I created a ~/.pulse/client.conf with autospawn = no
in it, then killed pulseaudio and checked that it wasn't running with ps. As you proposed in http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.alsa.devel/95283 I use arecord --vumeter=stereo -f CD -Dhw:0,0 foo.wav and see input activity on the right channel, which seems to correspond to the built-in microphone. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/950494 Title: [Macbook Air 3,2] headset mic not recognized To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/950494/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs