Ekiga, 9.04 (Jaunty), HDA Intel (ALSA mixer)

[Dave]

I am trying to get Ekiga working on an Intel motherboard (Ubuntu 
9.04, Jaunty). I can not get the microphone input to work 
consistently. It looks like Ekiga is looking for input on HDA Intel 
(ALSA mixer) capture which defaults to having the mic muted. I can 
un-mute the mic and get it to work but I cant get the audio settings 
to stay put so it works consistently. When I reboot it reverts to not 
working (mic is muted). Is there any way I can get the audio settings 
to stay put (mic un-muted) after rebooting? Any help will be appreciated.

Dave M