[HP ProBook 4320s, IDT 92HD81B1X5, Mic, Internal] Background noise or low volume

[Zingam]

Lots of backround noise when using the internal microphone. Pulse audio crashed and I cannot lower the volume of the recorded sound.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
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
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd4600000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1X5'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7605,103c1421,00100402'
   Controls : 17
   Simple ctrls : 10
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xd4520000 irq 49'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 6
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Date: Tue Apr 17 21:24:55 2012
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaRecordingTest: ALSA recording test through plughw:Intel successful
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel
Symptom_Jack: Mic, Internal
Symptom_PulseAudioRecordingTest: PulseAudio recording test through plughw:Intel successful
Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low
Title: [HP ProBook 4320s, IDT 92HD81B1X5, Mic, Internal] Background noise or low volume
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-09 (8 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/09/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68AHH Ver. F.20
dmi.board.name: 1421
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 53.35
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68AHHVer.F.20:bd09/09/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook4320s:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1421:rvrKBCVersion53.35:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 4320s
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2012-04-17T20:55:00

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[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.