Bug#571278: sound settings changed: missing boost setting for microphone

[Josselin Mouette]

Le mercredi 24 février 2010 à 23:31 +0100, W. Martin Borgert a écrit : 
> Package: gnome-applets
> Version: 2.28.0-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> I have no idea, whether this change is really caused by gnome-applets,
> but since today (I'm always following sid closely) the sound settings
> changed completely. The microphone setting does not have a switch for
> "boost microphone" anymore. Without this setting, internet telephony
> is almost impossible, because my partner cannot hear me well. With
> the console based alsamixer, I can still set the boost, fortunately.

Do you use pulseaudio?

If not, the settings are obtained from ALSA, but some of them are not
displayed by default. You can enable them from the preferences.

If yes, well… don’t use it if your setup is not supported. It only works
with limited use cases and with a limited range of hardware.

Cheers,
-- 
 .''`.      Josselin Mouette
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`. `'   “I recommend you to learn English in hope that you in
  `-     future understand things”  -- Jörg Schilling
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