Yes, it is. What I did was to updated the packages and upgrade the linux kernel (2.6.31.14.48 I guess, but see below). Then, reboot. After the boot, the first thing I did was to open a terminal and alsamixer. The result: microphone was not working and the capture items were unchecked in alsamixer.
sudo dpkg --list linux* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-===============-===============-============================================== un linux-doc-2.6.3 <none> (no description available) ii linux-firmware 1.23 Firmware for Linux kernel drivers ii linux-generic 2.6.31.14.27 Complete Generic Linux kernel un linux-headers <none> (no description available) un linux-headers-2 <none> (no description available) un linux-headers-2 <none> (no description available) un linux-headers-2 <none> (no description available) un linux-headers-2 <none> (no description available) un linux-headers-2 <none> (no description available) un linux-headers-2 <none> (no description available) un linux-headers-2 <none> (no description available) ii linux-headers-2 2.6.31-14.48 Header files related to Linux kernel version 2 ii linux-headers-2 2.6.31-14.48 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.31 on x86 ii linux-headers-g 2.6.31.14.27 Generic Linux kernel headers un linux-image <none> (no description available) un linux-image-2.6 <none> (no description available) un linux-image-2.6 <none> (no description available) un linux-image-2.6 <none> (no description available) ii linux-image-2.6 2.6.31-14.48 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.31 on x86/x ii linux-image-gen 2.6.31.14.27 Generic Linux kernel image un linux-initramfs <none> (no description available) un linux-kernel-he <none> (no description available) un linux-kernel-lo <none> (no description available) ii linux-libc-dev 2.6.31-14.48 Linux Kernel Headers for development un linux-restricte <none> (no description available) ii linux-sound-bas 1.0.20+dfsg-1ub base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems un linux-source-2. <none> (no description available) un linux32 <none> (no description available) un linuxprinting.o <none> (no description available) -- [ubuntu karmic] no microphone in skype https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/437192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
