tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post1738454324863910731..comments2016-03-10T13:59:32.946+02:00Comments on Spica: Update on sound and power savingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-12355729554885378182008-05-05T01:20:00.000+03:002008-05-05T01:20:00.000+03:00yes, the jack sensing is working in ubuntu 8.04 :D...yes, the jack sensing is working in ubuntu 8.04 :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-18701632176130129512008-04-27T22:30:00.000+03:002008-04-27T22:30:00.000+03:00Hi Chris, Thanks a lot for your extremely informat...Hi Chris, <BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot for your extremely informative reply. I tried the exact same settings for mixer channels as you on my Hardy installation, but when I tried recording all I got was an annoying "crackling" noise. I also tried a lot of other combinations. This leads me to suppose it may be due to some differences between 2920 and 4920. The external mic connection now works though spiciferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649102467321659003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-3347710908380486852008-04-27T14:51:00.000+03:002008-04-27T14:51:00.000+03:00Hi Spicifer,I didn't know about amixer. Kinda cool...Hi Spicifer,<BR/>I didn't know about amixer. Kinda cool to be able to get a list of settings and also be able to control from a script. So I ran "amixer contents" and got the list I have posted below. When I first installed the backport and rebooted I also did not immediately get more than static. It did take some fiddling with settings in alsamixer and then after I figured it out I also used theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-53183423433672614442008-04-27T00:35:00.000+03:002008-04-27T00:35:00.000+03:00Hi ChrisThanks for the information. I just upgrade...Hi Chris<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the information. I just upgraded to 8.04 and now there's a new "Front mic" slider and input in the mixer. However, I'm unable to capture anything but loud static from this input.<BR/><BR/>Could you please inform me of your mixer settings? (E.g. what levels are you using for the mic boosts. You can for example paste output from command amixer here.) I'd really like to spiciferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649102467321659003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-80569975871005769552008-04-26T14:28:00.000+03:002008-04-26T14:28:00.000+03:00Oops. Should have mentioned that after you install...Oops. Should have mentioned that after you install the backport as in my comment above you still need to add the model=acer option as spicifer described in original post and reboot too so it loads with the option activated. Sorry for multiple posts and now I see I even spelled my name wrong. Eeek, what a day. Hey, but my webcam mic is working so can't complain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-5700070242702536922008-04-26T14:23:00.000+03:002008-04-26T14:23:00.000+03:00Just following up on my comment yesterday. I was w...Just following up on my comment yesterday. I was wrong about the sound being in the webcam driver. After much further searching I found info about how to get webcam internal mic working. Took a bit of fiddling though. There is a post on ubuntu forums (which I have lost the link to now) about installing backports to get internal sound and headphones working and for me that worked. Command was "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-26239884401259306982008-04-25T19:17:00.000+03:002008-04-25T19:17:00.000+03:00Hi,I have a Acer 4920 - similar but 14" and sounds...Hi,<BR/>I have a Acer 4920 - similar but 14" and sounds like different wifi but otherwise your notes are quite close to my trial and error process. I'll be following along as you find new things and I'm about to upgrade to 8.04 soon to see if that gets better audio functionality.<BR/>One thing I wanted to comment though. I'm fairly sure that the built-in mic is part of the suyin webcam device. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-64397515029466161632008-04-16T22:50:00.000+03:002008-04-16T22:50:00.000+03:00Hi, I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems....Hi, I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems. If I were you I would probably just wait for 8 days, because then Ubuntu 8.04 will be released. I suppose it will have the latest Alsa driver with it and upgrading to it may (or may not) fix the problems with jack sensing.<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps.spiciferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649102467321659003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-42983267790389412852008-04-16T22:43:00.000+03:002008-04-16T22:43:00.000+03:00Hi, i am purba from Indonesia. i just bought acer ...Hi, i am purba from Indonesia. <BR/>i just bought acer 2920, i have the same problem with you, the jack sensing is not working.<BR/><BR/>i have downloaded the latest alsa driver, i have followed the installation instruction, but still it gives me error. <BR/><BR/>Do you mind to give the simplest way to compile and install the driver? because i am a total newbie in linux.<BR/><BR/>Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-49379956601171903652008-01-03T20:43:00.000+02:002008-01-03T20:43:00.000+02:00Yeah, the buttons work out of the box on Ubuntu.I ...Yeah, the buttons work out of the box on Ubuntu.<BR/><BR/>I didn't have xbacklight installed but I just installed to try it out. It doesn't seem to work and it returns nan (not-a-number) as the current brightness.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea how to fix that, unfortunately. I've been using Gnome power saving settings, which works quite nicely.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,spiciferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649102467321659003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912107255306377404.post-66787188833316852212008-01-03T15:33:00.000+02:002008-01-03T15:33:00.000+02:00Does the backlight butons + and - work for you ?I ...Does the backlight butons + and - work for you ?<BR/>I do instal specific acer_acpi function and buton management (volume, home, end ... works).<BR/>Using xbacklight -set 50 it doesn't works also ?<BR/>Any tip ? (on OpenSuse)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com