[HP Z820] external microphone does not work, only records noises
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HWE Next |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
David Henningsson | ||
alsa-driver (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Records with a lot noises, barely can heard the sound.
Step to reproduce:
1. plug your microphone to the front/rear micrphone jack
2. turn up the microphone volume in the system > sound settings
3. open a terminal then type command: arecord test.wav, ctrl-c to inturrupt when you finish
Expected result:
when playing the recordings it should plays recognizable sound.
Actual results:
A lot noise in the recordings.
Additional information:
In the attached recording file, you should hear, "Testing, One, Two, Three, Four, Five ".
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-49-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Apr 8 01:32:46 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-02 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/25/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: J63 v03.69
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: 158B
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 1.01
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-
dmi.product.name: HP Z820 Workstation
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
tags: | added: 201407-15335 taipei-lab |
tags: | added: blocks-hwcert |
Changed in hwe-next: | |
assignee: | nobody → Keng-Yu Lin (lexical) |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in hwe-next: | |
importance: | Critical → High |
Changed in hwe-next: | |
assignee: | Keng-Yu Lin (lexical) → David Henningsson (diwic) |
Changed in hwe-next: | |
status: | Incomplete → Won't Fix |
@yung, can you open `alsamixer` then try to lower the gain or volume. see if with lower volume or gain, clear sound can be recorded.