From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 823CA13838B for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:50:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BF53AE0A9A; Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:50:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com (ironport2-out.teksavvy.com [206.248.154.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FDE9E0A8B for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:50:00 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AqsGAIDvNVNFpZoN/2dsb2JhbABZgwbEB4EXF3SCJQEBAQECAScTHCgLCxIPExIPBSUQJ4dxCNIZF44sVRaDDoEUAQOPPokPhmGJa4Fqg0wh X-IPAS-Result: AqsGAIDvNVNFpZoN/2dsb2JhbABZgwbEB4EXF3SCJQEBAQECAScTHCgLCxIPExIPBSUQJ4dxCNIZF44sVRaDDoEUAQOPPokPhmGJa4Fqg0wh X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.97,753,1389762000"; d="scan'208";a="90423276" Received: from 69-165-154-13.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO waltdnes.org) ([69.165.154.13]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with SMTP; 20 Sep 2014 20:49:58 -0400 Received: by waltdnes.org (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:49:56 -0400 From: "Walter Dnes" Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:49:56 -0400 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] alsa: missing default device Message-ID: <20140921004956.GA4544@waltdnes.org> References: <20140920131813.GA3798@kern.lan> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20140920131813.GA3798@kern.lan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.22 (2013-10-16) X-Archives-Salt: eb820785-83f2-4827-9943-a198e38b8e79 X-Archives-Hash: 2bf22289339c556c135e56102e82f007 > So I'm missing the "default" device. Sure enough: > $ aplay -L > null > Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) > sysdefault:CARD=PCH > HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog > Default Audio Device > front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0 > HDA Intel PCH, ALC892 Analog > Front speakers > [... and some more surround channels plus HDMI] > > It only lists "sysdefault", but not "default". If I do > $ speaker-test -Dsysdefault -c2 > I get the test noise on both speakers. /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf defines both: Here's what I get on a working system... [d531][waltdnes][~] aplay -L null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) default:CARD=Intel HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog Default Audio Device sysdefault:CARD=Intel HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog Default Audio Device front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0 HDA Intel, ALC888 Analog Front speakers ...plus a bunch of others. Here's what I have in "make menuconfig" under > Device Drivers > Sound card support > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture | --- Advanced Linux Sound Architecture | <*> Sequencer support | < > Sequencer dummy client | <*> OSS Mixer API | < > OSS PCM (digital audio) API | [*] OSS Sequencer API | <*> HR-timer backend support | [*] Use HR-timer as default sequencer timer | [*] Dynamic device file minor numbers | (4) Max number of sound cards | [ ] Support old ALSA API | [*] Verbose procfs contents | [ ] Verbose printk | [ ] Debug | [ ] Generic sound devices ---- | [*] PCI sound devices ---> | [ ] USB sound devices ---- | < > ALSA for SoC audio support ---- Under "PCI sound devices --->" I have... | <*> Intel HD Audio ---> Under "Intel HD Audio --->" I have... | --- Intel HD Audio | (64) Pre-allocated buffer size for HD-audio driver | [ ] Build hwdep interface for HD-audio driver | [ ] Support digital beep via input layer | [ ] Support jack plugging notification via input layer | [ ] Support initialization patch loading for HD-audio | [*] Build Realtek HD-audio codec support | [ ] Build Analog Device HD-audio codec support | [ ] Build IDT/Sigmatel HD-audio codec support | [ ] Build VIA HD-audio codec support | [ ] Build HDMI/DisplayPort HD-audio codec support | [ ] Build Cirrus Logic codec support | [ ] Build Conexant HD-audio codec support | [ ] Build Creative CA0110-IBG codec support | [ ] Build Creative CA0132 codec support | [ ] Build C-Media HD-audio codec support | [ ] Build Silicon Labs 3054 HD-modem codec support | -*- Enable generic HD-audio codec parser | (0) Default time-out for HD-audio power-save mode I haven't bothered with HDMI on this machine. Does yours look similar? -- Walter Dnes I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications