>My apologies beforehand if this is a common issue, but I have next to no experience with Ubuntu. > >I have a regular microphone hooked into my MoBo onboard sound and it works fine in Ubuntu (tested using a sound recorder). > >When I launch Steam, and any game within, I cannot get my microphone to work. > >I haven't tested this in other programs in WINE since I don't have anything else installed that uses a microphone, so I'm not sure if this is Steam-specific or a WINE problem in general. > >I would greatly appreciate any help, since I use voicechat quite extensively and feel lost without it! > >Thanks! I find that pulseaudio interferes with my wine applications. And I remove it by the roots. sudo apt-get purge pulseaudio But there are kinder ways to stop it, like using pasuspender. Susan
