How about "arecord -v -f cd -Dhw:0,0,2 test.wav" ?
Simple mixer control 'Digital Mic',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 12 Front Left: Capture 11 [92%] [16.50dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 11 [92%] [16.50dB] [on] Simple mixer control 'Digital Mic Boost',0 Capabilities: cvolume penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 3 Front Left: Capture 3 [100%] [36.00dB] Front Right: Capture 3 [100%] [36.00dB] Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40040b: Stereo Amp-In Control: name="Digital Mic Boost Capture Volume", index=0, device=0 ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0 Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x2f, mute=0 Amp-In vals: [0x03 0x03] Pincap 0x00000020: IN Pin Default 0x90a601f0: [Fixed] Mic at Int N/A Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0 Misc = NO_PRESENCE Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3 Power: setting=D0, actual=D0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/631121 Title: Internal mic doesn't work in my laptop -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs