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@David: re 1) yes, both reports were made within some minutes on the same machine re 2) yes, mic (and headphone) works under OS X @Raymond: Thank you. To try out the patches you pointed to, I installed the hda dkms packages as described in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/UpgradingAlsa/DKMS the patch from your comment #12 was applied already in the package dkms- hda 0.201211261958~quantal1 the changeset from your comment #14 also partially Unfortunately, none of them resolved the problem with the microphone. ---- hda-jack-sense-test -a now reports the following when I connect the headset: $ hda-jack-sense-test -a Unknown line, ignored: ( IEC Coding Type: 0x0) Unknown line, ignored: ( IEC Coding Type: 0x0) Unknown line, ignored: ( IEC Coding Type: 0x0) Pin 0x09 (Green HP Out): present = Yes Pin 0x0a (Internal Speaker): present = No Pin 0x0b (Internal Speaker): present = No Pin 0x0c (Not connected): present = No Pin 0x0d (Internal Mic): present = No Pin 0x0e (Not connected): present = No Pin 0x0f (Not connected): present = No Pin 0x10 (White SPDIF Out): present = No Pin 0x12 (Not connected): present = No Pin 0x15 (Not connected): present = No and without headset: $ hda-jack-sense-test -a Unknown line, ignored: ( IEC Coding Type: 0x0) Unknown line, ignored: ( IEC Coding Type: 0x0) Unknown line, ignored: ( IEC Coding Type: 0x0) Pin 0x09 (Green HP Out): present = No Pin 0x0a (Internal Speaker): present = No Pin 0x0b (Internal Speaker): present = No Pin 0x0c (Not connected): present = No Pin 0x0d (Internal Mic): present = No Pin 0x0e (Not connected): present = No Pin 0x0f (Not connected): present = No Pin 0x10 (White SPDIF Out): present = No Pin 0x12 (Not connected): present = No Pin 0x15 (Not connected): present = No -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/950494 Title: [Macbook Air 3,2] headset mic not recognized Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: == Summary == Since upgrading a MacBook Air from 11.10 to 12.04 the headset microphone is no longer recognized. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: Cirrus Analog [Cirrus Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jon 1864 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xd3280000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP89 HDMI' Components : 'HDA:10134206,106b3d00,00100301 HDA:10de000c,10de0101,00100200' Controls : 36 Simple ctrls : 12 Date: Thu Mar 8 21:09:23 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64+mac (20111012) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Title: USB sound card not detected UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-05 (3 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/18/10 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.bios.version: MBA31.88Z.0061.B01.1011181342 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag# dmi.board.name: Mac-942C5DF58193131B dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.board.version: MacBookAir3,2 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-942C5DF58193131B dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBA31.88Z.0061.B01.1011181342:bd11/18/10:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookAir3,2:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-942C5DF58193131B:rvrMacBookAir3,2:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-942C5DF58193131B: dmi.product.name: MacBookAir3,2 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/950494/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp