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

2008-02-26 Thread Phil Rhoades
Daniel, I have already looked at that setup (see earlier posts) and it seems to be fine - what are you getting at? I was responding to your original post about a lack of an AC97 control and demonstrating it with the results of: amixer -c 0 ie, the only thing I see with "AC97" in it is:

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

2008-02-26 Thread Daniel Sanabria
try alsamixer -c 0 ... I wasn't sure if you had more than one soundcard. On 26/02/2008, Phil Rhoades <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Daniel, > > ?? "alsamixer -c n" gives "wrong -c argument 'n'" - why should there be > more than one card? > > Phil. > > > On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 12:08 +, Daniel S

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

2008-02-26 Thread Phil Rhoades
Daniel, ?? "alsamixer -c n" gives "wrong -c argument 'n'" - why should there be more than one card? Phil. On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 12:08 +, Daniel Sanabria wrote: > Try alsamixer -c n ... You must get more than 1 control. > > On 26/02/2008, Phil Rhoades <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > D

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

2008-02-26 Thread Daniel Sanabria
Try alsamixer -c n ... You must get more than 1 control. On 26/02/2008, Phil Rhoades <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 >

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

2008-02-26 Thread Phil Rhoades
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, 20

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

2008-02-26 Thread Daniel Sanabria
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 R

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

2008-02-25 Thread Phil Rhoades
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 Mon

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

2008-02-25 Thread Daniel Sanabria
any ideas? ... anyone? On 17/02/2008, Daniel Sanabria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 additi

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

2008-02-16 Thread Daniel Sanabria
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

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

2008-02-16 Thread Daniel Sanabria
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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Simple mixer control 'V_REFOUT',0 > > Capabili

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

2008-02-16 Thread James Shatto
> 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)

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

2008-02-16 Thread Daniel Sanabria
BTW, Does anyone know why the outputs of "amixer scontents" and "amixer -c 0 scontents" are different? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ amixer -c 0 scontents Simple mixer control 'Master',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 31 Mono: Fron

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

2008-02-16 Thread Daniel Sanabria
Hey James, Thanks a lot for your reply. I've checked the setting as suggested but the result is the same [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ aumix -q vol 81, 81, P pcm 52, 52 speaker 100, 100 line 100, 100, P mic 100, 100, R cd 0, 0, P pcm2 74, 74 igain 100, 100 line1 0, 0, P phin 0, 0, P phout 74, 74, P video

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

2008-02-16 Thread James Shatto
> When I do "arecord -d 10 -f S16_LE -r 48000 -c 2 > -t wav foobar.wav" and I literally put one of the > speaker at full volume in one of my ears I can > hear a very vere low volume version of myself. That's always a good sign. > _REFOUT=High-Z High-Z is high impedence(Mega Ohms). Generally mea

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

2008-02-16 Thread Daniel Sanabria
Hi All, Here's an update in the situation ... When I do "arecord -d 10 -f S16_LE -r 48000 -c 2 -t wav foobar.wav" and I literally put one of the speaker at full volume in one of my ears I can hear a very vere low volume version of myself. Here's the Kmix settings currently in use (kmix is what I

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

2008-02-15 Thread Phil Rhoades
Daniel, I have the same configuration and problem as you . . but I'm still stuck too . . it would be nice to get this sorted out . . Phil. On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 07:43 +, Daniel Sanabria wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm very new to ALSA and in fact I've never had the need to change the > default se