Acer Aspire One D250 Internal microphone does not work on Lucid

[Mark Cariaga]

Binary package hint: gnome-media

Acer Aspire One D250 internal micrpone does not work. The model I'm using has a realtek ALC 272.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Mar 19 21:31:36 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-volume-control
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100312)
Package: gnome-media 2.29.91-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-media
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1611): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (Do:1625): Wnck-CRITICAL **: wnck_set_client_type got called multiple times.
 (evolution:1722): camel-WARNING **: camel_exception_get_id called with NULL parameter.
 (evolution:1722): camel-WARNING **: camel_exception_get_id called with NULL parameter.
 (gksu:2701): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_draw_pixbuf: assertion `GDK_IS_DRAWABLE (drawable)' failed

[D.A. (danielarseno)]

Mic works with Sound Recorder, but not with other apps (such as Ekiga).

Work-around:
Install pavucontrol (Pulse Audio Volume Control), go to Input Devices, unlock the two channels, turn down one of the two channels.

[Mark Cariaga (mzc)]

@DA the workaround works perfectly. Good job:)

On May 2, 2010 12:45 PM, "D.A." <email address hidden> wrote:

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 412862 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412862
Mic works with Sound Recorder, but not with other apps (such as Ekiga).

Work-around:
Install pavucontrol (Pulse Audio Volume Control), go to Input Devices,
unlock the two channels, turn down one of the two channels.

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Acer Aspire One D250 Internal microphone does not work on Lucid
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs...

[gdw2 (gdwarner)]

#2 worked for me on Acer Aspire One D250.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[oddalot (oddalot)]

The workoround posted: "Work-around:
Install pavucontrol (Pulse Audio Volume Control), go to Input Devices,
unlock the two channels, turn down one of the two channels."

worked for me on my AspireOne D250