kubuntu-users Digest, Vol 74, Issue 30

[Brian Wootton]

On 28/03/11 13:00, kubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> On Monday, March 28, 2011 03:53:59 Tom Bell wrote:
>> >  Did you left-click on the sound icon on your panel?  Then
>> >  click on the MIXER button.  Once the mixer is open, did
>> >  you click on Settings->Configure Channels.  Then make sure
>> >  to drag the Mic icon to the Visible channels list?
>> >  I don't know if that is your problem or not, but it is
>> >  a way to check all the channels of your audio.
>> >  Of course, I am using KMix.  You may be using something
>> >  different.
>> >  Good luck!
>> >  
>> >  Tom
>> >  
>>> >  >  My skype works perfectly except that no-one can hear me, including
>>> >  >  the skype-echo service.
>>> >  >  There is no mention of mic in Kmix.
>>> >  >  Pulse Audio volume control>iinput devices says 'no input devices
>>> >  >  available'.
>>> >  >  Phonon>  system settings>audio capture>communication - 'internal audio
>>> >  >  analog stereo' is greyed out.
>>> >  >  I've checked the mic on another machine - AOK.
>>> >  >  I've made sure the mic is plugged into the correct skt. and cold-
>>> >  >  booted the
>>> >  >  machine. Have I now got  a hardware problem?
>>> >  >  
>>> >  >    Can't help thinking I'm missing something obvious but.... Any clues
>>> >  >  
>>> >  >  any-one?
>>> >  >  
>>> >  >  brian
> This is the solution as Tom had suggested.  Make sure that the CAPTURE is not
> muted.
> gk
>
>

I think you should run the program pavucontrol from the package with the
same name if you have problems with pulse audio.


Nils

Thanks for all your answers, but, as I said, perhaps not very clearly
1. Kmix>capture is blank, settings>configure channels>available channels is blank
2. Pavucontrol>input devices has the greyed out message 'no input devices available'
3. system settings>multimedia>phonon>audio capture>communication - 'internal audio
     analog stereo' is greyed out.

I think this must be because the system has failed to notice the microphone on
boot-up and so failed to install a driver for it, I might add that the whole thing
worked when I last used it less than a week ago.
I'm using an amd64 processor and Kubuntu 10.10 with an nVidia chipset and am using
the latest (recommended) driver for it from the repos.
brian