linux-kernel - Re: ALSA pisses me off

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Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:17:30 +0200
From:	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
To:	Albert Cahalan <acahalan@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ALSA pisses me off

Albert Cahalan wrote:
> I gather that somebody decided that USB audio should never be selected
> as the default.

Only when the order of sound cards has not been configured.

Put the following into /etc/modprobe.conf:

  options snd slots=snd-usb-audio,snd-virmidi

This should have been done by the sound card configuration utility of
your distribution.

> [...]
> The second is that, if a user adds USB audio, they probably want to
> use it! Plugging in a USB audio device should take over the audio,

It certainly should not this automatically in the kernel.  At best, this
is a decision to be made by userspace.


HTH
Clemens
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