[debian-eeepc] Skype doesn't hear my voice on mic

[hanzj]

Hello,
I post this question on this site because debian and ubuntu are related. And the Ubuntu community is known for its helpfulness.


I have an Asus eee pc 2G surf. I installed debian-eeepc on it about 3 weeks ago. I'm using LXDE as the desktop environment.

I can play audio files fine. When I start skype, I hear the "opening" sound-effect playing. When I call someone, I can hear his voice, but he can't hear mine.

I tried the echo test (calling user "echo123" on skype) and shouted into my mic, but no echo.

I tried going to alsamixer and turning everything in the capture tab up. I tried e-mic and i-mic. But nothing works.

I'm sure my mic on my headset works, because it works on my Ubuntu desktop. And my headset is not USB but analog jacks.

What must I do to get my debian-eeepc to listen to the mic?

[wolfen69]

This (http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/Sound) may help.

[hanzj]

wolfen69, i had looked at that link before your post.

Regarding Section 2 (Alsamixer (http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/Sound#head-f2cdecbb9b464f0d30746cff1c0bfebf1930d11a)) of that link
I think I've tried many different configurations. So, I think alsamixer doesn't help.

Before doing different things, is there a way to FIRST see what the problem is? I think that knowing what the actual problem is is better than just running experiments.

Can someone tell me how to pinpoint what the problem is?

[wolfen69]

you could try installing the latest version of alsa.

[TenPlus1]

I changed the default input to OSS to get my mic working with Skype... Pop into multimedia systems selector and give that a try maybe...

[hanzj]

One can try this, one can try that.

But as said, what I seek before performing experiments is to know what the problem is. I think if we can accurately locate the problem, then we have a better idea of what steps to take to reach a solution.