[ltp] Re: Microphone settings for Z60m

Axel Braun linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:42:00 +0200


Hi Richard,

Richard Neill wrote:

>> I wonder if someone has a working microphone on the Z60m. I'm running
>> SuSE 10.2/alsa 1.0.13 and have the following problem:
>> When I enable the build-in microphone, i has a very strong feedback into
>> the loudspeakers.
> 
> Mute the microphone in the mixer. (something like gnome-alsamixer is
> probably most useful). Otherwise, you do indeed get a direct signal path
> from Mic -> Amp -> Speakers.

OK, I'll try this.
 
>> Using a headset, no microphone is working, unless I enable 'capture' in
>> the mixer.
> 
> That's correct.
> 
> But this switches off again immediately.
> 
> What do you mean? Does some application switch it off for you?

No. I use kmixer, and the 'light' that indicates that a channel(capture) is
on, immeadiately turns off again.

Ax
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