From kde-linux Mon Feb 19 19:26:18 2007 From: Ronny Standtke Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:26:18 +0000 To: kde-linux Subject: Re: [kde-linux] How do I set the default sound card? Message-Id: <200702192026.18411.Ronny.Standtke () gmx ! net> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-linux&m=117197478814051 Hi again, There is an improvement to the workaround I was just made aware of. Instead of hardcoding the soundcard order it is possible to specify the _name_ of a soundcard in the KDE control center. Open a terminal and execute: -------------- $ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [I82801DBICH4 ]: ICH4 - Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1980 at 0xeb000000, irq 217 1 [U0x46d0x8ce ]: USB-Audio - USB Device 0x46d:0x8ce USB Device 0x46d:0x8ce at usb-0000:00:1d.7-2, high speed 2 [Headset ]: USB-Audio - Logitech USB Headset Logitech Logitech USB Headset at usb-0000:00:1d.1-2, full speed -------------- The soundcard names are in the square brackets. If e.g. the headset should be the default sound device you must choose "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture" in the audio device combobox of the KDE control center sound system configuration module, activate the "Override device location" checkbox and insert "hw:Headset" into the correspondig textfield. This way normal users don't need to edit system configuration files. But there is still no fallback mechanism and it is really a pity that users have to resort to the command line to select their soundcard in the KDE control center. Greetings Ronny Standtke ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde-linux mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.