Comment 18 for bug 354707

I'm on Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 on an Eee PC 900.

I was able to fix my broken sound input strictly by point-and-clicking my way through the GUI.

I don't have the exact sequence of steps, but here is the end result:

Right-click on sound icon (upper right of screen).
Pick: Open Volume Control
(The Playback tab should be selected.)
Click Preferences button.
Enable all checkboxes.
Click Close.
Set sliders:
* Master 100% (unmuted)
* PCM 100% (unmuted)
* Front 100% (unumbed)
* Front Mic 100% (muted)
* Front Mic Boost 30% (unmuted)
* Microphone 100% (muted)
* Mic Boost 30% (unmuted)
Now click the Recording tab:
Set:
* Capture 100% (muted)
Now click the Options tab:
Set Input Source: Front Mic
(it was set to Mic, but I changed it to Front Mic)
Click Close.

Now back at the main Netbook Launcher panel, go to Preferences Sound.
The Devices tab should be displayed.
Sound Events:
* Sound playback: Autodetect
Music and Movies:
* Sound playback: Autodetect
Audio Conferencing:
* Sound playback: Autodetect
* Sound capture: HDA Intel ALC662 Analog (ALSA)
Default Mixer Tracks:
* Device: Capture HDA Intel - ALC662 Analog (PulseAudio Mi...)
Click Close.

Now back at the main Netbook Launcher panel, try Sound Recorder.
Set Record as: CD Quality, Lossy (.ogg type)
Click Record. (say something) Click Stop. Click Play.
Now set Record as: Voice, Lossless (.wav type)
Click Record. (say something) Click Stop. Click Play.

In Skype:
Set Sound Devices:
* Sound In (HDA Intel (hw:Intel,0)
* Sound Out (HDA Intel (hw:Intel,0)
* Ringing (HDA Intel (hw:Intel,0)
Make a test call.

If you just installed 9.04 Netbook Remix on an Eee 900, and you compare the default settings to what I just described, please reply and post what settings were DIFFERENT. That is, reply with what you had to change. Then it would be possible to put together a simpler HOWTO.