microphone issue Jaunty netbook remix

[Mohamad Faizul]

Peter N. Spotts wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:51:29 -0400
> Gary Kirkpatrick <pegngary at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I am having trouble recording (and with skype voice out).  The mic
>> setting under Volume Control is muted regardless how often I uncheck
>> it.  Under Pulse Audio Vol Control Output Devices it won't permit the
>> output selection to be unmuted.  When I play back in sounder recorder
>> I hear a hiss but no voice playback.   This is a Dell 10' notebook.
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>>     
>
> Check to see if you have Digital Mic 1 selected as the digital
> input source under the Options tab. I ran into a problem similar to
> yours, and this fixed it. I'm using a Dell Studio...
>
> With best regards,
>
> Pete
>
>
>   
try use alsa rather than pulse