Using an external USB microphone.

[Kristian Benoit]

Binary package hint: pulseaudio

The problem I face is that after plugging a Logitech QuickCam, that has a built-in microphone, that microphone does not become active. I can switch it manually in sound preferences, but it does not becomes a default. Meaning that it wont be the default input after reboot, suspend, unplug/replug.

I actually worked it around using udev and power management, see attachments. It's a hack, but works.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:0.9.22+stable-queue-24-g67d18-0ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: benoit 1341 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: benoit 1341 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'ICH6'/'Intel ICH6 with AD1981B at irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
   Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
   Controls : 26
   Simple ctrls : 18
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'U0x46d0x89d'/'USB Device 0x46d:0x89d at usb-0000:00:1d.7-4.3, full speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB046d:089d'
   Controls : 3
   Simple ctrls : 2
Card29.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 1YHT27WW-1.04'
   Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC 1YHT27WW-1.04'
   Components : ''
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card29.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Console',0
   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Limits: Playback 0 - 14
   Mono: Playback 7 [50%] [on]
Date: Wed Jun 1 14:04:08 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=fr_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-11 (21 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/07/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: IBM
dmi.bios.version: 1YET59WW (1.24 )
dmi.board.name: 2686DHF
dmi.board.vendor: IBM
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1YET59WW(1.24):bd11/07/2005:svnIBM:pn2686DHF:pvrThinkPadT43:rvnIBM:rn2686DHF:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2686DHF
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T43
dmi.sys.vendor: IBM

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[lunix (bob-l-lewis)]

This bug is still happening in both 12.04 and 12.10.
Simple to reproduce.
Use laptop with analogue built in Microphone. Plug in a USB Microphone and switch to it.
When rebooting Ubuntu the analogue microphone is re-activated and NOT the last Microphone used
which was the USB Microphone.
In addition going to "Sound Settings" and clicking on Input will cause the Microphone to fall off the
USB Microphone and onto the built in Analogue Microphone forcing the user to then reselect the
USB Microphone. What is the likely hood of this ever getting fixed?

[lunix (bob-l-lewis)]

I am rummy, I meant to say 14.04 and 14.10.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Kristian,

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) reached end-of-life on October 28, 2012.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test.

Others: Please log separate bugs if you continue to have problems.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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