Mic partially works on netbook w 12.04

[jeppex]

Hi

So Im helping out my girlfriend getting rid of Windows XP on her Netbook. She needs it for travelling so the basics has to work.

The one thing I can't seem to fix is to get the mic properly working. When Im using Sound Recorder I can hear that the Mic is working in some sense. I can record sound at least.
However it doesnt in Skype or Google Chat. In empathy I can hear my voice echoing alongside the one I am talking to, but the one I am talking to cannot hear anything, ie. the mic works but it is not being transmitted?

The Netbook is an emachine em250 series. I installed Ubuntu from Windows using the wubi feature.

Any ideas as to what the problem, and hopefully solution, to this might be?

All the best
Jeppe

[jmfal]

Welcome to Ubuntu

Open alsamixer in a terminal


alsamixer

Press F5 All

navigate to "mic" and unmute by pressing "M" or "m" and increase control by using up/down arrows on keyboard.

I don't use skype or chat, so there may be more to configure than that.

[jeppex]

Thanks for that! However I didnt work. I guess the Auto-Mute should be disabled as well?

So, there is no sound at all in Empathy from the microphone. Still I can record from the mic in Sound Recorder.

I really don't know what to make of this and I would hate to turn this Netbook back accompanied by a "sorry, Windows seems to support it the best".

Any other ideas?

[jmfal]

Take a look at this , sorry I couldn't help

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Precise_Internet

[jeppex]

I will. Thanks for your help :)

[tooplanx]

Hiya,

I'm having exactly the same problem with my emachines e250 netbook. I'm using Zorin OS 6 (based on ubuntu 12.04) which is awesome, but this problem is the first make or break issue I've come across.

I tried everything on here and looked at that link but couldn't see anything that seemed to refer to this problem.

Anyone managed to solve this yet?