[kwlug-disc] Linux supported sound cards

[CrankyOldBugger]

Sorry I didn't get back on this earlier.. busy overthrowing the planet, as
usual..

Anyway, I created a .asoundrc file, loaded it with:

  GNU nano 2.2.6          File:
/home/jeff/.asoundrc

pcm.!default {
        type hw
        card 2
}

ctl.!default {
        type hw
        card 2
}


(as my Audigy file was card 2, as per aplay -l), reboot, then nearly got my
eardrums blown in by the Ubuntu startup congo beat.

So we have audio.  But one curiousity, though; aplay -l now only shows card
0 and card 1, where card 1 is the Audigy.

On next reboot, sound all gone.  aplay -l is still showing card 1 for the
Audigy, but even if I switch asoundrc to card 1, still no sound.

We're on the right track, but it's a slippery one.

So very close, but no cigar.  At least, a very short beer!



On 5 September 2015 at 01:45, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 08:31:49PM -0400, Chris Craig wrote:
> > Cranky said:
> > > I just found out the other day that the sound card (Creative Labs
> > > Audigy FX) in my dual boot desktop doesn't have Linux drivers
> > > (specifically, Ubuntu).
> >
> > Yes it does, it's a Realtek ALC898 based card which is supported by
> > the snd_hda_intel module.
> >
> > I imagine the problem you're having is due to an on-board card that's
> > registering as card0 (the default), leaving the Audigy FX as card1.
> >
> > Dealing with multiple sound cards has always been a pain, here's some
> > people having similar trouble:
> >
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/getting-a-soundblaster-audigy-fx-to-work-4175505881/
>
> I had similar problem recently.  In my case, builtin HDMI is card=0
> (default) and ALC887 is card=1.  You can configure MPlayer to use
> card=1, but Flash Player is hardcoded to use the default.
>
> So, I had to manually set card=1 as the default.  I'm running
> Slackware-14.1 which is the latest for Slackware but old compared to
> other distros.  Ubuntu/Fedora "Live" picked it up right away without
> manual intervention.  So, I'm surprised that you're having problem with
> Ubuntu.
>
> To configure Audigy FX (say, card=1) as the default, edit ~/.asoundrc,
>     defaults.ctl.card 1
>     defaults.pcm.card 1
>     defaults.pcm.device 0
> where '1' or '0' should be adjusted to your card in question.
>
> Did you say you're going to buy me a beer?
> --
> William
>
>
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