[10:36] <patrick_> hi i am looking for some help configuring my microphone and headphones on my laptop that is running ubuntu 6.10
[10:36] <patrick_> is this the right place?
[10:36] <patrick_> if not, can someone tell me what channel i might be able to get some help?
[10:47] <Nailor> This isn't a help channel, but shoot, I'll try to help you =)
[10:52] <patrick_> hi nailor, i have a laptop that has built in speakers and mic, as well as jacks on the front for headphones and mic. only the main speakers work
[10:52] <patrick_> trying to get mic to work
[10:53] <Nailor> built in mic?
[10:54] <Nailor> Use alsamixer (or some similiar program, like gnome volume controls) to check, that the capture is on for the mic
[10:54] <patrick_> yep
[10:54] <patrick_> thats the problem... limited options and dont allow for mic..
[10:54] <Nailor> What have you tried?
[10:55] <Nailor> the software, i mean
[10:55] <patrick_> alsa drivers
[10:55] <patrick_> and trying to find answers on ubuntu so trying everything i can find. still pretty new to linux
[10:56] <Nailor> Well. Run alsamixer in terminal (type in 'alsamixer' without quotes and hit return)
[10:56] <Nailor> You should get screen with bars for master, pcm, mic etc.
[10:57] <patrick_> yep, i just get master, pcm and capture
[10:57] <patrick_> the mic on capture is unmuted and turned up
[10:57] <patrick_> if i boot the computer with the jacks i, i get a couple more options in alsamixer
[10:58] <patrick_> but shouldnt the options refer to the plugs themselves and not the jacks?
[10:59] <Nailor> Yup
[10:59] <Nailor> On capture page, is there a Capture-slider?
[11:00] <patrick_> there is a slider for the speaker and mic
[11:00] <patrick_> they are both full
[11:02] <Nailor> You're on capture page, so that in the View:-part in upper left corner Capture is hilighted?
[11:02] <patrick_> yep
[11:03] <Nailor> Funny, I wonder why there's a slider for speaker
[11:03] <Nailor> Mic has the "capture" text underneath the bar?
[11:03] <patrick_> yeah i dont know either. seems that a few people have the same issue i have from what i have seen on the net, but noone knows how to fix it
[11:03] <Nailor> Oh
[11:04] <patrick_> what do you mean?
[11:04] <patrick_> i have two tabs
[11:04] <patrick_> playback and capture
[11:04] <Nailor> Yeah
[11:04] <patrick_> on the playback one i have master and pcm
[11:04] <Nailor> And on capture-tab, you have sliders for mic?
[11:04] <patrick_> on the capture i have "capture"
[11:04] <patrick_> there is a dual slider
[11:04] <Nailor> No mic there?
[11:05] <patrick_> with a pic of a speaker on the left bar, and a pic of a mic on the right bar
[11:05] <Nailor> Oh, you're using the gnome volume control?
[11:05] <patrick_> yeah, alsa mixer is exactly the same though.. hold on, will load that now
[11:06] <patrick_> ok, using alsamixer
[11:06] <patrick_> yeah in capture it says capture under the bar
[11:06] <Nailor> But there's no mic in the capture tab of alsamixer?
[11:06] <patrick_> nope
[11:06] <Nailor> Oh.
[11:07] <Nailor> Seems like it doesn't recognize your mic =(
[11:07] <Nailor> What laptop you got?
[11:07] <patrick_> compaq v3118au
[11:07] <patrick_> posted on a few places as ozPATT
[11:07] <patrick_> on the web
[11:07] <patrick_> but noone knows
[11:08] <Nailor> Well, can't really say what kind of magic is preventing the mic to show up
[11:08] <patrick_> ok, well thanks for trying though
[06:18] <xota> hello!
[06:18] <xota> i have a problem with my dv2031
[06:18] <xota> no audio when I connect headphones
[06:19] <xota> anybody can help me?