Hi, On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:27:11 -0700 Matt Patterson <matt at v8zman.com> wrote: > If this is a laptop you may not "Actually" have 2 output devices to > perform this task. At least on my laptop there is just a little switch > that detects the headset and swaps from speakers to headset and vice-versa. Yes it's a laptop with an Intel HDA soundchip: $ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel HDA Intel at 0xdc400000 irq 22 $ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC861 Analog [ALC861 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 $ head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec* ==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 <== Codec: Realtek ALC861 ==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#1 <== Codec: Generic 11c1 Si3054 But do I understand it wrong or do I have two devices like aplay -l shows me? greets