[SOLVED] amixer capture command not working

[vcmota]

Hy everybody. I am having issues with controlling alsamixer from command line using amixer. What I need, and I am failing to get, is a command line using amixer that allow me to toggle the capture of my headset microphone. Before 1 ou 2 years ago, I had one that worked, namelly "amixer set Headphone toggle".

A short background: I use DWM instead of a desktop environment, and I had the simplest setup for the audio, only with the alsamixer installed. It was easy to understand what was being controlled and by whom, specifically with amixer controlling everything. However, 1 or 2 years ago it became mandatory to install pulseaudio in order to have audio in firefox. Although I havent noticed at the time, I suspect that it was when everything became a mess.

I used to have Headphone as a amixer control, such that the command "amixer set Headphone toggle" worked flawlessly. Now it is not there anymore:

[dbtx]

[vcmota]

Thank you dbtx for your reply.

You are correct: I am referring to the f6 in alsamixer.

The problem however has been eliminated, although I am not sure how. In the last couple days I rebuild alsa, alsa-plugins and pulseaudio after revising whether their flags were properly set (there were some flags that I assumed that should have been set and I added them), and revised all the kernel options I have set considering what is suggested in the gentoo wiki. I found out there were some inconsistencies, more specifically some options which should be compiled with the kerrnel were set to be added as module. After all this, recompiling and reinstalling the kernel, the amixer command started to work as expected after a reboot. Now I am able to toggle via amixer in command line not only for Master but also for Capture. I may never know however which was the issue exactly.

Thank you for your attention again!