OK. I run the exact same distro here. Normally plughw would be built into ALSA. Not sure why it looks for that module. Try removing /etc/asound.conf and creating this .asoundrc in your home directory: pcm.!default { type plughw card 0 } ctl.!default { type hw card 0 } Also post the output of "which aplay" Lee On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Matt Garman <matthew.garman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 08:44:37PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Matt Garman <matthew.garman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > $ aplay 03_harvest.wav >> > ALSA lib pcm.c:2156:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_plughw.so >> > aplay: main:583: audio open error: No such file or directory >> > >> > Building alsa-plugins-1.0.19 and alsa-lib-1.0.19 from source did not >> > result in the libasound_module_pcm_plughw.so library. Where can I >> > obtain this file? >> >> What distro? > > Ubuntu 8.10/Intrepid Ibex. 64 bit. > > As far as I can tell, no package exists that provides this file, > see: > > http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=libasound_module_pcm_plughw.so&mode=exactfilename&suite=intrepid&arch=any > > I tried searching older and newer releases, and even searched > debian's packages. Nothing comes up. > > Even google doesn't find much when I search for > "libasound_module_pcm_plughw.so". > > -Matt > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user