Re: [Alsa-user] can't get mic to work on snd-intel8x0

[Daniel S. <san...@gm...>]

Try alsamixer -c n ... You must get more than 1 control.

On 26/02/2008, Phil Rhoades <ph...@pr...> wrote:
>
> Daniel,
>
> With "amixer -c n" where the card number (n) is > 0, I get usage
> messages . .
>
> "aumix -q" gives me:
>
> vol 97, 97, P
> pcm 100, 100
> speaker 0, 0
> line 0, 0, P
>
> mic 100, 100, R
> cd 0, 0, P
>
> igain 100, 100
> line1 0, 0, P
>
> dig1 0, 0
> phin 0, 0, P
> phout 100, 100, P
> video 100, 100, P
>
>
> Phil.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 09:20 +0000, Daniel Sanabria wrote:
> > Do you have more than one soundcard? have you try -c 1, -c 2 etc ...?
> >
> > also I've read we must have the IGAin control all the way up to
> > 100 ... you can change this with aumix.
> >
> > But we still need to control the AC97 level ... hope someone is able
> > to see this and give us a hand.
> >
> > On 25/02/2008, Phil Rhoades <ph...@pr...> wrote:
> >         Daniel,
> >
> >         I also do not see this control with alsamixer and the only
> >         thing I see
> >         on my similar (non-working) system with "amixer -c 0" is:
> >
> >         Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA',0
> >           Capabilities: volume volume-joined
> >           Playback channels: Mono
> >           Capture channels: Mono
> >           Limits: 0 - 3
> >           Mono: 3 [100%]
> >
> >
> >         Phil.
> >
> >
> >
> >         On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 15:52 +0000, Daniel Sanabria wrote:
> >         > any ideas? ... anyone?
> >         >
> >         > On 17/02/2008, Daniel Sanabria <san...@gm...> wrote:
> >         >         now from
> >         http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Record_from_mic I
> >         >         read the following:
> >         >
> >         >         Comment from reader: For me, the instructions above
> >         did not
> >         >         still cut it. I had to turn a control "AC97" to 100%
> >         (in
> >         >         addition to Mic and Capture to 100%).
> >         >
> >         >         I'm I supposed to see the AC97 control? where can I
> >         find it?
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >         On 17/02/2008, Daniel Sanabria
> >         <san...@gm...> wrote:
> >         >                 Yes this is a PC mic (plantronics) and
> >         you're right it
> >         >                 doesn't have any source of power, it takes
> >         it from the
> >         >                 PC. However setting V_REFOUT to 3,7 or 2.25
> >         doesn't
> >         >                 seem to make a difference.
> >         >
> >         >                 On 16/02/2008, James Shatto
> >         <Sha...@ea...>
> >         >                 wrote:
> >         >                         > Simple mixer control 'V_REFOUT',0
> >         >                         >   Capabilities: enum
> >         >                         >   Items: 'High-Z' '3.7 V' '2.25 V'
> >         '0 V'
> >         >                         >   Item0: '0 V'
> >         >
> >         >                         What type of mic are we
> >         talking?  Electret
> >         >                         type mics(the kind that most PC
> >         style mics
> >         >                         seem to be/use) need a
> >         voltage(called a bias
> >         >                         voltage, or plug-in power for voice
> >         >                         recorders).  Without the voltage you
> >         need a
> >         >                         battery box.  Set it to 3.7V, if you
> >         >                         can.  2.25 V should also work.  0V
> >         and High-Z
> >         >                         would be my last choices.
> >         >
> >         >                         HTH
> >         >
> >         >
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