Enabling Microphone for Skype

drfrostbyte · 04-25-2011, 06:23 PM

Where do I put that file?

T3slider · 04-25-2011, 06:25 PM

In /etc/modprobe.d/

dive · 04-25-2011, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drfrostbyte

When I was booting up, I noticed an error message said /etc/modeprobe.d/sound --- no .config found - will be ignored in later release. This was done 4 times in a row?

Future versions of the mod utils will only read a config file if the name ends with .conf so Just rename your files in /etc/modprobe.d now and you won't see those warnings.

drfrostbyte · 04-26-2011, 09:03 PM

Renamed all of the files in /etc/modprobe.d/ to .conf files.. and when I do arecord -l and arecord -L it looks like this now.

Code:

bash-4.1$ arecord -L
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=Intel
    HDA Intel, ALC259 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC259 Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC259 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC259 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC259 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC259 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC259 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
bash-4.1$ arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC259 Analog [ALC259 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
bash-4.1$

allend · 04-26-2011, 10:00 PM

Do you see the microphone in alsamixer?

If 'model=toshiba' does not work, try 'model=3stack'.

drfrostbyte · 04-26-2011, 10:14 PM

hmm okay. and yes, my mic is there in alsamixer. What mixer does ubuntu use?

allend · 04-26-2011, 10:29 PM

Quote:

What mixer does ubuntu use?

Possible responses:
1. I don't care.
2. You tell me, as in post #25 you said:

Quote:

Well, it worked in Ubuntu so why wouldn't it work now?

3. Ask Google.
4. Ask Ubuntu.
5. gnomemixer

drfrostbyte · 04-27-2011, 10:00 PM

I'm sorry, I'm starting to get lazy on this issue now, I'm going to try gnomemixer to say if it works..

allend · 04-28-2011, 06:13 AM

Your problem will not be fixed by changing mixers. All the mixers use an interface to the kernel that can be accessed under /sys/class/sound/.
You need to find an appropriate model so that the kernel can correctly handle your audio chipset. This can be a problem, as different manufacturers or even different manufacturer models can use the same chipset, but connect the inputs and outputs differently on the motherboard. This is the reason for the "model=XXX" option for the snd-hda-intel kernel module.

drfrostbyte · 04-29-2011, 01:46 PM

So, google models for my the chipset that is output by LSPCI or arecord -l

allend · 04-29-2011, 07:52 PM

The kernel source includes two files that are very useful. If you have installed the kernel source package you will have:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD_Audio_models.txt which contains a listing of chipsets and supported models. Your ALC259 does not appear in this list, but is detected by the parser for the ALC268 in the kernel code.

/usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD_Audio.txt contains a detailed description of snd-hda-intel kernel module. There is also information on debug tools and how to send a bug report if you still cannot get your hardware to work.

coldbeer · 05-08-2012, 07:22 PM

FYI: Just documenting a solution for anyone else searching:

Running Slackware 13.37 64 bit on Intel DH67BL i5 board with Intel High Definition Audio snd_hda_intel modules.

I messed with alsamixer to get arecord working with the mic but still no sound with Skype.

Turned out that under the Sound Devices in Skype, the default mic selection didn't work. Had
to choose "HDA Intel PCH, ALC982 Analog (hw:0,0)" - then the mic worked.