On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Mike Cloaked <mike.cloaked@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I have been trying to get my laptop set up using google hangouts - chrome > works fine, and I installed the google-talkplugin from AUR. > > Sound is coming out from the speakers just fine ((and also on the gmail > test sound output) - and the webcam is fine. > > I can use the jack audio facility to check that I can take sound input > from the microphone and play it in the speakers. > > However I can't seem to get the google video chat to use input sound - and > trying a test hangout I get a warning that my microphone is not configured > correctly! > > I use alsa but not pulseaudio though I read in a post on the arch forum > that installing pulse made no difference for another user who had sound > problems with this also. > > I can't find any postings or wiki advice on sorting out this particular > problem. > > Does anyone have any experience or tested workaround to get this sound > issue resolved? > > Thanks > I just found a choice of input device on the settings for hangout that does work so this question doesn't need any further answers. Sorry for the noise. -- mike c