From kde-linux  Fri Jan 05 09:04:36 2007
From: Anselmo <omlesna () gmail ! com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:04:36 +0000
To: kde-linux
Subject: Re: [kde-linux] How do I set the default sound card?
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Have you checked to have the correct permission on the device linked=20
by /dev/soundcard ?

In my case all the sound device are 	rw-rw---- root audio /dev/audio=20
(i've appended /dev/ just to be clear)
So i've to be in the group "audio" to be able to use it.

Alle 23:44, gioved=EC 4 gennaio 2007, Ronny Standtke ha scritto:
> Hi Jes,
>=20
> > http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html
> >
> > This is an excellent resource that explains how to write rules in much
> > detail. I hope it proves useful.
>=20
> After studying the document and all references for some hours and actuall=
y=20
> writing udev rules for all three sound devices and seeing the correct=20
> symlinks created I run again into a wall:
>=20
> For my on-board soundcard I wrote the following rule:
> SUBSYSTEMS=3D=3D"pci", DRIVERS=3D=3D"Intel ICH", ATTRS{device}=3D=3D"0x24=
c5",=20
> SYMLINK+=3D"soundcard"
> That means that /dev/soundcard always points to my on-board soundcard. Bu=
t=20
> when I insert "/dev/soundcard" into the "Override device location" in the=
=20
KDE=20
> Control Center and klick the "Apply" button, I get the following error=20
> message:
>=20
> --------------
> Sound server informational message:
> Error while initializing the sound driver:
> device: /dev/soundcard can't be opened for playback (No such file or=20
> directory)
> The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
> --------------
>=20
> I even tried with the default device node "/dev/dsp" with the same result.
> Then I studied the console output of "artsd -h" and activated the "Use ot=
her=20
> custom options" checkbox and tried again with "-D /dev/soundcard"=20
> and "-D /dev/dsp". The sound server failed again!
>=20
> Interestingly it works when I change the audio device to "Open Sound=20
System".=20
> But I really do NOT want to use this terrible, deprecated, expired, out o=
f=20
> date sound system. What option may I use for ALSA?
>=20
> Greetings and Thanks!
>=20
> Ronny (who thinks that writing udev rules is too demanding for normal use=
rs=20
> and that there should be a better solution)
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>=20

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