[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#619402: Bug#619402: alsa-base: persistent names for audio adapters.

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* peasthope at shaw.ca [110323 08:45 -0800]:
> Subject: alsa-base: persistent names for audio adapters.
> Package: alsa-base
> Version: 1.0.23+dfsg-2
> Severity: normal
> 
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> 
> Hello ALSA maintainers,
> 
> Persistent names are now routinely used for storage devices and
> for network adapters.  Contemporary systems can have multiple
> audio adapters and, of course, a USB audio adapter should be
> hotpluggable.   Therefore I suggest addition of a script
> /lib/udev/write-sound-rules which would create
> /etc/udev/70-persistent-sound.rules.  This would solve the
> ambiguity and confusion and difficulty with identity of sound
> hardware.
> 

Sounds like a perfect idea ;-)

> If this suggestion interests you, I can offer a draft of the
> write-sound-rules script.

Patches are always welcome ;-)

Thanks for participation.

Elimar


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