Dell Studio 1558: External microphone jack does not work

[James Page]

Discovered during Ubuntu Friendly testing of 11.10

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: jamespage 2621 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0b00000 irq 49'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD73C1X5'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7675,10280413,00100103'
   Controls : 16
   Simple ctrls : 10
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xcfedc000 irq 50'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 4
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
CheckboxCommand: alsa_record_playback
CheckboxDescription:
 Connect a microphone to your microphone port. Select Test, then speak into the microphone. After a few seconds, your speech will be played back to you.

 Did you hear your speech played back?
CheckboxTest: audio/alsa_record_playback_external
Date: Fri Oct 14 11:14:49 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-09 (34 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/24/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.name: 0874P6
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A07
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A07
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd06/24/2010:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1558:pvrA07:rvnDellInc.:rn0874P6:rvrA07:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA07:
dmi.product.name: Studio 1558
dmi.product.version: A07
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2011-05-20T16:42:16.081086

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

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