(using dual boot)
I can't get my Ubuntu to use the external mic instead of internal one. I have tried every guide/workarounds all around the internet, but nothing worked.
I have tried:
options snd-hda-intel model=xxx- overriding 0x12 pin to use microphone
- force reloading alsa and pulseaudio
- used the alsamixer, but I don't know what to look for there.
alsamixer output;
pacmd list-sources says it's detected:
* index: 1 name: <alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo> driver: <module-alsa-card.c> flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY DYNAMIC_LATENCY state: SUSPENDED suspend cause: IDLE priority: 9039 volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB, front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB balance 0.00 base volume: 46396 / 71% / -9.00 dB volume steps: 65537 muted: no current latency: 0.00 ms max rewind: 0 KiB sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz channel map: front-left,front-right Stereo used by: 0 linked by: 0 configured latency: 0.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms card: 1 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3> module: 8 properties: alsa.resolution_bits = "16" device.api = "alsa" device.class = "sound" alsa.class = "generic" alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" alsa.name = "CA0132 Analog" alsa.id = "CA0132 Analog" alsa.subdevice = "0" alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" alsa.device = "0" alsa.card = "0" alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH" alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xdd128000 irq 143" alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0" device.bus = "pci" device.vendor.id = "8086" device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation" device.product.id = "a170" device.product.name = "100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller" device.form_factor = "internal" device.string = "front:0" device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800" device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400" device.access_mode = "mmap+timer" device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" device.description = "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo" module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci" ports: analog-input-mic: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset -30000 usec, available: yes) properties: device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone" active port: <analog-input-mic>The picture below shows that the volume meter still detects internal mic even if external mic is unplugged.
Here it is plugged in, but it still uses the internal mic.
