Re: [Alsa-user] can't record

[Clemens L. <cl...@la...>]

Pierre-Lo=EFc Garoche wrote:
> i want to record something from the line in of my motherboard (VIA)
> i use the alsa via82xx and all is allright for playback (xmms,
> mplayer...)
> i thing that my line channel is selected for record :
> amixer says :
> =09Simple mixer control 'Line',0
>       ...
> but when i use arecord, the file is leer. When i open it whith snd =
as an
> example, waves are flat, nothing !!

Modern chips have more controls than are available when you use the
"simple" controls. Please try "amixer controls" or "amixer contents",
there should be "capture volume" or something like that somewhere.


HTH
Clemens