did you verify Mic Jack support Jack detection by hda-jack-sense-test -a
seem digital mic try record in stereo instead of mono , use audacity to find out whether left and right are out of phase Node 0x13 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo Control: name="Internal Mic Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0 Pincap 0x00000020: IN Pin Default 0x90a60040: [Fixed] Mic at Int N/A Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown DefAssociation = 0x4, Sequence = 0x0 Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1356393 Title: [XPS M1330, SigmaTel STAC9228, Mic, Internal] volume too low and distorted even with boost To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1356393/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs