> (Probably the USB audio driver should use a better short name, and of > course this should be documented somewhere) ...and it should be i18n'ed... I doubt it is possible to do it automatically. At least an app needs to ask the user. When running GarageBand (am I going to be crucified now?!? :) and I remove the USB card, I get asked if I want to use the onboard soundcard instead. I think it's just fine that ALSA numbers the cards. It's up to the GUI programs to prompt the user with "human readable" names. BTW: I once told Paul that JACK would lock my machine when removing the USB device. The current version doesn't do so, instead JACK properly quits. That's a huge improvement, guys! ce