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Xi0N

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From: Bilbao - Spain

Registered: 2007-11-29

Posts: 832

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Default audio card

I have two different audio cards in my system.
One of them is the integrated in the motherboard (Card 0)
The other one is the TV that i have attached via HDMI (Card 1)

I wish i could change the system's settings so i can set the device 1 as default sound card.

I tried setting my ~/.asoundrc to this:

pcm.!default {
    type hw
    card 1
    device 3
}
ctl.!default {
    type hw
    card 1
}

Without any result.... i enter youtube and the videos still outputs the audio to Card 0...... what can i do?

skunktrader

Member

From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2010-02-14

Posts: 1,543

Re: Default audio card

This works fine on my system

cat /etc/asound.conf
pcm.!default {
    type hw
    card XFi
}
ctl.!default {
    type hw           
    card XFi
}

eDio

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From: Ukraine, Kyiv

Registered: 2008-12-02

Posts: 422

Re: Default audio card

Why not to swap card numbers?
On my system card0 is always default. I can change system defaults by swapping numbers of cards.

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