> even if they do have the USB-audio module, likely the device will > show up at hw:1.0.0. at which point the user has to either reorder > the module loading via /etc/modules.d trickery, or do some > asound.conf/rc magic to change the 'default' device to something > 'sides hw:0.0.0. this isnt very intuitive.. Huh, and even the indexing magic if you own more than one USB-device and you want them to appear in ALSA in a certain order! A further issue: I have configured the USB card as the default device. What will happen if I remove it or left it at home while I'm on the road? Will ALSA automatically fall back to the internal audio card of my notebook? Best regards ce