Audio line-in produces no output

[Alex Janssen]

Alex Janssen wrote:
> I've been researching this for several hours, now, and I'm not getting 
> anywhere.
>
> I have a DI1501 laptop with the following audio found with lspci:
> 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
> and a desktop with
> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio 
> Controller (rev 02)
> I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 on each.
>
> I remember in 9.04 being able to plug the headphone output of my am/fm 
> radio into the line-in jack and listen over the computer speakers.
>
> Now, on either computer, in the Preferences->Sound 
> (gnome-volume-control), the input level meter for line-in shows some 
> signal level, but I get NO sound from the speakers.
>
> I can't find any references to this specifically and not much for 9.10.  
> Most ref's are for earlier(8.04-8.10) versions of Ubuntu.
>
> I hope someone else on the list has run into this.
> Could anyone give me a clue?
>
> Alex
>
>   
I solved this for my desktop using alsamixer to unmute the line-in.  It 
had a specific "Line-In" control.  The laptop has no specific "Mic" or 
"Line-in" controls, only a master input and output controls.  At least I 
can hear the news through my desktop.  As bad as it is.


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