mic headphones problem

[Karl Larsen]

Jon Grant wrote:
> Hi Karl,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> On 19/03/2008, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>   
>> Jon Grant wrote:
>>  > I've got a very bizarre situation. Two pairs of headphones which work
>>  > perfectly in another PC do not work with my Dell Laptop Inspiron 1300
>>  > mic jack port. but bizarrely if i plug headphones into my laptop jack
>>  > I can speak into the headphone and be heard on voice chat etc..!
>>  >
>>  > so anyone know the real Mic not work with the port..? Maybe some
>>  > stereo configuration? although mic has stereo jack...
>>  >
>>  > Any tips appreciated.
>>  >
>>  > Kind regards, Jon
>>  >
>>  >
>>
>>     First, you talk about your Headphones working on one computer but
>>  not another. Then you talk about the Mike jack that has a 3 pin jack on it.
>>
>>     Please tell us what is not working. I assume the thing your using is
>>  a compination earphone-mike like I have, and it has two plugs, one for
>>  earphone one for mike.
>>
>>     Now what is wrong?
>>     
>
> yes, you are right, has two plus like you say.
>
> Mic in other PC works fine. Other Mic in other PC also works fine.
>
> Mic in Dell Laptop with Kubuntu does not work.
> Headphone plugged into Mic socket on Dell Laptop with Kubuntu does
> work as a mic.
>   
    OK. Now I understand. Well an earphone is also a magnetic mike and 
will work fine. But the way it sounds is the Dell Laptop has mis-wired 
the mike plug.

    Also I do not know what Kubuntu might have wrong. I don't run it 
here. I let others complain about the 64 bit and K models :-)

Karl



> So I think there is a configuration of my Dell Laptop Mic port that
> has a problem.. as speaker can be used as Mic in the port..
>
> Thanks for your help
> Jon
>
>   


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