Microphone not giving any input on Lenny 64 bit

trademark91 · 11-06-2009, 07:51 PM

I tried to use a skype call today, and to my surprise it didnt work at all.
I can hear other people no problem, but no one can hear me.

I tried enabling the mic in alsa, tried restarting alsa completely with alsaconf, and checked under "sounds" in system. It lists the mic as there, but it doesnt recieve any input, even under "sounds"

here are the results of my lspci scan:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 9480
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Device aa38
02:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. Device 2382
02:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. Device 2381
02:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. Device 2383
0e:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5100
14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)

any ideas?

Mr-Bisquit · 11-06-2009, 08:31 PM

What's the interface for audio?
Is the mic muted?
Is it an actual mic interface or some auxiliary interface you have the mic connected to?
Is the mic connected to the same soundcard as the headphones?
Have you tried any other SIP type of application and what are the results for that?

trademark91 · 11-07-2009, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr-Bisquit

What's the interface for audio?
Is the mic muted?
Is it an actual mic interface or some auxiliary interface you have the mic connected to?
Is the mic connected to the same soundcard as the headphones?
Have you tried any other SIP type of application and what are the results for that?

in order:

alsa
no
mic interface
ithink its all on the same soundcard
no

again, i dont even get mic feedback when just testing the mic, without any type of application, so im thinking maybe a driver issue?

Mr-Bisquit · 11-07-2009, 11:46 AM

Have you tried different mics?
There are also other things to think about such as esound and gnome-audio drivers.
Try rebuilding and reloading alsa source and alsaconf.

trademark91 · 11-08-2009, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr-Bisquit

Have you tried different mics?
There are also other things to think about such as esound and gnome-audio drivers.
Try rebuilding and reloading alsa source and alsaconf.

i only have one mic...

i already reloaded alsa source and alsaconf. nothing
ill try one of thowe alternative audio drivers you listed.