Package: alsa-base Version: 1.0.13-5 Severity: normal I had several error messages from amixer during the initialisation of linux. I finally searched the alsa-project.org site and found this: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make a file called .asoundrc in your home and/or root directory.
vi /home/xxx/.asoundrc copy and paste the following into the file then save it. pcm.!default { type hw card 0 } ctl.!default { type hw card 0 } --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just did it as indicated and all the troubles stopped. couldn't this be done during the installation process of alsa-base? P.S: I'm a home user without any technical knowledge, and a happy linux user. Thank You very much for your work. -- Package-specific info: --- Begin additional package status --- Souhait=inconnU/Install?uppRim?urg?=?arder | ?at=Non/Install?ichier-Config/d?qUet?chec-conFig/H=semi-install?/ Err?=(aucune)/H=?arder/besoin R?stallation/X=les deux (?at,Err: majuscule=mauvais) ||/ Nom Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii libasound2 1.0.13-2 ALSA library --- End additional package status --- --- Begin /proc/asound/version --- Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.14rc3 (Wed Mar 14 07:25:50 2007 UTC). --- End /proc/asound/version --- --- Begin /proc/asound/cards --- 0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia HDA NVidia at 0xfe024000 irq 5 --- End /proc/asound/cards --- --- Begin /dev/snd/ listing --- total 0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 0 2007-06-12 08:50 controlC0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 24 2007-06-12 08:50 pcmC0D0c crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 16 2007-06-12 08:50 pcmC0D0p crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 2007-06-12 08:50 seq crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2007-06-12 08:50 timer --- End /dev/snd/ listing --- -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages alsa-base depends on: ii linux-sound-base 1.0.13-5 base package for ALSA and OSS soun ii lsof 4.78.dfsg.1-2 List open files ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre11-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo Versions of packages alsa-base recommends: ii alsa-utils 1.0.13-2 ALSA utilities Versions of packages libasound2 depends on: ii libc6 2.5-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]