1) Is this internal mic / external front mic / external back mic, or all of them? What mics are present?
Notice that the following volume controls are off, and input source is set to back mic:
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] <-------------
Front Right: 0 [0%] <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] <-------------
Front Right: 0 [0%] <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 11 [35%] [0.00dB] [off] <-------------
Front Right: Capture 11 [35%] [0.00dB] [off] <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Capture',1
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on] <-------------
Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on] <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic'
Item0: 'Mic' <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',1
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic'
Item0: 'Mic' <-------------
1) Is this internal mic / external front mic / external back mic, or all of them? What mics are present?
Notice that the following volume controls are off, and input source is set to back mic:
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] <-------------
Front Right: 0 [0%] <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume penum
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] <-------------
Front Right: 0 [0%] <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 11 [35%] [0.00dB] [off] <-------------
Front Right: Capture 11 [35%] [0.00dB] [off] <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Capture',1
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on] <-------------
Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on] <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic'
Item0: 'Mic' <-------------
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',1
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Front Mic'
Item0: 'Mic' <-------------