On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:34:39 +0200 suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > For the last 2 weeks the microphone on my ThinkPad has stopped > working. At first I thought the volume levels must have gone down, but > I see using alsamixer they are all normal.arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav > -D copy foobar.wav > > I'm using F16. My understanding of alsa is rather limited, Anyone has > any ideas how I can troubleshoot this? Did anything change around the time the mic stopped working? I don't think this is an alsa issue. If alsamixer sees the mic, then alsa is handling it properly, if the driver and hardware are OK. Install pavucontrol and check how pulse is viewing the microphone. Perhaps it inadvertently got turned off? Look for permission conflicts, including SELinux, in the logs, when you try to use the mic. Try using arecord to record directly from alsa into a wav. arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav foobar.wav If the default device doesn't work, you can try arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav -D plughw:0 foobar.wav or arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav -D plughw:1 foobar.wav If none of these work, I would suspect hardware failure. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
