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Built-in mic should work with Linux

1293 points posted to Linux, XPS products by adnan_wasim 02/20/07

I've had problem getting the built-in mic, such as the one on an XPS M1210 to work in Linux. This makes VOIP on Linux not possible. This needs to be fixed!

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=523113

fabricationarbory
02/20/07
To fix this, put

options snd-hda-intel model=ref

in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, then restart and look in your mixer. You should have a "Front Mic" input source. Happy Skyping.
cyber_rigger
02/28/07
Companies selling preinstalled Linux (unlike

http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/23168/
http://lxer.com/module/db/index.php?dbn=14
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