This is additional cleanup following: commit d434638a683c01bd6decf8f41863044055237a50 namehint: remember the direction from the upper levels signed-off-by: Sylvain BERTRAND <sylvain.bertrand@xxxxxxxxxx> --- based on arecord -L output --- a/share/alsa/pcm/front.conf +++ b/share/alsa/pcm/front.conf @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ name defaults.namehint.basic } description "Front speakers" - device $DEV + device_output $DEV + omit_noargs true } } --- a/share/alsa/pcm/iec958.conf +++ b/share/alsa/pcm/iec958.conf @@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ name defaults.namehint.basic } description "IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output" - device $DEV + device_output $DEV } }