On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 17:54:29 +0100, John Frankish wrote: > > > > For two or three kernel versions of alsa divers now, HDMI has been the default alsa device on my > > > laptop (Dell Latitude E7240) - this does not make logical sense. > > > > > > In the latest kernel version I use, 4.2.9, alsa sound will not work at all unless I load the i915 kernel driver > > > - this does not make logical sense and means that I cannot use Xvesa. > > > > > > Is it possible to make an alsa feature request for analogue sound to be the default alsa device on > > > laptops and for alsa sound to work without the need to load the i915 kernel driver? > > > > > It's a configuration issue. Pass the module option if you prefer the secondary device: > > > > options snd-hda-intel index=1,0 > > > Sure, I realise I can do that, but it's not the point and it's awkward to do so with the "live CD-type" distro I use (tinycorelinux). > > Laptop sound should work in standalone mode by default - i.e. if laptop uses analogue sound for its built-in speakers then the alsa default should be analogue sound. > > The above notwithstanding, analogue sound should work without needing to load the i915 kernel driver. For a smart automation, use PulseAudio. It's exactly for such a purpose. The kernel driver assigns each device just in the order how they are enumerated. In the case of HD-audio, it's the order of PCI devices. It's nothing different from any other PCI drivers. Takashi _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
