Did anyone manage to get the built in mic working in Ubuntu?

[fivefinger]

msjarrel:
there is no modprobe.conf.
but there is some stuff in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base that might be of interest

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rosso@arcadia:/etc/modprobe.d$ cat alsa-base
# autoloader aliases                         
install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-0
install sound-slot-1 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-1
install sound-slot-2 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-2
install sound-slot-3 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-3
install sound-slot-4 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-4
install sound-slot-5 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-5
install sound-slot-6 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-6
install sound-slot-7 /sbin/modprobe snd-card-7

# Cause optional modules to be loaded above generic modules
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-ioctl32 ; : ; }
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb snd-seq ; }           
install snd-pcm /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-pcm && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-pcm-oss ; : ; }
install snd-mixer /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-mixer && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-mixer-oss ; : ; }
install snd-seq /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-seq && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-oss ; : ; }
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
# Cause optional modules to be loaded above sound card driver modules
install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb snd-emu10k1-synth ; }
install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb snd-seq ; }

# Load saa7134-alsa instead of saa7134 (which gets dragged in by it anyway)
install saa7134 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install saa7134 $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb saa7134-alsa ; : ; }

# Load snd-seq for devices that don't have hardware midi;
#   Ubuntu #26283, #43682, #56005; works around Ubuntu #34831 for
#   non-Creative Labs PCI hardware
install snd /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd && { /sbin/modprobe -Qb snd-seq ; }
# Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
options bt87x index=-2
options cx88_alsa index=-2
options saa7134-alsa index=-2
options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2
options snd-intel8x0m index=-2
options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
options snd-usb-caiaq index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2


and for the loaded modules:

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rosso@arcadia:/etc/modprobe.d$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_intel         381488  1
snd_pcm_oss            46848  0
snd_mixer_oss          22784  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                83204  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy          10884  0
snd_seq_oss            38528  0
snd_seq_midi           14336  0
snd_rawmidi            29824  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     15232  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                57776  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              29960  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         15116  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd                    63268  11 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore              15328  1 snd
snd_page_alloc         16136  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm


[kalel90]

Apparently its a bug in the driver someone submitted a bug report so it should be fixed soon.

[dj2gnar]

Hmm I tried it today and the built-in mic worked fine. I did update pulseaudio along with a bunch of other stuff when update manager ran after the install.

[cwt]

Guys, check out this script http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=962695

I use it to upgrade my Ubuntu 9.04 (alpha2) today and my internal microphone work GREAT! No problem with Skype at all.

[kalel90]

I confirm that whats posted above does indeed work.

[alvin612]

compile alsa module amd internel mic works. I'm using ubuntu 8.10 on my s10

[LightI3ulb]

What is the default device for the mic? Also, what option do you select in Skype for audio device?

[trevmar]

I just installed Jaunty Jackalope (9.04 alpha 3) on a 160G / 1G Lenovo S10

The microphone is recognized by the ALSA mixer (Alsa version 1.0.18 is in Jaunty). I can get lots of feedback by twidding the mixer knobs, but Skype still does no recognize the microphone. I downloaded the latest Skype and set both input and output to the Intel devices (both int and ext devices). Speaker OK, but nothing from the microphone...

Skype works great in Windows XP... Why not in Jaunty?

[LowSky]

From what I read from the Ubuntu forums using the propased repos and enabling the kernel 2.4.27-11 and things will work. this is the proposed kernel for 9.04
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... ype&page=3

[monkeyboy75]

Googling and googling, I came across these instructions:

http://www.linlap.com/wiki/configuring+ ... buntu+8.10

though the latest Alsa update is 1.01.19,

Get's the mic and everthing sound wise (speakers, in-mic, etc-mic, etc). working

... and then enabling the equalizer packages from Ubuntu Media Studio through the Synaptic Package Manager worked amazing wonders.

I would recommend NOT FOLLOWING the instructions from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578, they'll fark up your skype and Ekiga settings.

THOUGH ... encountering some sound feed back through the mic to the speakers and headphones ... something to workon ....