** Summary changed: - Intel iMac microphone does not work + update: sound recorder does not playback audio until saved
** Description changed: - I have a 20" intel core duo iMac. The microphone does not work under - Feisty. + I have a 20" intel core duo iMac. The microphone does not work under Feisty. + I tried the "sound recorder" program. Let me know what other information I should include in this bug report. Thanks. - I tried the "sound recorder" program. Let me know what other information - I should include in this bug report. Thanks. + ----- + UPDATE: + the sound recorder program does not playback audio in real time. From what I've found the input needs to be saved and then played back to see if audio input has happened. This has led to a lot of these issues with microphone bug reports. To better test whether audio input is being recognized you could use a command such as: + + "arecord -vv /dev/null" + + Description updated to better reflect the nature of the bug. More of a + sound recorder problem vs a microphone problem with apple hardware. -- update: sound recorder does not playback audio until saved https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/85547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gnome-media in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs