SO I got a new Boya microphone from amazon but it won't work with my Linux Mint computer. I use Audacity to test the mic. It apparently detects which aux port is plugged in (whether its front or rear) but it only gives some static noise as input. I tested the microphone with my smartphone and it worked. I also tried the mic on my headset which also worked with the computer. So is this a driver problem? Is there any drivers I should try out? What can I do.

Shouldn't the microphone go into the microphone port and not the auxiliary port?
Which connector type is on the end of the microphone's cable?

the microphone has a male aux connector and there are two aux ports on my desktop. One is green and has a headphone icon next to it and the other is red and has a microphone icon next to it. This red port is the one I've plugged this into.
For reference, here is exact product I ordered, https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's really annoying cause I can't put my finger on what exactly is the problem. Could the mic be just incompatible with linux? It apparently works on Mac and android devices.

Sorry, your terminology was confusing me -- those ports are 3.5mm stereo ports for microphone and headphones though the microphone port may double as an aux port and aux port is a different thing and accepts a higher power signal than a microphone produces.
Have you checked the pulseaudio settings to make sure the microphone volume is set correctly?
Do you have another microphone port on the front of your PC you could try? Otherwise how do you know the microphone port on the PC works?

yeah. I looked at that commercial site.

The smart phone has power to the 3.5mm port. Not sure if his PC does.
If it does not....he needs to buy the battery and slide the switch to ON.
https://imgur.com/NDt2obI

since it needs power.....it will have its own mixer so you should be able to see its levels by
copying and pasting command into a terminal.
If you can't see it...press F6 to see if you can see it.

I don't have a powered mic....but can cheat by showing a standard mic thru an usb sound mixer
https://imgur.com/hz4CD0F

use the arrow keys to get to mic....press either m key to unmute....or (space bar) to activate
raise volumes and test with arecord command for fair sound quality as follows

5 seconds with a filename=test.wav cd quality=44100 Hz, Stereo

man arecord has more options and once you know what your device can deliver you can up the quality.

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umm..ok, so i guess its a stereo port, and there is one at the rear and at the front, I tried both but they only give some static noise. I also tried the pulse audio settings, those are fine.

ahhhhh....thanks man. So I did try turning it on, (the battery came with the mic). But the problem was the battery wasn't correctly placed, so I took it out and put the battery back into it, and now it works. Thanks for helping out. And also, user "273" I appreciate you giving your time to help me out. Thanks guys.