<div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>Message: 13<br>Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:03:13 +0100<br>From: Stefano Cavallari <<a href="mailto:stefano@cavallari.cjb.net">
stefano@cavallari.cjb.net</a>><br>Subject: Re: Fedora 7 'issues' (microphone)<br>To: For users of Fedora <<a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a>><br>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:200711021103.13327.stefano@cavallari.cjb.net">
200711021103.13327.stefano@cavallari.cjb.net</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br><br>On Friday 02 November 2007 03:11:25 Michael Hartley wrote:<br>> Hi!<br>><br>> I'm trying to use Skype beta
<a href="http://1.4.0.99">1.4.0.99</a>, under Fedora 7. My sound setup is :<br>> ALSA driver 1.0.14, with card VIA 8235 and chip Realtek ALC650F.<br>><br>> Besides the fact that I often have to go to the mixer to set things up
<br>> properly, I find that even with Mic Boost (+20db) on, the sound is just not<br>> loud enough. People at the other end have trouble hearing, unless I talk<br>> very loudly.<br>><br>> It was ok under Fedora 4.
<br>><br>> Does anyone have any suggestions I could try?<br>What is the output of<br>"amixer" ?<br><br></blockquote></div><br>Another issue is that the settings seem to reset after each reboot. However, even with the following, the microphone sound is not really loud enough - my wife has to shout to be hear properly....
<br><br><br>Simple mixer control 'Master',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono:<br> Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [-
12.00dB] [on]<br> Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [-12.00dB] [on]<br>Simple mixer control 'Master Mono',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31
<br> Mono: Playback 23 [74%] [-12.00dB] [on]<br>Simple mixer control '3D Control - Center',0<br> Capabilities: volume volume-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Capture channels: Mono<br> Limits: 0 - 15<br>
Mono: 0 [0%]<br>Simple mixer control '3D Control - Depth',0<br> Capabilities: volume volume-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Capture channels: Mono<br> Limits: 0 - 15<br> Mono: 0 [0%]<br>Simple mixer control '3D Control - Switch',0
<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'PCM',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono:<br> Front Left: Playback 16 [52%] [-10.50dB] [on]<br> Front Right: Playback 16 [52%] [-10.50dB] [on]<br>Simple mixer control 'Surround',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono:<br> Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-46.50dB] [off]<br> Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-46.50dB] [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Surround Down Mix',0
<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Surround Jack Mode',0<br> Capabilities: enum<br> Items: 'Shared' 'Independent'
<br> Item0: 'Shared'<br>Simple mixer control 'Center',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono: Playback 31 [100%] [
0.00dB] [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Center/LFE Down Mix',0<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'LFE',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-46.50dB] [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Line',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive<br>
Capture exclusive group: 0<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]<br>
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'CD',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive<br> Capture exclusive group: 0<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Front Left: Playback 23 [74%] [0.00dB] [on] Capture [off]<br> Front Right: Playback 23 [74%] [0.00dB] [on] Capture [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
<br> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive<br> Capture exclusive group: 0<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31
<br> Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]<br> Front Left: Capture [on]<br> Front Right: Capture [on]<br>Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono
<br> Mono: Playback [on]<br>Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0<br> Capabilities: enum<br> Items: 'Mic1' 'Mic2'<br> Item0: 'Mic1'<br>Simple mixer control 'Video',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive
<br> Capture exclusive group: 0<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]
<br> Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Phone',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive<br> Capture exclusive group: 0
<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]<br> Front Left: Capture [off]<br> Front Right: Capture [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Capture channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off] Capture [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Output',0<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA',0<br> Capabilities: volume volume-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Capture channels: Mono<br> Limits: 0 - 3
<br> Mono: 3 [100%]<br>Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 15<br> Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-45.00dB
] [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Aux',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-exclusive<br> Capture exclusive group: 0<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]<br> Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off] Capture [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Mono Output Select',0<br> Capabilities: enum
<br> Items: 'Mix' 'Mic'<br> Item0: 'Mix'<br>Simple mixer control 'Capture',0<br> Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right<br> Limits: Capture 0 - 15
<br> Front Left: Capture 7 [47%] [10.50dB] [on]<br> Front Right: Capture 7 [47%] [10.50dB] [on]<br>Simple mixer control 'Mix',0<br> Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive<br> Capture exclusive group: 0<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
<br> Front Left: Capture [off]<br> Front Right: Capture [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0<br> Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-exclusive<br> Capture exclusive group: 0<br> Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
<br> Front Left: Capture [off]<br> Front Right: Capture [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Analog to IEC958 Output',0<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off]<br>
Simple mixer control 'Channel Mode',0<br> Capabilities: enum<br> Items: '2ch' '4ch' '6ch'<br> Item0: '2ch'<br>Simple mixer control 'Duplicate Front',0<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'Exchange Center/LFE',0<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0
<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [on]<br>Simple mixer control 'Input Source Select',0<br> Capabilities: enum<br> Items: 'Input1' 'Input2'
<br> Item0: 'Input1'<br>Simple mixer control 'Input Source Select',1<br> Capabilities: enum<br> Items: 'Input1' 'Input2'<br> Item0: 'Input1'<br>Simple mixer control 'Swap Surround Slot',0
<br> Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined<br> Playback channels: Mono<br> Mono: Playback [off]<br>Simple mixer control 'VIA DXS',0<br> Capabilities: pvolume<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right<br>
Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono:<br> Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [-48.00dB]<br> Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [-48.00dB]<br>Simple mixer control 'VIA DXS',1<br> Capabilities: pvolume<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono:<br> Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [-48.00dB]<br> Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [-48.00dB]<br>Simple mixer control 'VIA DXS',2<br> Capabilities: pvolume<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono:<br> Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [-48.00dB]<br> Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [-48.00dB]<br>Simple mixer control 'VIA DXS',3<br> Capabilities: pvolume<br> Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
<br> Limits: Playback 0 - 31<br> Mono:<br> Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [-48.00dB]<br> Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [-48.00dB]<br><br>