> 1) "ao=alsa:device=plughw=02.01" in my config files doesn't seem to have > any effect. with "-ao alsa:device=spdif " I still get: > > [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:1286:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find > definition 'cards.CX88x.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2' Seems like 1st card gets ID=0, and second will get ID=1. Then you should try ao=alsa:device=plughw=01.01 Adrian