<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <blockquote type="cite"> ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Activating path analog-input-mic ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Path analog-input-mic (Microphone), direction=2, priority=87, probed=yes, supported=yes, has_mute=yes, has_volume=yes, has_dB=yes, min_volume=0, max_volume=48, min_dB=-12, max_dB=12 ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Element Mic, direction=2, switch=1, volume=1, volume_limit=-1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_any=4, required_absent=0, mask=0x3600000000f66, n_channels=2, override_map=yes ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Element PCM Capture Source, direction=2, switch=0, volume=0, volume_limit=-1, enumeration=1, required=0, required_any=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x0, n_channels=0, override_map=no ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Option Mic (analog-input-microphone/analog-input-microphone) index=0, priority=0 ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Element Line, direction=2, switch=2, volume=2, volume_limit=-1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_any=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x6, n_channels=2, override_map=no ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Jack Mic, alsa_name='Mic Jack', detection unavailable ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Jack Mic Phantom, alsa_name='Mic Phantom Jack', detection unavailable ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Setting analog-input-microphone (analog-input-microphone) priority=0 ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: element_set_switch(): e->alsa_name Line ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: element_set_switch(): e->direction == PA_ALSA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT 33694896 Do you mean the direction is not input ? </blockquote> According to debug message, it is so, however in config: <blockquote> <blockquote type="cite">[Mapping analog-stereo-input] device-strings = hw:%f,1,0 paths-input = analog-input-mic analog-input-linein channel-map = left,right direction = input</blockquote> </blockquote> There is explicit mentioning of required direction. <blockquote type="cite"> ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: element_set_switch(): b 0 pulseaudio seem just turn off line switch instead of turn on nic capture volum/switch when activating mic path One line show element name , values or enum index and enum name instead of three lines </blockquote> Sorry, I'm not sure I understand what do you mean by this. I'm not C/C++ developer at all, can't even find definition of snd_mixer_elem_t to find what is that and how to use it (my guess that you've being asking about it, right?). <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <blockquote type="cite"> ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: element_set_option(): e->alsa_name PCM Capture Source ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: element_set_option(): e->switch_use == PA_ALSA_SWITCH_SELECT 0 ( 0.090| 0.000) D: [lt-pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: element_set_option(): alsa_idx 0 snd_mixer_selem_get_enum_item_name() provide the name of enum item by index </blockquote> Seems to be the as previous, I really want to help with debugging, but you should be more concrete since code is too unfamiliar for me. <blockquote type="cite"> Do you mean you still cannot force pulseaudio to use 24 bits for your creative usb audio ? Seem try auto format did not include 24bits </blockquote> I have 24bit explicitly in pulseaudio config currently: <blockquote> <blockquote type="cite">default-sample-format = s24le</blockquote> </blockquote> But it still uses 16bit, didn't managed how to force it to use 24bit <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Sincerely, Nazar Mokrynskyi github.com/nazar-pc Skype: nazar-pc Diaspora: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nazarpc@diaspora.mokrynskyi.com">nazarpc@diaspora.mokrynskyi.com</a> Tox: A9D95C9AA5F7A3ED75D83D0292E22ACE84BA40E912185939414475AF28FD2B2A5C8EF5261249</pre> </body> </html>