[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#550117: libasound2: Unable to detect user-defined devices

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* arctgx <spamgrinder at o2.pl> [091007 17:52]:
> Package: libasound2
> Version: 1.0.21a-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hello,
> 
> In my ~/.asoundrc I have defined the following example device 
> pcm.s2 {
> 	type route
> 	slave.pcm surround51
> 	slave.channels 6
> # 0,1 - front
> 	ttable.0.0 1
> 	ttable.1.1 1
> # 2,3 - rear
> #	ttable.0.2 1 
> #	ttable.1.3 1
> # 4,5 - center_lfe
> 	ttable.0.4 1
> 	ttable.1.5 1
> }
> It duplicates output to two jacks (e.g. two pair of headphones).
> 
> I can manually tell to programs to use it (e.g. aplay -D s2 file.wav)
> with success. Programs are unable to detect it automatically (and then display to
> choice).

Applications using alsa are detecting the default pcm. Have a look
at [0] to get an overwiew on how to set e.g. your default pcm.

[0] http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc

Elimar

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