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3rd February 2011, 11:34 PM
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Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
Hello fellow Fedora users
My laptop is Fujitsu PA 1510. I am unable to record sound with my microphone. I can hear myself talking crystal clear through speakers and the input sliders move on sound preferences. But when I try to record something, my voice is really quiet and there is lots of distortion and buzzing.
Code:
#cat /proc/asound/*
cat: /proc/asound/card0: Is a directory
0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
HDA ATI SB at 0xc0000000 irq 16
1: : sequencer
2: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
3: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
4: [ 0- 6]: digital audio playback
5: [ 0- 6]: digital audio capture
6: [ 0- 1]: hardware dependent
7: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
8: [ 0] : control
33: : timer
00-01: HDA Codec 1
00-00: HDA Codec 0
0 snd_hda_intel
cat: /proc/asound/oss: Is a directory
00-00: ALC861 Analog : ALC861 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1
cat: /proc/asound/SB: Is a directory
cat: /proc/asound/seq: Is a directory
G0: system timer : 1000.000us (10000000 ticks)
P0-0-0: PCM playback 0-0-0 : SLAVE
P0-0-1: PCM capture 0-0-1 : SLAVE
P0-6-0: PCM playback 0-6-0 : SLAVE
P0-6-1: PCM capture 0-6-1 : SLAVE
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
Compiled on Feb 3 2011 for kernel 2.6.32.10-90.fc12.i686 (SMP).
Code:
#cat /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba
options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1 enable=yes
Code:
#amixer -c 0
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Mono:
Front Left: Playback [on]
Front Right: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 74 [29%] [-36.20dB]
Front Right: Playback 74 [29%] [-36.20dB]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 23
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-36.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-36.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 15
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-45.00dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-45.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 13
Front Left: Capture 13 [100%] [33.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 13 [100%] [33.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Caller ID',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line' 'CD' 'Mixer'
Item0: 'Front Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Off-hook',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Any help or hints would be more than appreciated.
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4th February 2011, 12:42 AM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
Also check in pavucontrol (you may need to install it) for inputs muted or set very low.
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4th February 2011, 01:05 AM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
pavucontrol, alsamix, gnome-volume-control... everything checked and double checked.
Also if someone's interested:
Code:
#uname -r
2.6.32.10-90.fc12.i686
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4th February 2011, 05:18 AM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
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5th February 2011, 09:56 AM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
Upgraded to 14 with preupgrade. Still having same problems.
Code:
uname -r
2.6.35.10-74.fc14.i686
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5th February 2011, 10:05 AM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
Did you think upgrading would fix it?, wrong you still have the old pulseaudio configs from F12.
Try looking for the new config files with the .rpmnew tag relevant to puleaudio.
also this config file is not part of fedora (it looks wrong to me,try deleting it) /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
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5th February 2011, 11:36 AM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
I created alsa-base.conf manually as it was suggested in some other threads with similar problems. It helped me get more sliders and an option to select which microphone port to use (although I only have one). Without it I can still hear myself from speakers but I'm unable to record anything (not even distorted and low sound).
I don't think any of these have to do with pulseaudio?
Code:
#find / -print | egrep "rpm(new|save)$"
find: `/home/mrwho/.gvfs': Permission denied
/etc/login.defs.rpmnew
/etc/pam.d/password-auth.rpmnew
/etc/pam.d/system-auth.rpmnew
/etc/ldap.conf.rpmsave
/etc/pki/nssdb/pkcs11.txt.rpmnew
/etc/ldap.conf.rpmnew
/etc/sudoers.rpmnew
/etc/ssh/ssh_config.rpmnew
/etc/nsswitch.conf.rpmnew
/etc/ntp.conf.rpmnew
/etc/pulse/daemon.conf.rpmsave
/etc/inittab.rpmnew
/etc/libuser.conf.rpmnew
Also, could you move this thread out of EOL-boards? Thanks
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5th February 2011, 02:29 PM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
Quote:
Originally Posted by MrWho
Hello fellow Fedora users
My laptop is Fujitsu PA 1510. I am unable to record sound with my microphone. I can hear myself talking crystal clear through speakers and the input sliders move on sound preferences. But when I try to record something, my voice is really quiet and there is lots of distortion and buzzing.
