On 4 May 2016 at 11:17, Tomasz Kramkowski <tk@the-tk.com> wrote:
On 2016-05-03 21:55, Carsten Mattner wrote:
This is a question for those who have or still are using a Thinkpad x220.
I've been trying to get an external 3.5mm headphone+mic combo to work in a way that the mic is picked up, but so far nothing fixed it and I cannot find anything relevant on the internet.
I've tried enable/disabling the mic i/o port in BIOS, but I'm fairly certain that the setting is just for the built-in mic under the monitor and not anything connected via the a combo inline external device.
Any hints what I can try?
I've tried with ALSA and ALSA plus PulseAudio and never been able to see any device that would pick up sound.
I don't recall this being an issue, I don't have the splitter on me but I can try for you when I get home later today. In the meanwhile, have you considered that maybe your combo headset (or whatever it is that you're using) is incompatible? When I plug something into the headphone port the X220 automagically switches over the output to be headphone only (and vice versa). Could you check that when you plug in your headset that the built in microphone stops picking up sound?
-- Tomasz Kramkowski
Hi, Just for the record I have a W520 right now (could try with my X220 though), Pulseaudio, a headset w/ 2 jacks and a splitter on me. The headset is plugged in and I only see 1 output (headset) and 1 input (headset mic), both input and output works. Regards,