skype - microphone not working (Solved!)

[silverbirch]

I have a logitech USB microphone  using a Compaq laptop with AMD Turion 64 with nvidia sound. I have no sound input on the microphone.

 I've been following a thread http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=68031.0  which in many ways is beyond me.

However I did comment the blacklist as per old-polack's suggestion, and now get noise, a kind of buzzing.  I take this as progress as previously there was nothing.  Since commenting those audio items I can see the mic in kmix and Skype.

Any further help greatly appreciated.  Said mic works in Windows but I hate booting to there just cos can't get it working in Pclos!

Thanks

[smcs_steve]

silverbirch,  Did you consider trying the 2.6.27.31.tex5 kernel?
>Steve

[silverbirch]

um - no I think I have 2.6.26 something  ... can't quite read in gkrellm and can't remember command as don't use cli much.  What little I learned when I had to a few years ago when first using Linux I've lost 'cos Pclos is so easy, and works!

[silverbirch]

OK I see that kernel is in the repos.  Do I just install it as in any other package?

Thanks

[smcs_steve]

After Synaptic install - restart linux and choose the new kernel from startup menu.
New kernel will take a while to start first time - use <ESC> to verbose and watch what goes on.
You might like to set default boot in Administration Center later also.
Hope this solves your audio woes.
>Steve
PS. the cli command you were after is  uname -a

[silverbirch]

ok thanks heaps for this - too late now as need to get to bed, but will try tomorrow.

Thanks also for the command.  I have a book somewhere of commands, but Pclos has made me lazy!  Its too good and easy!

Go Pclos!!  Thanks again, will post progress.

[silverbirch]

Thanks - I downloaded the new kernel and it gave me several options in the Skype selections for audio device.  I only needed to try two before I struck gold!

Just in case it helps anyone else I selected:
AK5370 USB Audio default (default:CARD=default)

Thanks so much for your help guys!  Really appreciated!