[Alsa-user] ALSA can only use default - Not hw:0,0 hw1,0 etc.

[Johan S. <joh...@wa...>]

Hi,

I have Debian Etch on an ASUS P5B system with an onboard sound-card (hda-intel) and a Terratec Phase 22 card in a PCI slot (ice1724).
I have added the following lines to /etc/modprobe.d/sound :
alias snd-card-0 snd-ice1724
options snd-ice1724 index=0
alias snd-card-1 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel index=1
..consequently the Phase 22 (ice1724) is the default card.

My problem is that 'default' is the only card I can use with ALSA. A command like 'aplay -D hw:0,0 test.wav' results in an error. I cannot direct sound from any program to a card of my choice. When I set up MPD to use hw:0,0 or hw:1,0 the program does not play any music at all.

Here is the output of some commands:

# asoundconf list 
Names of available sound cards: 
 (no cards are listed)

# aplay -D hw:0,0 test.wav
Playing WAVE 'test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 11025 Hz, Mono
aplay: set_params:904: Sample format non available
 ('aplay test.wav' works fine)

# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: T22 [Terratec PHASE 22], device 0: ICE1724 [ICE1724]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: T22 [Terratec PHASE 22], device 1: IEC1724 IEC958 [IEC1724 IEC958]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: AD198x Digital [AD198x Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

# cat /proc/asound/modules
 0 snd_ice1724
 1 snd_hda_intel

I tried using aliases in .asoundrc

pcm.TP22 	{ 
		type  hw  
		card 0
		device 0 
		}
pcm.Intel 	{ 
		type  hw  
		card 1 
		device 0
		}

..but using, for instance 'aplay -D TP22 test.wav' gives the same error as shown above.


There must be something wrong with my setup - and the result is that I cannot use the non-default card without changing a configuration file and restarting ALSA. I hope one of you can help me out.

Thanks in advance,

-- 
Johan

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