The upstream kernel 3.4-rc5 should fix this. It contains the following patch:
author Linus Torvalds Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:32:39 +0000 (15:32 -0700) committer Linus Torvalds Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:32:39 +0000 (15:32 -0700) commit 2390c0fca6d31af0c1194a491d9629fbe27703b8 tree 303f982c94a75339c93d4468df54b86fdd2abdd9 parent 65dd4b91080157fce76a3d60338e33dfa02c4bf8 parent cff7873554eedc044029c41a9fd694245d97eff8 Merge tag 'sound-3.4' of git://git./linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound Pull sound fixes from Takashi Iwai: "A workaround for an ASUS laptop and a few ASoC changes; most of the commits are tagged for stable, too." * tag 'sound-3.4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound: ASoC: wm8994: Improve sequencing of AIF channel enables ALSA: HDA: Add external mic quirk for Asus Zenbook UX31E ASoC: fsi: update for dmaengine prep_slave_sg fallout. ASoC: core: Fix card RTD count for deferred probe. ASoC: cs42l73: don't use negative array index ASoC: dapm: Ensure power gets managed for line widgets I couldn't narrow it down to the actual commit, perhaps someone from Ubuntu can do that if they want to make an SRU. A PPA of kernel 3.4-rc5 is available at http://kernel.ubuntu.com /~kernel-ppa/mainline/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970198 Title: [Asus UX31E, Realtek ALC269VB] external mic don't work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/970198/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs