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Something went sideways recently and I now find that only IEC958 is available |
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as the default audio device. Trying to change it to an analogue device does |
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not take. This PC has alsa only, no pulseaudio. |
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$ cat /proc/asound/devices |
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0: [ 0] : control |
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4: [ 0- 0]: hardware dependent |
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19: [ 0- 3]: digital audio playback |
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32: [ 1] : control |
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33: : timer |
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36: [ 1- 0]: hardware dependent |
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48: [ 1- 0]: digital audio playback |
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49: [ 1- 1]: digital audio playback |
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56: [ 1- 0]: digital audio capture |
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58: [ 1- 2]: digital audio capture |
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$ aplay -l |
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**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** |
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card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] |
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Subdevices: 1/1 |
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Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 |
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card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ID 887 Analog [ID 887 Analog] |
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Subdevices: 1/1 |
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Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 |
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card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 1: ID 887 Digital [ID 887 |
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Digital] |
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Subdevices: 1/1 |
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Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 |
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$ aplay -L |
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null |
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Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) |
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hdmi:CARD=Generic,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0 |
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HDMI Audio Output |
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default:CARD=Generic_1 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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Default Audio Device |
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sysdefault:CARD=Generic_1 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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Default Audio Device |
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front:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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Front speakers |
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surround21:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers |
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surround40:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers |
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surround41:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers |
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surround50:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers |
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surround51:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers |
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surround71:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Analog |
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7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers |
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iec958:CARD=Generic_1,DEV=0 |
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HD-Audio Generic, ID 887 Digital |
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IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output |
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There is no /etc/alsa/, or /etc/asound.conf, or ~.asound.rc |
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How do I take back control of the default audio device on this PC? |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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