How to enable your microphone in openSUSE/SLED
# Double -click the speaker icon in the menu bar of your openSUSE/SLED Desktop
# volume control | edit | preferences
1. Check the following boxes
- 1. Master
- 2. PCM
- 3. CD
- 4. Microphone
- 5. Mic Boost
- 6. Mic Boost (may show up twice, check both)
- 7. Capture
- 8. Close
# volume control
- 1. Set the Master volume lever to a high value
- 2. Select the “Capture” Tab
- 3. Under the Microphone and the capture Levers, there are are two icons: a speaker and a microphone: Set click them to remove the red cross from them and to activate them
- 4. Set the Mic and Capture levers to a high level
- 5. Select File / Quit
Before (Disabled Mic):
After (Enabled Mic):
# Now, test the Microphone (from the terminal):
- 1. arecord -f cd test.wav (Ctrl-C to stop)
- 2. aplay test.wav
- 3. Can you hear your voice? If yes, fine. If no: Sorry.. another approach to fix your problem failed. Good luck.
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