> I occasionally felt!!) > > > > I've always found it rather amusing that US and European mains plugs > > either don't have any earth or it's removable - in Australia we only have > > 3 pin plugs and as far as I can tell, we always have had them. > > > >>> I saw a post about the BIOS setting when I was looking for a > >>> solution, but my BIOS has no such setting (and I updated to the > >>> latest BIOS yesterday) > >> > >> Just a thought, but have you explored your BIOS settings thoroughly? I > >> often find them confusingly organized and frequently have a hard time > >> finding things I know are their 'cause I've used them before! > > > > Well, I've been through every page of the settings, but I know what you > > mean ... I'll try again just in case. > > > > Cheers, > > Ian > > I have spent a lot of time now trying everything I can think of which > includes > compiling up the new ALSA and trying all the controls. However, I tried > Skype using OSS which doesn't use ALSA and it doesn't work either. > Nor does kdrecord. I have run out of ideas. I wish I knew if anyone is > working on this issue. The same machine works fine with XP but doesn't > on either SUSE or Kubuntu. I guess I will give up for now in hopes that > 10.3 fixes it. > > Bob
Yeah, I think I give up too - I'll just take the Vibra16 out of my old machine & put it in my new one - it will probably have a lower noise floor than the on-board one anyway. I did find this thread: http://www.mail-archive.com/alsa-user%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg18448.html which talks about the mb chipset I have (Intel 965) and he seems to be having the same kind of symptoms as I am, but it doesn't seem to be resolved. No doubt it will be in time... -- Cheers, Ian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
