Mic problem

[Morbidos]

I have a problem with my mic in skype... dunno if this error is skype related or kubuntu but if it's skype please forgive me for posting here...

My mic dont work in skype... i have these to choose from but none makes my mic work...
[img width=400 height=300]http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/Morbidos/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC03956.jpg[/img]

Might add that this is on a Acer aspire 3690

and when i boot windows 7 on the same machine the mic works... in skype

[arochester]

Re: Mic problem

Internal mic? External mic? Soundcard based mic? USB mic?

[Morbidos]

Re: Mic problem

Internal and plug in mic... none work...

[miKeyBabid]

Re: Mic problem

try opening uo a konsole and typing

alsamixer

use the arrow keys to move along to the mic settings. hit "m" to mute / unmute and the up and down arrows to increase / decrease volume.

have a play around with the settings and see if it helps.
mike

[josefko]

Re: Mic problem

If the problem is not in sliders, try workaround that have helped me in Skype:
- use an external microphone if an internal microphone fails or
- use a webcamera with a microphone and choose USB sound in Skype settings

[Morbidos]

Re: Mic problem

External mic did not work...

How would one go about getting soundcard drivers for linux?

[josefko]

Re: Mic problem

When I had problems with an internal mic at the time of Jaunty, an external mic worked without installing any driver. When I solved a problem in Karmic with USB mic I needed no driver too. It was necessary to care only about sliders in KMix. For example a level of Digital is very important.

Comprehensive solutions are in dibl's #6 Top 20 Kubuntu FAQs http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3099811.0