Dell Inspiron 1545 digital mic array not picking up

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 08:48 -0500, Temlakos wrote: 
> I have Fedora 14 installed on a Dell Inspiron 1545, with the integrated 
> webcam and digital microphone array.
> 
> The camera picks up fine and runs well with vlc. But from the 
> microphones--silence.
> 
> I am also using KDE. I've looked in KMix and Phonon. Not a word about 
> those microphones.
> 
> The laptop does have a 3.5-mm external mic jack. Before I go out and get 
> a microphone (or a combination headset), should I expect that external 
> jack to work?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

For my Latitude 6410 (same device, I think), I
have /etc/modprobe.d/snd_hda_intel.conf containing

        options snd_hda_intel model=dell-s14



> 
> Temlakos
> 
> 

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                Matthew Saltzman

Clemson University Math Sciences
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