Fedora Core 9 "sound recorder" error

[Bill Davidsen]

disneydave at the-oasis.net wrote:
> When I run "sound recorder" off the menu (APPS > SOUND&VID > Sound 
> recorder), I cannot get any sound to record.  I believe the problem is 
> in alsamixer but it could be hardware or some other problem.  My mic 
> does work on a FC9 Dell laptop but I cannot get the right config for my 
> FC9 Compaq Deskpro EN.  I have checked volume levels in every place I 
> can think of.  I can open alsamixer within terminal and press F4 for 
> capture but have no idea how to tell if Mic or Line 1 is enabled.  
> Volume controls in alsamixer are maxed.  How do I make sure mic is 
> enabled in alsamixer? Thanks in advance for any help!
> 
> 
Right click your volume control and look at preferences. It will let you set 
what "capture" connects as input. I finally got my webcam working doing that.

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