[gentoo-user] Re: ALSA forgot default device

[Grant Edwards]

On 2022-05-01, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> wrote:
>
>> The usual fallback is wiki.archlinux.org, but its instructions to
>> place the following in /etc/asound.conf or ~/.asoundrc doesn't work:
>>
>>     defaults.pcm.card 1
>>     defaults.ctl.card 1
>
> wiki.gentoo.org is back, and it says to use something like this in /etc/asound.conf
> or ~/asoundrc:
>
>     defaults.pcm.!card 1
>     defaults.pcm.!device 0
>     defaults.ctl.!card 1
>
> That also does nothing. Using card names as shown at
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/ALSA#Files also does nothing.
>
> Yes, I'm restarting alsasound after changing /etc/asound.conf

Apparently, restarting alsasound after changing /etc/asound.conf isn't
enough. A reboot was required.

I never saw that mentioned in any of the half-dozen sources I read
about alsa configuration, so I presume it's a personal problem?

--
Grant