Microphone problem

[Kenneth P. Turvey]

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On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:48:40 -0500, I wrote:

> I do have one problem though.  Recording anything from the external
> microphone, all I get is silence.  I actually tried several different
> microphones since none of them had been used in a long time.  Then I
> booted up under Dell's test CD and tested the microphone there.  It 
> worked fine.  

I worked this out.  I thought I would post a quick note so anybody else
having a similar problem would be able to find the answer.  

Run alsamixer
Unmute all the outputs by hitting "m"
Hit tab to go the capture settings
Highlight the "Mic" setting my using the arrow keys.
Hit space to enable the microphone.
Highlight the "Capture" setting using the arrow keys.
Hit space to enable capture (note that just because you have volume bar
	here doesn't mean it is enabled.  
Hit escape.  

Everything should work now. 

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Kenneth P. Turvey <kt-usenet at squeakydolphin.com> 
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