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Subject: Re: [kde-linux] How do I set the default sound card?
From: Anselmo <omlesna () gmail ! com>
Date: 2007-01-05 9:04:36
Message-ID: 200701051004.40828.omlesna () gmail ! com
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Have you checked to have the correct permission on the device linked
by /dev/soundcard ?
In my case all the sound device are rw-rw---- root audio /dev/audio
(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, giovedì 4 gennaio 2007, Ronny Standtke ha scritto:
> Hi Jes,
>
> > 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.
>
> After studying the document and all references for some hours and actually
> writing udev rules for all three sound devices and seeing the correct
> symlinks created I run again into a wall:
>
> For my on-board soundcard I wrote the following rule:
> SUBSYSTEMS=="pci", DRIVERS=="Intel ICH", ATTRS{device}=="0x24c5",
> SYMLINK+="soundcard"
> That means that /dev/soundcard always points to my on-board soundcard. But
> when I insert "/dev/soundcard" into the "Override device location" in the
KDE
> Control Center and klick the "Apply" button, I get the following error
> message:
>
> --------------
> Sound server informational message:
> Error while initializing the sound driver:
> device: /dev/soundcard can't be opened for playback (No such file or
> directory)
> The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
> --------------
>
> 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 other
> custom options" checkbox and tried again with "-D /dev/soundcard"
> and "-D /dev/dsp". The sound server failed again!
>
> Interestingly it works when I change the audio device to "Open Sound
System".
> But I really do NOT want to use this terrible, deprecated, expired, out of
> date sound system. What option may I use for ALSA?
>
> Greetings and Thanks!
>
> Ronny (who thinks that writing udev rules is too demanding for normal users
> and that there should be a better solution)
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