Lenovo s10 microphone fails to record sounds

[gritty]

The Lenovo s10 embedded microphone and external microphone does not work.

I tried it with both gnome-sound-recorder 2.25.92 and audacity.

$ sudo lspci -vvnn
...
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3bf8]
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22
 Region 0: Memory at f0640000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=55mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
  Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
 Capabilities: [70] Express (v1) Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
  DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
   ExtTag- RBE- FLReset-
  DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
   RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
   MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
  DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
  LnkCap: Port #0, Speed unknown, Width x0, ASPM unknown, Latency L0 <64ns, L1 <1us
   ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
  LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
   ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
  LnkSta: Speed unknown, Width x0, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
 Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>
 Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
 Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
...

I am able to play audio and video files just fine.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04

$ apt-cache policy audacity
audacity:
  Installed: 1.3.7-2
  Candidate: 1.3.7-2
  Version table:
 *** 1.3.7-2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

If you cannot record audio with gnome-sound-recorder and audacity it looks like a driver problem. So I change the affected package from audacity to linux.

[EAB (adair-boder)]

Hi there,
I too have the Lenovo Ideapad S10 and the same issue.

I can hear the mic input through the speakers but neither gnome-sound-recorder or Skype are able to use the mic.
 I tried Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04 all updated etc ... and there was no difference.

This is whats in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

options snd-hda-intel model=3-stack

[dnh (dnh)]

Similar issue here on Lenovo S10E, using Kubuntu 8.10. Skype etc dooes work without problems - but trying to record with VLC or any other software did not.

[EAB (adair-boder)]

@dnh

Please tell us what hardware you have. lspci in your terminal will list your Audio Device.

[EAB (adair-boder)]

 http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=a10f20b832b5f1aad3993a4044e99f93f4487981

Here is my ALSA info.

[Aleksandr Panzin (jalexoid)]

Both mics are not working. Even though 8.10 worked for me with external mic. Same H/W configuration. Default software config.

[Aleksandr Panzin (jalexoid)]

Oh, yeah. Volume control does control the volume, boosts of both microphones, but all audio is only routed to the speakers(builtin or output jack).

[Oliver Horn (oliverhorn)]

Hi,

as I already wrote on Bug 312403 (which btw might be a duplicate of this one) I put

options snd-hda-intel model=basic

into the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base(.conf)

and now the internal microphone works great.

[Sergio Melas (sergiomelas-gmail)]

Hi,
worked for me.
Thx!

[Eric (raikok)]

i managed to get my mic working with skype etc. I had to update my alsa to 1.0.20. UNR 9.04 is using 1.0.18rc3

[bishops (bashir-saade)]

Hello I have updated my alsa to 1.0.20, and changed the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base(.conf) file as said. My microphone worked for a bit and then stopped working. It picks up sound I can hear it but it does not record and it does not work on skype.
anyone can help?

[lev-unr (lev-unr)]

In 9.10 if you go to alsamixer in terminal and turn the mics all the way up.

Then go to sound settings and select mic 2. For some reason mic one is set on default. After that sound recorder works like a charm.