Voice search not work in any browser.

[Zuzia]

Hi like in subject my mic is not recognised in browser even if full permision.

I use also discord and work normal in chromium. If i use discord app my mic not work any way but in browser capture device name is good.

And now i show you something wierd as hell.

Look screen Imput device PNP USB is 100% my mic. Why i see type is keyboard? What config i must edit to repair this?

[mikewalsh]

@Zuzia :-

Huh. Now that's weird....

I've just run HardInfo myself, and selected 'Input Devices'. There's no rhyme or reason to this at all.

Sleep Button - seen as 'Keyboard'
Power Button - seen as 'Keyboard'.

I've got three mouse dongles permanently plugged-in. Two are normal mice, one is a 'pen mouse', which I use for graphical design stuff.

Both 'normal' mice - seen as 'Mouse'.
Pen mouse - seen as 'Keyboard'.

Speaker - seen as 'Speaker'. However.....

Both my wireless headset AND my Logitech c920 HD Pro webcam are seen AS (yup; you guessed it!).....a 'Keyboard'.

How can a webcam be detected as a keyboard? How can a headset be detected as a keyboard?

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I suspect this is more to do with how the kernel is seeing those devices, and the type of driver that is being assigned to each. Even my old optical, tray-loading DVD/CD combo drive is being seen as a 'Keyboard'.....largely, I suspect, due to the fact that I now run it as an 'external' drive, plugged into a USB 3.0 to SATA adapter.

This is only a guess, but I rather suspect that every device that is being seen as a 'Keyboard' is probably being assigned the same USB root 'hub' driver, irrespective of individual device drivers. This is all about the actual physical connection, I think.....since every one of these devices is using a physical USB type-A connector.

Just my thoughts on the matter, but I don't think there's anything you can do to 're-configure' that classification. I also don't think there's that much you can do to change this behaviour, either; my guess is that your microphone isn't being assigned a dedicated driver by the kernel, and is simply being assigned a 'generic' one instead.

I could of course be completely wrong...!

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Currently in Slimjet, running in Fossapup64, and I've just performed a couple of Google voice searches, having set the c920 webcam's microphone as the 'default' one for Google.

Works perfectly, for me.....

(*shrug...*)

Mike.

[rcrsn51]

Run: alsamixer
Press F6 to get the list of audio cards.
Select the USB device.
Press F4 (Capture)
Turn up the Capture level on the mic. If required, turn up the Boost.

[Zuzia]

Run: alsamixer
Press F6 to get the list of audio cards.
Select the USB device.
Press F4 (Capture)
Turn up the Capture level on the mic. If required, turn up the Boost.

Hi Guys i do that before all my volume in alsa is max in capture i not use boost but this is not problem i think

Wierd is in doscord + chromium all works normal.
But voice search not work at all...

[Zuzia]

Currently in Slimjet, running in Fossapup64, and I've just performed a couple of Google voice searches, having set the c920 webcam's microphone as the 'default' one for Google.
Works perfectly, for me.....

(*shrug...*)

Mike.

Hi Mike
My mic is rly good yes USB-A
I use puppy bionic.
https://fifinemicrophone.com/collection ... -k669-669b
This is my mic i use it 2 years and still work and looks like new. Stey in one place on my desk and i can go on all room even kitchen on other flor and still all hear me when i speak.

But in puppy i have only problem with discord Apps, coz not see any mic, thats why i use browser chromium in tab. Firefox also not work witk browser discord and no voice search. Probably google docs also not work but i not check yet.

[rcrsn51]

Hi Guys i do that before all my volume in alsa is max in capture i not use boost but this is not problem i think

On my system, I need Mic Boost turned up or no sound is produced.