Gordon Hollenbeck wrote: > I am trying to get my microphone working in ALSA so that it can be used > in Ventrilo under Wine. > > Output of alsa-info.sh: http://pastebin.ca/1012420 > > I can get the microphone to record under PulseAudio, but playback is > delayed by ~2 seconds, so using PA is not a real option. Relatedly, I > can hear myself breathing (into the microphone) but gnome-sound-recorder > is unable to actually record anything on any of its allowable "Record > from input" options: > -Front mic boost > -Mic boost > -IEC958 > -Capture > -Capture 1 > -Digital > > According to various google results, I added "model=6stack-dig" as a > load option for the snd_hda_intel module in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base. > This removed an error message I was receiving from dmesg: > > hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC883, trying auto-probe from BIOS... > > However it did not make my microphone work. Can someone please help me? > > Thanks, > Gordon H > > I notice in your alsa-info.sh output that the mic playback switch is false 1. control.18 { 2. comment.access 'read write' 3. comment.type BOOLEAN 4. comment.count 2 5. iface MIXER 6. name 'Mic Playback Switch' 7. value.0 false 8. value.1 false 9. } while your front mic playback switch is true. 1. control.21 { 2. comment.access 'read write' 3. comment.type BOOLEAN 4. comment.count 2 5. iface MIXER 6. name 'Front Mic Playback Switch' 7. value.0 true 8. value.1 true 9. } So I assume you are using the front mic to record because you can hear your breathing while trying to record. What happens if you use arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav -D front mic test.wav ? What happens with the same command if you turn off front mic playback switch ? Everything looks fine as far as I can tell. But I'm no expert. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
