Guillaume Yziquel writes > > In alsamixer, you can toggle the input between "line" and "mic". > > It works as mic. but if it is set to mic at the start, it > > has to be set to 'line' then back to mic. Then it may > > work. > > Hmmm. Weird... do you have any links related to this situation? Only my own page http://openlib.org/home/krichel/debian_dell_latitude_d620/ > > > Actually, just after writing to you, I called a friend via > > skype and after the call lost both input and output. > > Looking at alsamixer a new item "digital" has appeared > > that I have never seen before. Argh!! > > We're in the same boat then! Good luck... Could you send me your amixer output? At least you seem to be able to get skype to work. Mine is krichel@trabbi:/root$ amixer Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 255 Mono: Front Left: Playback 215 [84%] Front Right: Playback 215 [84%] Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 15 Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [on] Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [on] Simple mixer control 'Capture Mux',0 Capabilities: volume Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: 0 - 4 Front Left: 4 [100%] Front Right: 4 [100%] Simple mixer control 'Digital',0 Capabilities: cvolume Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 120 Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0 Capabilities: enum Items: 'Mic' 'Line' Item0: 'Mic' Cheers, Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel RePEc:per:1965-06-05:thomas_krichel phone: +1 631 236 9007 skype: thomaskrichel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user