I gutted /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf so that it just loads /etc/asound.conf, and I still get the same behaviour. So whatever's going on, it doesn't seem to have to do with my redefining hw. :-( Ciao, Sheldon. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Clemens Ladisch <cladisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sheldon Hearn wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Clemens Ladisch wrote: >>>> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1466:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Unknown field slaves >>> >>> The function _snd_pcm_hw_open is the "hw" plugin. >>> Apparently, you have changed its definition somewhere. >> >> What sorts of places might such redefinition occur? > > ~/.asoundrc > /etc/asound.conf > /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf > > > Regards, > Clemens > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer > Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 > and get the hardware for free! Learn more. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user