Code:
#cat /proc/asound/*
cat: /proc/asound/card0: Is a directory
0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
HDA ATI SB at 0xc0000000 irq 16
1: : sequencer
2: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
3: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
4: [ 0- 6]: digital audio playback
5: [ 0- 6]: digital audio capture
6: [ 0- 1]: hardware dependent
7: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent
8: [ 0] : control
33: : timer
00-01: HDA Codec 1
00-00: HDA Codec 0
0 snd_hda_intel
cat: /proc/asound/oss: Is a directory
00-00: ALC861 Analog : ALC861 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
00-06: Si3054 Modem : Si3054 Modem : playback 1 : capture 1
cat: /proc/asound/SB: Is a directory
cat: /proc/asound/seq: Is a directory
G0: system timer : 1000.000us (10000000 ticks)
P0-0-0: PCM playback 0-0-0 : SLAVE
P0-0-1: PCM capture 0-0-1 : SLAVE
P0-6-0: PCM playback 0-6-0 : SLAVE
P0-6-1: PCM capture 0-6-1 : SLAVE
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
Compiled on Feb 3 2011 for kernel 2.6.32.10-90.fc12.i686 (SMP).
Code:
#cat /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba
options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1 enable=yes
Code:
#amixer -c 0
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Mono:
Front Left: Playback [on]
Front Right: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 74 [29%] [-36.20dB]
Front Right: Playback 74 [29%] [-36.20dB]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 23
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-36.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-36.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Beep',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 15
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-45.00dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-45.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 13
Front Left: Capture 13 [100%] [33.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 13 [100%] [33.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Caller ID',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line' 'CD' 'Mixer'
Item0: 'Front Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Off-hook',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Any help or hints would be more than appreciated. |
Code:
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic' 'Line' 'CD' 'Mixer'
Item0: 'Front Mic'
Use aslamixer to toggle this from "Front Mic" to "Mic" then test it.
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5th February 2011, 04:24 PM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
Front Mic and Mixer seems to be the only ones which work somehow.
'Mic'-slider changes how loud I hear myself through speakers live when I talk, has no impact on capture except with 'Mixer'-output.
'Capture'-slider changes capture volume. I have this at 100 but it's still very quiet.
Here's some samples what I can get out:
Front mic: http://up.servut.us/dl/28383
Line and mic give just give same static: http://up.servut.us/dl/28384
Mixer with "Mic"-slider set to 100: http://up.servut.us/dl/28385
I am also being able to record "Stereo Mix" or "What U hear" or whatever you like to call it. So for example I can record music playing from my media player but this doesn't capture my speech although I can hear it from my speakers.
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5th February 2011, 06:44 PM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
Have you tried any of these options
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Docum...dio-Models.txt
Code:
ALC861/660
==========
3stack 3-jack
3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O
6stack-dig 6-jack with SPDIF I/O
3stack-660 3-jack (for ALC660)
uniwill-m31 Uniwill M31 laptop
toshiba Toshiba laptop support
asus Asus laptop support
asus-laptop ASUS F2/F3 laptops
auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)
ALC861VD/660VD
==============
3stack 3-jack
3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF OUT
6stack-dig 6-jack with SPDIF OUT
3stack-660 3-jack (for ALC660VD)
3stack-660-digout 3-jack with SPDIF OUT (for ALC660VD) lenovo Lenovo 3000 C200
dallas Dallas laptops
hp HP TX1000
asus-v1s ASUS V1Sn
auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)
I use this
Code:
[leigh@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf
#options snd-hda-intel probe_mask=0x102
options snd-hda-intel model=6stack-dig
[leigh@localhost ~]$
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6th February 2011, 03:02 PM
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Re: Unable to capture microphone with ALC861
I tried all those, but they just give a bit different options in alsamixer. No real effect on record quality. But...
I was finally able to make some progress following this guide:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic....814334#p814334
I can now record clear quality sound, but playback doesn't work while using jack. I'll try to fix that and look more into this.
I guess this thread is solved then. Thank you for your help leigh123linux!
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