I'm running Mandrake 8.2 on a VA Linux Startx SP2. It came with an Ensoniq es1371 sound card. I bring up gmix, turn up the slider for the mike, check record, tap the mike. Nothing out of the speakers. I try to grab a sample with yarec and play it back. Nothing on playback. No sound.

I know the microphone is good because I've tested it with another piece of equipment.

I know the audio output is good because xmms will play music files.

I know the line input was working at one point because I've used it, but I haven't used the line input lately.

lsmod gives:

Module Size Used by Not tainted
audio 38336 0 (unused)
snd 34272 0 (unused)
es1371 26656 1
sg 30180 0 (autoclean)
nls_cp850 3584 0 (autoclean)
isofs 25792 1 (autoclean)
inflate_fs 19328 0 (autoclean) [isofs]
sr_mod 15160 2 (autoclean)
i810 68280 1
agpgart 31552 6 (autoclean)
binfmt_misc 6084 1
ppp_async 6560 0 (autoclean) (unused)
ppp_generic 19880 0 (autoclean) [ppp_async]
slhc 5056 0 (autoclean) [ppp_generic]
soundcore 4068 4 [audio snd es1371]
ac97_codec 9568 0 [es1371]
gameport 1756 0 [es1371]
parport_pc 22088 1 (autoclean)
lp 6464 0 (autoclean)
parport 23968 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
printer 5824 0 (unused)
af_packet 12488 2 (autoclean)
ip_vs 65400 0 (autoclean)
ipchains 35816 10
usb-uhci 21668 0 (unused)
usbcore 59072 1 [audio printer usb-uhci]
ne2k-pci 5120 1 (autoclean)
8390 6416 0 (autoclean) [ne2k-pci]
nls_iso8859-1 2816 2 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 4352 1 (autoclean)
vfat 9788 1 (autoclean)
fat 31384 0 (autoclean) [vfat]
supermount 62180 3 (autoclean)
es1371 26656 1
sg 30180 0 (autoclean)
nls_cp850 3584 0 (autoclean)
isofs 25792 1 (autoclean)
inflate_fs 19328 0 (autoclean) [isofs]
sr_mod 15160 2 (autoclean)
i810 68280 1
agpgart 31552 6 (autoclean)
binfmt_misc 6084 1
ppp_async 6560 0 (autoclean) (unused)
ppp_generic 19880 0 (autoclean) [ppp_async]
slhc 5056 0 (autoclean) [ppp_generic]
soundcore 4068 4 [audio snd es1371]
ac97_codec 9568 0 [es1371]
gameport 1756 0 [es1371]
parport_pc 22088 1 (autoclean)
lp 6464 0 (autoclean)
parport 23968 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
printer 5824 0 (unused)
af_packet 12488 2 (autoclean)
ip_vs 65400 0 (autoclean)
ipchains 35816 10
usb-uhci 21668 0 (unused)
usbcore 59072 1 [audio printer usb-uhci]
ne2k-pci 5120 1 (autoclean)
8390 6416 0 (autoclean) [ne2k-pci]
nls_iso8859-1 2816 2 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 4352 1 (autoclean)
vfat 9788 1 (autoclean)
fat 31384 0 (autoclean) [vfat]
supermount 62180 3 (autoclean)
ide-scsi 8032 1
scsi_mod 92488 3 [sg sr_mod ide-scsi]
eepro100 18096 1 (autoclean)
rtc 5912 0 (autoclean)

I guess nobody knows the answer.

While I haven't figgured out the problem yet, I think I am on the right track! I'm tinkering around in alsamixer, try setting the mic to capture and making sure it's not muted. If I find a definate answer I'll get back to you or if you find it let me know ok.

I'm there too

I'm trying but all the posts lead to no answer, I'm working on it, and get back here too.

I saw you post somewhere in these mic stories, windowsfree, I guess you didn't find the answer either...

I DID IT, I DID IT, I SUMITED THE #@%

go in alsamixer now
move to mic and press space bar
move to capture and press space bar

YOU DID IT