Internal microphone failes to operate on Dell Mini 10

[netbook]

May be more of a "lack of a feature" instead of a bug, but the microphone doesn't operate at all.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: netbook 1532 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'MID'/'HDA Intel MID at 0xd83a0000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Silicon Image SiI1392 HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,102802c6,00100004 HDA:10951392,ffffffff,00100000'
   Controls : 21
   Simple ctrls : 9
CheckboxCommand: audio_settings store > $CHECKBOX_SHARE/pulseaudio_settings; audio_settings set --device=pci --volume=50; alsa_record_playback; audio_settings restore --file=$CHECKBOX_SHARE/pulseaudio_settings
CheckboxTest: audio/alsa_record_playback_internal
Date: Wed Apr 11 21:36:16 2012
InstallationMedia:

PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A03
dmi.board.name: 0R990K
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A03
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: **********
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A03
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA03:bd02/27/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1010:pvrA03:rvnDellInc.:rn0R990K:rvrA03:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA03:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1010
dmi.product.version: A03
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[mikewhatever (mikewhatever)]

In my case, the built in mic either doesn't work at all, or, after restarting alsa, records a lot of static.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for alsa-driver (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]