On 3/7/07, Andrew Daviel <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > $ aplay -D hw:0,0 blah.wav > gives "format non available" Because your .wav file is not in a format that this hardware supports, and by using the hw device rather than default or plughw you've instructed ALSA not to perform any software format conversion. Lee ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user