For all who's still looking for an answer: > Use: amixer sset Capture cap > amixer sset Capture nocap
> mute/unmute keywords are parsed only for playback > Jaroslav > ----- > Jaroslav Kysela <perex@xxxxxxx> > Linux Kernel Sound Maintainer http://osdir.com/ml/linux.alsa.user/2002-07/msg00186.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/894556 Title: Realtek ALC269VB: amixer: Capture can't 'muted'/'unmuted' even 'toggle' works Status in “alsa-utils” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Alsamixer shows sound-device is Card: HDA Intel Chip: Realtek ALC269VB Device is working, output+input (I have read several bug reports about it). This works: amixer set Capture toggle But these are not working: amixer set Capture unmute amixer set Capture mute Error message is "amixer: Invalid command!" and nothing happens. ------------------- Naive workaround: #mute.sh if amixer get Capture | grep off then echo "muted already, do nothing" else amixer set Capture toggle fi #unmute.sh if amixer get Capture | grep "\[on\]" then echo "unmuted already, do nothing" else amixer set Capture toggle fi To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-utils/+bug/894556/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
