On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 18:40 -0800, Yan Seiner wrote: > Could someone tell me why this .asoundrc doesn't work? > > defaults.pcm.card "xx" > defaults.ctl.card "xx" > defaults.pcm.device 0 > defaults.pcm.subdevice -1 > > > pcm.yy { > type hw > card 0 > } > ctl.yy { > type hw > card 0 > } > > pcm.xx { > type hw > card 1 > } > ctl.xx { > type hw > card 1 > } > > alsamixer pukes with: > > yan@selene:~$ alsamixer > ALSA lib conf.c:975:(parse_value) card is not a string > ALSA lib conf.c:1588:(snd_config_load1) _toplevel_:1:22:Invalid argument > ALSA lib conf.c:2849:(snd_config_hook_load) /data/home/yan/.asoundrc may > be old or corrupted: consider to remove or fix it > ALSA lib conf.c:2713:(snd_config_hooks_call) function > snd_config_hook_load returned error: Invalid argument > ALSA lib conf.c:3076:(snd_config_update_r) hooks failed, removing > configuration > > alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: Invalid argument > yan@selene:~$ > > If I comment out the defaults* lines it works.... > > I want to be able to tie a hardware device to a X display, so I am > looking for a way to select the default for the user at login based on > the $DISPLAY s/he is using... > > --Yan Yan, My guess: defaults.pcm.card has a type of integer in the alsa.conf. You are trying to override it with a string type. If you want to use a pcm of type hw (or plug on hw), consider using the shell to evaluate an appropriate value (based on $DISPLAY) for ALSA_CARD or ALSA_PCM_CARD in the user's .xinitrc. See lines 132-231 in alsa.conf (v1.0.15). - michael - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user