Internal microphone not working in EeePC 1005HA

[dompie]

Binary package hint: modemmanager

After normal install of the beta 10.04 (iso, burn and live and real install) there was no microphonesound in Skype.
I used info: "Remove pulseaudio and install alsa with no positive result.
1 How to reinstall pulseaudio
2 How to get Skype working properly (since 8.04 If I recall properly this has been the problem) because that's the only disturbing reason for me to keep using Windows (where Skype works OK).
The same problem arises in Linux Mint Helena.

Skype was install via download from the existing (on the website) deb package.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: modemmanager 0.3-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Mon Apr 5 07:52:36 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/modem-manager
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
ProcCmdline: /usr/sbin/modem-manager
ProcEnviron:

SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x2ba244 <g_object_unref+36>: cmpl $0x50,(%eax)
 PC (0x002ba244) ok
 source "$0x50" ok
 destination "(%eax)" (0x00000038) not located in a known VMA region (needed writable region)!
SegvReason: writing NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: modemmanager
StacktraceTop:
 g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/ModemManager/libmm-plugin-huawei.so
 g_datalist_clear () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Title: modem-manager crashed with SIGSEGV in g_object_unref()
UserGroups:

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 huawei_supports_info_destroy (user_data=0x9c81318)
 g_datalist_clear () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 g_object_unref () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0

[David Wise (2wiseib)]

I have a fresh install of 10.04 on an EeePC 1005HA and have the problem with no microphone sound in skype. Also in sound preferences the volume appears to be set at zero and cannot be adjusted. Sound recorder works OK however. Installed pulseaudio volume control and found that moving the slider bar for volume control restored microphone on skype and in sound preferences. It appears that when the slider is at maximum it disables the internal micophone

The inbuilt sound card in this PC is a HDA Intel at 0xf7db8000 irq 22

[hamish darby (hjdarby-deactivatedaccount)]

same worked for me as David wise
someone needs to mark identical to many

[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

I don't see how this is related to modemmanager. Does it happen when not connected through mobile broadband modem too?

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Please try to upgrade to natty, install the skype package from the ubuntu partner repository and tell us if the problem persists.

[dompie (guido-dom-gmail)]

Hello
Natty is installed and I can play MP3's but there is no microphone (nor
intern nor extern) anymore.
I tried all the possibilities I know, but no solution.

2011/5/24 LocutusOfBorg <email address hidden>

> Please try to upgrade to natty, install the skype package from the
> ubuntu partner repository and tell us if the problem persists.
>
> ** Changed in: skype (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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Nog een mooie dag toegewenst.

Guido (dompie) Dom
Registered Linux (Ubuntu) User # 462578

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

so this is a problem in the whole system and not only skype right?

[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

What do you see in the sound icon by the clock -> sound settings -> input. Is there a microphone there? Is it muted (seems to be that as default for me)?

[dompie (guido-dom-gmail)]

Hello Marius

After much searching and probing I managed to get the external (front) mic
working ok. This is the same as in 10.10.
The internal did and does not work in Linux (but was OK in Windows).

I'm sorry to have given you.

If there is a solution, I'll be glad to hear but I can Skype now.

Thanks

2011/5/24 LocutusOfBorg <email address hidden>

> so this is a problem in the whole system and not only skype right?
>
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Tel: [phone]

Nog een mooie dag toegewenst.

Guido (dompie) Dom
Registered Linux (Ubuntu) User # 462578

[dompie (guido-dom-gmail)]

There is now a "analoge microfoon" but there was none before, even with the
external mic not connected; but there is no sound when speaking in Skype
through that internal mic.

2011/5/24 Marius Kotsbak <email address hidden>

> What do you see in the sound icon by the clock -> sound settings ->
> input. Is there a microphone there? Is it muted (seems to be that as
> default for me)?
>
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Tel: [phone]

Nog een mooie dag toegewenst.

Guido (dompie) Dom
Registered Linux (Ubuntu) User # 462578

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Could you try to register your voice with an application such as audio & video -> "sound recorder" ?

[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

And how does the Skype microphone setup look like? Is there more than one device to try there?

[dompie (guido-dom-gmail)]

Analoge microfoon
Analoge lijn-in
Front Microphone

With analoge microfoon the externam mic works

2011/5/25 Marius Kotsbak <email address hidden>

> And how does the Skype microphone setup look like? Is there more than
> one device to try there?
>
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Tel: [phone]

Nog een mooie dag toegewenst.

Guido (dompie) Dom
Registered Linux (Ubuntu) User # 462578

[dompie (guido-dom-gmail)]

I did.
No sound with the internal mic.
Sound (not good - I heard the processor also, I think) OK with the external
mic (analog microfoon)

2011/5/25 LocutusOfBorg <email address hidden>

> Could you try to register your voice with an application such as audio &
> video -> "sound recorder" ?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/555542
>
> Title:
> no microphonesound in Skype
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/555542/+subscribe
>

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Tel: [phone]

Nog een mooie dag toegewenst.

Guido (dompie) Dom
Registered Linux (Ubuntu) User # 462578

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

So this problem is not related to skype, maybe a pulseaudio problem. Reassigning

[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

This seems to be a duplicate of bug #449855.

[João Miguel Lopes Moreira (jmlm-1970)]

The only solution to make microphone work is to install linux-backports-modules-alsa-generic...

Just go to:

Menu / System / Administration / Synaptic Package Manager

And search and mark for installation:

linux-backports-modules-alsa-generic

tip: if you have multiple versions click on the first and read the description which should inform what name to install...

If after the reboot and mic mute is off, still does not work, just go to terminal and type:

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

and add or change the following:

options snd-hda-intel model=auto enable=yes

Then Ctrl+X, type Y to write and exit, reboot and mic will work.

Bye and have lots of fun with Ubuntu (the best).