Skype @ Eee PC 1001 HA and *Ubuntu: everything works except the microphone.

[Ric Moore]

On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 14:28 +0100, Bas Roufs wrote: 
> Hello everybody
> 
> At present, I am trying out Skype at Kubuntu Maverick on an Asus Eee
> PC 1001 HA. Really everything works, except the microphone. It is
> possible to HEAR and even SEE the conversation partner. The latter can
> also see me or anybody else sitting behind my netbook. So, the webcam
> and sound reception devices work well.
> Also other multimedia functions work perfectly well now: listening to
> radio streams or local play lists, watching films, Youtube, etc.
> But the MICROPHONE is still mute: this applies both for the internal,
> in-built microphone as well as some external device I have been
> trying. I have tried to activate the microphone function via Alsamixer
> in the command line. But this does not work so far. Does anybody have
> a clue on how to activate the microphone?
> 
> Respectfully yours,

Since the latest Skype recognizes pulse, crank up pavucontrol, and
select/activate the mike of the device you're using ~~while you're
speaking into it~~ with the skype application running and connected.
Adjust the volume and you should be good to go from then on, as that
will become the default setting next time you crank it up. Ric


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