With Ubuntu 9.10, based on my experience, sounds work at the same time for multiple devices. If you have Ubuntu 9.10 and Skype 2.1 beta, all you have to do to get the microphone to work is, right click on the volume icon in the top panel next to the date & time, select preferences, click on the input tab, uncheck the mute option next to input volume, if it’s checked. Now talk over the microphone and see if there are any movements in the bars next to input level. If not, click on the connector option and try with other options available there. For me, the default option and Microphone 1 didn’t work. Microphone 2 worked. You’ll see the movement in the vertical bars next to input level. Once you get that working, Skype should work fine.
computer has 2 operating system: windows server 2003 standard r2 (computer is not connnected to a network & has only one hard disk) & ubuntu 9.10. microphone is working in windows server 2003 standard r2 (“cmi8738/c3dx pci audio device” & “legacy audio driver”) but not in ubuntu 9.10 (mic is already enabled). how can make the mic working in ubuntu 9.10 (if possible)?
The guide above should work. Have you tried changing the connectors to different microphone?
After lots of poking around, finally found your simple solution. Thanks.
VERY USEFUL! THANKS!
shure microphone
Thanks for that, Arun; my particular problem after doing all the ALSA stuff etc was that I forgot to select the correct hardware combo; I had surround sound 5.0, I needed Surround Sound 5.1 PLUS digital INPUT.
After that, I followed your instructions happily, and now I’m getting quality video recording from a £9 ($13) Tecknet generic webcam.
I love 9.10!
Good to know it worked.
So it seems. How can I force my install of 9.10 to detect it?
I’m not sure how to force it. As long as microphone was present during the installation process, it should detect it. Someone in Ubuntu forums might be able to help you.
Devon – check your hardware selection like me.
I just found this blog posting.
For some reason, I don’t see the connector option in my sound preferences?
Any clue as to what may be going on?
running 9.10 on a asus 1201n eeepc
I’m not sure. Is it because Ubuntu didn’t detect your microphone?
Hi Arun,
Thanks a lot for your topic about the microphones ! About one week ago I installed ubuntu 9.10 on an old PC I got from a friend. Before I always used the Microsoft stuff as it was already installed on the PC I bought before. And why change things which “work” if your not an expert ?
As I don’t like the monopoly position of MS, I decided to go for Linux. For 2 days I am experimenting now with “empathy” and “skype”(which I installed separately). I was wondering why the microphone didn’t work. I read a lot of things, but nothing what could help me until I found your topic. It solved the problem in less then 3 minutes. So now I can tackle the next problem….
Once again,
Thanks,
Michel
You are welcome. Welcome to the world of open source.