No Mic(Headphones are fine)

[powderkeg at snow.email.ne.jp (Mark Sargent)]

Jim Perrin wrote:

>By default, mics are muted and set to 0 volume.
>
oh, didn't know that

> Since you didn't
>mention checking it ( I figure you probably did, but it's always the
>little things that crop up) I will.
>
where do I check that, and change it? Looked in all menus of Gnome.

> Also, if skype has a hardware
>setting in it, make sure it's trying to use the right device.
>
ok, what device would it be, exactly? Sorry, haven't a clue, eh.

> Some
>webcams have a horrible mic built into them, and if you've got a
>webcam, it might be trying to use that microphone instead of a real
>one.
>
no webcam

Cheers.

Mark Sargent.