Public bug reported: The microphone doesn't work on kernel 3.0 that is shipped with Ubuntu 11.10.
Installing kernel linux- image-2.6.39-02063904-generic_2.6.39-02063904.201108040905_i386 from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39.4-oneiric/ solves the microphone bug (altough nvidia graphic drivers don't work :( so not really a good work-around). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ralmeida 1654 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xc0000000 irq 20' Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP77/78 HDMI' Components : 'HDA:14f15051,103c360a,00100000 HDA:10de0002,10de0101,00100000' Controls : 15 Simple ctrls : 11 Date: Sun Oct 23 15:54:51 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaRecordingTest: ALSA recording test through plughw:NVidia failed Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - HDA NVidia Symptom_DevicesInUse: 1654/dev/snd/controlC0: ralmeida F.... pulseaudio AND Symptom_Jack: Mic, Internal Symptom_Type: No sound at all Title: [Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC, Conexant CX20561 (Hermosa), Mic, Internal] No sound at all UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-15 (7 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/17/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.31 dmi.board.name: 303C dmi.board.vendor: Wistron dmi.board.version: 08.47 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Wistron dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.31:bd10/17/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqPresarioCQ60NotebookPC:pvrF.31:rvnWistron:rn303C:rvr08.47:cvnWistron:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: F.31 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880399 Title: Mic doesn't work on Compaq Presario CQ60 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/880399/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs