mic stopped working

[Ric Moore]

On 02/04/2012 03:38 AM, G. wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Ric Moore<wayward4now at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On 02/03/2012 11:47 AM, G. wrote:
>>>
>>> My built in mic on my Samsung notebook is no longer working in Ubuntu
>>> 11.10.  Under sound settings it is not listed as if there were no
>>> hardware.
>>>
>>> I tried https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/UpgradingAlsa/DKMS which did not
>>> help.
>>>
>>> Any other suggestions?
>>
>>
>> First, open alsamixer in a terminal and check your settings. EVERYTHING
>> related to sound depends ultimately on alsa. Then install pavucontrol, which
>> ought to be installed at install time, but for some reason isn't. Use that
>> to set up your sound sources/outputs. Configuring surround setups is a
>> breeze. You should have sound input for your mike. Ric
>>
>>
>> --
>
> I opened alsamixer.  Capture had underlines so I went to that, hit
> space bar and then hit the up arrow.  I checked for mic functionality,
> still will not record with sound recorder and still no listing of
> device under sound settings.
>
> Looking to install pavcontrol, the only listing under software center
> is Pulse Vol Control and Pulse Vol Meter (playback).  Same using
> synaptic.
>
> Not sure what else to do.

I just opened synaptic and there it is: pavucontrol
Try this, open a terminal and enter: sudo apt-get install pavucontrol
This package has been around for some time. That should get it for you. 
I'm running 11.10 as well. It's there. <winks> Trust me! Ric