[SOLVED] Problem with external microphone!

[Kurdistan]

I just installed PCLinuxOS on the parents computer. All things are going really well. Only big problem is microphone. Microphone and headphone belongs together.

aplay -l
**** Lista över PLAYBACK hårdvaruenheter ****
kort 0: Intel [HDA Intel], enhet 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
  Underordnade enheter: 1/1
  Underordnad enhet nr. 0: subdevice #0
kort 0: Intel [HDA Intel], enhet 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital]
  Underordnade enheter: 1/1
  Underordnad enhet nr. 0: subdevice #0
kort 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], enhet 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Underordnade enheter: 1/1
  Underordnad enhet nr. 0: subdevice #0

cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Intel          ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xfe7f8000 irq 45
 1 [HDMI           ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
                      HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfe8fc000 irq 47

lsmod | grep snd
snd_usb_audio          70631  0
snd_usbmidi_lib        15440  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi            15287  1 snd_usbmidi_lib
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     20480  1
snd_hda_codec_analog    64438  1
snd_hda_intel          19109  8
snd_hda_codec          66310  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               4820  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_dummy           1135  0
snd_seq_oss            25264  0
snd_seq_midi_event      4648  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                42136  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          4457  4 snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            33854  0
snd_pcm                60446  5 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              15383  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss          12981  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd                    43189  31 snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore               5025  1 snd
snd_page_alloc          5877  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
usbcore               117639  7 snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,usbhid,rtl8187,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd

lsmod |grep usb
snd_usb_audio          70631  0
snd_usbmidi_lib        15440  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi            15287  1 snd_usbmidi_lib
snd_hwdep               4820  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                60446  5 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd                    43189  31 snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
usbhid                 31267  0
hid                    63565  1 usbhid
usbcore               117639  7 snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,usbhid,rtl8187,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd

I will be glad if I can get this solved. My inboard microphone on my laptop is working like a dream. I have tried gnome-media and audicaty (maybe I can not configure it correct). Other then that every thing is going well.

[Kurdistan]

Webcam microphone worked, so I will mark this topic solved. Even if the problem itself is not. They have microphone now that works. 

[Just18]

For great control over choice of multiple audio devices which do the same thing, PulseAudio is the answer, IMO.

Whether that is multiple sound sinks like speakers, headphone, wireless H.Phones, Bluetooth H.Phones, multiple MICs etc etc they are all selectable in the PulseAudio config GUI.

regards

[Kurdistan]

For great control over choice of multiple audio devices which do the same thing, PulseAudio is the answer, IMO.

Whether that is multiple sound sinks like speakers, headphone, wireless H.Phones, Bluetooth H.Phones, multiple MICs etc etc they are all selectable in the PulseAudio config GUI.

regards

Thanks for the tips. I used Pulseaudio a lot before with other distros, really liked it. In PCLinuxOS it messed up my sound. It can be KDE related problem. I can not test Pulseaudio with my parents computer. If the sound goes junk, also there, the boss (father) will not be so glad  . Pulseaudio have always given me better sound quality.

Edit:
I finally got Pulseaudio working on my laptop and my parents computer. Second time on my laptop and pulseaudio is working great. On my parents computer pulseaudio worked without any problem. Now external microphone is working like a dream. My parents will be glad when they wake up on the morning. 

[Just18]

Glad to hear you gave it a go .....  and that it worked