aplay -L reports: $ aplay -L null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) while aplay -l reports the card exists $ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: AICA [AICA], device 0: AICA PCM [AICA PCM] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Here are other details: $ cat /proc/asound/version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.15 (Tue Nov 20 19:16:42 2007 UTC). $ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [AICA ]: snd_aica - AICA Yamaha AICA Super Intelligent Sound Processor for SEGA Dreamcast $ cat /proc/asound/devices 0: [ 0] : control 16: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback 33: : timer $ ls /sys/class/sound -l lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 1 20:09 card0 -> ../../devices/platform/AICA/sound/card0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 1 20:09 controlC0 -> ../../devices/platform/AICA/sound/card0/controlC0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 1 20:09 pcmC0D0p -> ../../devices/platform/AICA/sound/card0/pcmC0D0p lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 1 20:09 timer -> ../../devices/virtual/sound/timer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user