On Mon, 20 Feb 2006, Kirk Reiser wrote: > amixer set Mic 0% off Actually, for me, "amixer set Mic mute" works to mute the microphone. To undo the effect, use "amixer set Mic unmute." To save the setting, and all other settings, use "alsactl store" as root. Make sure a startup script calls "alsactl restore" so that they are restored at boot time.