2010/7/10 bardo <ilbardo@gmail.com>
So this doesn't seem to be a kernel problem... As far as I know Skype uses OSS (or, rather, ALSA's OSS emulation). You could try different drivers in your media player and understand if the problem lies here.
I just tested the microphone in Audacity (I think it uses ALSA, doesn't it?). It works pretty well!
Short answer: you can't. Pulse is just another layer, and it won't help you to overcome hardware-related problems. There probably is an internal amplifier in your soundcard which isn't properly detected. I'd go with giving the rc kernel a try.
I'm compiling it right now.
It is totally a different kernel, which you can run in parallel with the official one. Just compile it and add a grub configuration for it, then choose it when rebooting. If you are satisfied make it the default until 2.6.35 comes out, otherwise keep the old one.
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