I definitely have two playback devices: jonsmirl at terra:/etc$ hal-device | grep playback 28: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_1' info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_1' (string) alsa.type = 'playback' (string) 29: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_0' info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_0' (string) alsa.type = 'playback' (string) jonsmirl at terra:/etc$ playback_0 is analog out playback_1 is SPDIF out module module-hal-detect does not load the second one. >>> jonsmirl at terra:~$ pulseaudio -nC W: ltdl-bind-now.c: Failed to find original dlopen loader. W: main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted W: main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, (9, 9)) failed: Operation not permitted Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information. >>> exit >>> jonsmirl at terra:~$ pulseaudio -nC -vvv I: main.c: PolicyKit refuses acquire-high-priority privilige. I: main.c: We're in the group 'pulse-rt', allowing real-time and high-priority scheduling. I: core-util.c: Successfully gained nice level -11. W: ltdl-bind-now.c: Failed to find original dlopen loader. W: main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, (31, 31)) failed: Operation not permitted W: main.c: setrlimit(RLIMIT_RTPRIO, (9, 9)) failed: Operation not permitted I: main.c: This is PulseAudio 0.9.10 I: main.c: Page size is 4096 bytes I: main.c: Fresh high-resolution timers available! Bon appetit! I: client.c: Created 0 "STDIN/STDOUT client" I: module.c: Loaded "module-cli" (index: #0; argument: "exit_on_eof=1"). I: main.c: Daemon startup complete. Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information. >>> load-module module-hal-detect I: module-hal-detect.c: Trying capability alsa D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_alsa_timer D: module-hal-detect.c: Loading module-alsa-source with arguments 'device_id=1 source_name=alsa_input.usb_device_46d_990_BF15FF18_if2_alsa_capture_0' D: alsa-util.c: Trying front:1... I: alsa-util.c: PCM device front:1 refused our hw parameters: Invalid argument D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround40:1... I: alsa-util.c: PCM device surround40:1 refused our hw parameters: Invalid argument D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround41:1... I: alsa-util.c: PCM device surround41:1 refused our hw parameters: Invalid argument D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround50:1... I: alsa-util.c: PCM device surround50:1 refused our hw parameters: Invalid argument D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround51:1... I: alsa-util.c: PCM device surround51:1 refused our hw parameters: Invalid argument D: alsa-util.c: Trying surround71:1... I: alsa-util.c: PCM device surround71:1 refused our hw parameters: Invalid argument D: alsa-util.c: Trying hw:1 as last resort... W: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 16000 Hz. W: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't support 2 channels, changed to 1. I: module-alsa-source.c: Successfully opened device hw:1. I: module-alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. I: alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:1' I: alsa-util.c: Cannot find mixer control "Capture". I: alsa-util.c: Using mixer control "Mic". I: source.c: Created source 0 "alsa_input.usb_device_46d_990_BF15FF18_if2_alsa_capture_0" with sample spec "s16le 1ch 16000Hz" I: module-alsa-source.c: Using 4 fragments of size 2204 bytes. I: alsa-util.c: All 1 channels can be mapped to mixer channels. Using hardware volume control. D: module-alsa-source.c: Thread starting up D: rtpoll.c: Acquired POSIX realtime signal SIGRTMIN+29 I: module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-source" (index: #1; argument: "device_id=1 source_name=alsa_input.usb_device_46d_990_BF15FF18_if2_alsa_capture_0"). D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_1 Why is it not loading playback_1? D: module-hal-detect.c: Loading module-alsa-sink with arguments 'device_id=0 sink_name=alsa_output.pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_0' D: alsa-util.c: Trying front:0... I: module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully opened device front:0. I: module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0 I: alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory I: alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0' I: alsa-util.c: Using mixer control "Master". I: sink.c: Created sink 0 "alsa_output.pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_0" with sample spec "s16le 2ch 44100Hz" I: source.c: Created source 1 "alsa_output.pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_0.monitor" with sample spec "s16le 2ch 44100Hz" I: module-alsa-sink.c: Using 4 fragments of size 4352 bytes. I: alsa-util.c: ALSA device lacks independant volume controls for each channel, falling back to software volume control. D: module-alsa-sink.c: Thread starting up D: rtpoll.c: Acquired POSIX realtime signal SIGRTMIN+28 I: module-alsa-sink.c: Starting playback. I: module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-sink" (index: #2; argument: "device_id=0 sink_name=alsa_output.pci_8086_284b_alsa_playback_0"). D: module-hal-detect.c: Loading module-alsa-source with arguments 'device_id=0 source_name=alsa_input.pci_8086_284b_alsa_capture_0' D: alsa-util.c: Trying front:0... I: module-alsa-source.c: Successfully opened device front:0. I: module-alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0 I: alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory I: alsa-util.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0' I: alsa-util.c: Using mixer control "Capture". I: source.c: Created source 2 "alsa_input.pci_8086_284b_alsa_capture_0" with sample spec "s16le 2ch 44100Hz" I: module-alsa-source.c: Using 4 fragments of size 4352 bytes. I: alsa-util.c: All 2 channels can be mapped to mixer channels. Using hardware volume control. D: module-alsa-source.c: Thread starting up D: rtpoll.c: Acquired POSIX realtime signal SIGRTMIN+27 I: module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-source" (index: #3; argument: "device_id=0 source_name=alsa_input.pci_8086_284b_alsa_capture_0"). D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_284b_alsa_hw_specific_2 D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_46d_990_BF15FF18_if2_alsa_control__1 D: module-hal-detect.c: Not loaded device /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_284b_alsa_control__1 I: module-hal-detect.c: Loaded 3 modules. I: module.c: Loaded "module-hal-detect" (index: #4; argument: ""). >>> D: module-hal-detect.c: dbus: interface=org.freedesktop.DBus, path=/org/freedesktop/DBus, member=NameAcquired I can force it to load manually and it works.... >>> load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,1 sink_name=one channels=2 I: module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully opened device hw:0,1. I: module-alsa-sink.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. ALSA lib conf.c:3843:(parse_args) Unknown parameter 1 ALSA lib conf.c:3969:(snd_config_expand) Parse arguments error: No such file or directory ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0,1 I: alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer hw:0,1: No such file or directory I: alsa-util.c: Unable to attach to mixer hw:(null): No such device I: sink.c: Created sink 0 "one" with sample spec "s16le 2ch 44100Hz" I: source.c: Created source 0 "one.monitor" with sample spec "s16le 2ch 44100Hz" I: module-alsa-sink.c: Using 4 fragments of size 4352 bytes. D: module-alsa-sink.c: Thread starting up D: rtpoll.c: Acquired POSIX realtime signal SIGRTMIN+29 I: module-alsa-sink.c: Starting playback. I: module.c: Loaded "module-alsa-sink" (index: #1; argument: "device=hw:0,1 sink_name=one channels=2"). >>> -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl at gmail.com
