Can't record audio using Intel ICH6--Realtek ALC260

[Antony Gelberg]

Steve Robertson wrote:
> I am trying to get my microphone working under Dapper Beta. I was able
> to record fine when I first installed Dapper flight CD 4, but after an
> update I have never been able to get recording working again. I am now
> using Dapper 6.06 Beta. I don't know what changed between then and now.
> Clearly this card can work, but I don't know where the problem lies.
> 
> I can play sounds fine. I can even play sounds from multiple apps at the
> same time, but I can't record. I've tried killing esd (a suggestion from
> ubuntu forums), and I've unmuted everything. I can hear myself through
> the microphone when I unmute it, which would suggest a permissions
> problem, but I have write permissions to /dev/dsp as part of the audio
> group.
> 
> Sound Recorder acts like it records, but when you play it back, it's
> just silence. Audacity won't even let me choose a device to record from.
> 
> I've been googling for fixes to this all week, but I haven't had any
> luck fixing it.
> 
> I am using:
> 
> Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition
> Audio Controller (rev 04)
> 
> $ tail -2 /proc/asound/oss/sndstat--gives me:
> 
> Mixers:
> 0: Realtek ALC260
> 
> I hope someone out there knows the answer to this one.
> 

Have you checked the mixer record and capture settings?  The fact that
you can hear yourself through the mic is to do with playback volume and
is nothing to do with record volume.