I'm no ALSA or Linux expert, but I have learned a couple of things I haven't seen elsewhere that might help people looking at this list.
I have two sound "cards" on my machine. A Soundblaster Live Value (Gateway OEM version), and a Plantronics DSP-500 USB headphone. Here's my /etc/modules.conf alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc alias eth0 8139too alias usb-controller usb-ohci # ALSA portion alias char-major-116 snd alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1 alias snd-card-1 snd-usb-audio options snd major=116 cards_limit=2 options snd-emu10k1 index=0 options snd-usb-audio index=1 # OSS/Free portion alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1 # card #1 SBLive Value alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss # card #2 Plantronix USB alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-1-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-1-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss alias synth0 snd-emu10k-synth below snd-seq-oss snd-emu10k1-synth below snd-card-1 snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-oss snd-pcm-oss alias /dev/sequencer snd-seq-oss Three things I want to point out about this that others might find helpful. 1. The "index" clause on the "options" statements controls the ordering of sound devices. In my case, the boot sequence wants to initialize the USB device first, then the SBlive. But of course, if the Plantronics headphones were not plugged in during boot, then the SBlive would initialize first. The "index" clauses make sure the SBLive is always the first device and the Plantronics USB is the second device. 2. The "below" statements are important. During boot, the system loads the snd-usb-audio device first, which tended to also load the OSS emulation drivers. Then the SBLive driver would load and also try to load the OSS drivers, which generally screwed things up. The "below" statements force the OSS emulation drivers to load after both sound card drivers load. 3. The "cards_limit" clause on the "options" statement is also helpful. It tells the system there are only two sound cards. This is on a RedHat 9 system, by the way. Your mileage may vary. I should point out that I haven't been able to get the onboard midi to work on the SBLive. The extra "alias" statements are my attempt to get it working, but so far no luck. If anyone has suggestions, I'd be grateful. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
