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linux-source-2.6.20 package

  1. Bug #99305
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 99305

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steky45 (skyriacou) wrote : Solution to: Re: Microphone input doesn't work

I had the same problem yesterday ie no microphone input working on my IBM lenovo t43 - i searched google - this is the solution i found - BUT THIS SHOULD WORK OUT OF THE BOX - users should not need to do all this config - here are my notes - my thanks to the person that actually gave the solution (i lost the reference though)

I run gnome-volume-control that shows the microphone and clicked on Edit/Preferences and i clicked on 1. microphone 2. microphone capture 3. capture 4. mic select AND
THEN CLICK OK - AND THEN click on :
  - Recording TAB: make sure that the microphone icon does NOT HAVE AN X OVER IT
  - Options TAB: select MIC 1

(Please look around in this application if you still have problems - there may be other issues that may be biting you)

Microphone works fine now.

Note that all this data is saved under your personal directory ~/.gconf/apps/gnome-volume-control/