[gentoo-user] Microphone problems Thinkpad X300

[gentoo-user] Microphone problems Thinkpad X300

[Alokat]

Hi guys,

I have some problems to get my headset to work.

I have a snd_hda_intel soundcard and the output works pretty good - like
watching videos etc pp.

But Skype is not able to use my mic. I can hear myself in the speakers
but for some reasons I can't use the mic for a skype phonecall.

I have installed alsa after this documentation:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml

Alsaconf does not recognize my soundcard, but alsamixer works.

Is there a special Kernelmodule I need to install?

gentoo user # lspci | grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio
Controller (rev 03)
gentoo user #

gentoo user # lsmod | grep snd_hda
snd_hda_codec_analog    69192  1
snd_hda_intel          18522  4
snd_hda_codec          56894  2 snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               4964  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                54908  4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd                    44572  18
snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,thinkpad_acpi,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc          5849  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
firmware_class          4997  9
iwlagn,snd_hda_codec,tg3,aic94xx,libsas,qla2xxx,qla1280,advansys,pcmcia
gentoo user #


Regards,

alokat

Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone problems Thinkpad X300

[Urs Schutz]

On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:22:40 +0000
Alokat <mailing@alokat.org> wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> I have some problems to get my headset to work.
> 
> I have a snd_hda_intel soundcard and the output works
> pretty good - like watching videos etc pp.
> 
> But Skype is not able to use my mic. I can hear myself in
> the speakers but for some reasons I can't use the mic for
> a skype phonecall.
> 
> I have installed alsa after this documentation:
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml
> 
> Alsaconf does not recognize my soundcard, but alsamixer
> works.
> 
> Is there a special Kernelmodule I need to install?

I don't think so.

...module details snipped... 

After installation of alsa none of the microphone channels
get captured (recorded) by default. Even when you can hear
them in the headset they do not get captured. Try the
following:

Alsamixer starts up and shows just the "Playback" channels.
To see what is getting captured press key "F4" when
alsamixer is running. This shows the "Capture" channels.
Then go to one of the microphone channels (maybe named
Capture or Capture 1), and press your space bar to toggle
the capturing.
There should appear the word "CAPTURE" in red letters below
the microphone channel. If capture is inactive then there
are white dashes (-------) below the channel.
You can activate all your microphone channels for capture.
Now you have your microphone captured, and can record sound
and use skype.
gnome-alsamixer is another graphical mixer, which I like
better then alsamixer.

If this does not work post the output of 
amixer
here.

Urs

Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone problems Thinkpad X300

[Mark Knecht]

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Alokat <mailing@alokat.org> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I have some problems to get my headset to work.
>
> I have a snd_hda_intel soundcard and the output works pretty good - like
> watching videos etc pp.
>
> But Skype is not able to use my mic. I can hear myself in the speakers
> but for some reasons I can't use the mic for a skype phonecall.
>

I had _exactly_ the same problem on my compute server which was solved
fairly easily in KDE. YMMV in some other environment.

In KDE I opened the mixer. Initially it has a fairly limited set of controls.

Under 'Settings' I enabled the 'Capture' channel by dragging the
Capture icon over to the right side.

I enabled the Capture checkbox and raised the Capture volume.

Testing with the Skype test service worked and I have no trouble using
Skype now.

HTH,
Mark

Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone problems Thinkpad X300

[Alokat]

On 04/28/11 22:50, Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Alokat <mailing@alokat.org> wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I have some problems to get my headset to work.
>>
>> I have a snd_hda_intel soundcard and the output works pretty good - like
>> watching videos etc pp.
>>
>> But Skype is not able to use my mic. I can hear myself in the speakers
>> but for some reasons I can't use the mic for a skype phonecall.
>>
> I had _exactly_ the same problem on my compute server which was solved
> fairly easily in KDE. YMMV in some other environment.
>
> In KDE I opened the mixer. Initially it has a fairly limited set of controls.
>
> Under 'Settings' I enabled the 'Capture' channel by dragging the
> Capture icon over to the right side.
>
> I enabled the Capture checkbox and raised the Capture volume.
>
> Testing with the Skype test service worked and I have no trouble using
> Skype now.
>
> HTH,
> Mark
>
Awesome ..... works perfectly ....
Thank you ...

Regards,
alokat

Re: [gentoo-user] Microphone problems Thinkpad X300

[Mark Knecht]

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Alokat <mailing@alokat.org> wrote:
> On 04/28/11 22:50, Mark Knecht wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Alokat <mailing@alokat.org> wrote:
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> I have some problems to get my headset to work.
>>>
>>> I have a snd_hda_intel soundcard and the output works pretty good - like
>>> watching videos etc pp.
>>>
>>> But Skype is not able to use my mic. I can hear myself in the speakers
>>> but for some reasons I can't use the mic for a skype phonecall.
>>>
>> I had _exactly_ the same problem on my compute server which was solved
>> fairly easily in KDE. YMMV in some other environment.
>>
>> In KDE I opened the mixer. Initially it has a fairly limited set of controls.
>>
>> Under 'Settings' I enabled the 'Capture' channel by dragging the
>> Capture icon over to the right side.
>>
>> I enabled the Capture checkbox and raised the Capture volume.
>>
>> Testing with the Skype test service worked and I have no trouble using
>> Skype now.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Mark
>>
> Awesome ..... works perfectly ....
> Thank you ...
>
> Regards,
> alokat

Glad I could help.

Enjoy,
Mark