From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fmailhost03.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.103]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1J8YwO-000109-00 for ; Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:29:16 -0500 Received: from blackbox (adsl-068-209-203-174.sip.hsv.bellsouth.net[68.209.203.174]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc03) with ESMTP id <20071229102845H0300i61rve>; Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:28:45 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [68.209.203.174] Received: from kenny by blackbox with local (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1J8Yw8-00069C-Jq for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:29:00 -0600 Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:29:00 -0600 From: Kenny Hitt To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: ALSA Default Sound Card Message-ID: <20071229102900.GE3708@hittsjunk.net> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <20071229040539.GA2373@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071229040539.GA2373@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:29:16 -0000 Hi. Once you install Ubuntu to your hd, you can use an .asoundrc file to set the default card for your user account. My file looks like: pcm.!default { type hw card 1 } ctl.!default { type hw card 1 } Be aware OSS apps will still use card 0. If you put the above in /etc/asound.conf, it will make card 1 the default system wide for all alsa apps. Once again, OSS apps will still use card 0 since they write to /dev/dsp and card 1 is /dev/dsp1. Hope this helps. Kenny