[Alsa-user] switch between two soundcards
hi! i have a laptop with an intel8x0 based audio chip and from time to time i want to use my usb soundcard. is there a way to unload the intel8x0 driver and insert the snd-usb-audio instead of it? my goal is that applications can always use alsa hw:0:0 without reconfiguration, maybe this could even be automated via hotplug when (dis)connecting the usb device? regards, juergen herrmann ___ XLhost.de - eXperts in Linux hosting Jürgen Herrmann Konrad Adenauer Allee 43, DE-93051 Regensburg Fon: +49 (0)700 XLHOSTDE [0700 95467833] Fax: +49 (0)721 151 463027 WEB: http://www.XLhost.de - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
Re: [Alsa-user] switch between two soundcards
On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 00:18 +0200, Jürgen Herrmann wrote: my goal is that applications can always use alsa hw:0:0 without reconfiguration, maybe this could even be automated via hotplug when (dis)connecting the usb device? Applications shouldn't use hw:0,0 anyway, it only supports one app playing at a time, and will fail if the sample rate and format don't exactly match the device's capabilities. The correct solution is for apps to use the ALSA device default, and for a userspace application (like gnome-sound-properties) to change the default device when sound cards are plugged or unplugged or when the user requests it. There's no way to have apps that are playing audio when the device changes to seamlessly switch to the other device though. Lee - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
Re: [Alsa-user] switch between two soundcards
Jürgen Herrmann wrote: hi! i have a laptop with an intel8x0 based audio chip and from time to time i want to use my usb soundcard. is there a way to unload the intel8x0 driver and insert the snd-usb-audio instead of it? my goal is that applications can always use alsa hw:0:0 without reconfiguration, maybe this could even be automated via hotplug when (dis)connecting the usb device? regards, juergen herrmann Have the application use the default or plug:front device, and then edit the .asoundrc file - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
