Hello , I am having the same microphone problem, neither external or internal microphone works under linux. running ubuntu 12-04 LTS on Lenovo Ideapad N585
Should i give this patch a try ? My Laptop does not seem to have the same device though lspci -vnn | grep -A1 Audio 00:01.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6250/6310] [1002:1314] Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:397f] -- 00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Hudson Azalia Controller [1022:780d] (rev 01) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:397f] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886975 Title: [Thinkpad R61i/T61] Lenovo sound chip Conexant CX20549 Venice doesn't work correctly. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/886975/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs