Mark Grieveson wrote:
> > Hi. I have a cheap usb audio device for Skype, and a regular sound
> > card for the rest of the computer. I'm using Etch. I would like to
> > be able to get sound when browsing the internet, or listening to
> > music, or watching movies, from the soundcard, while simultaneously
> > being able to use the usb audio device for Skype.
> I created a file in my home directory named .asoundrc with the following
> contents:
> pcm.!default {
> type hw
> card 1
> }
> ctl.!default {
> type hw
> card 1
> }
Thanks again for this suggestion. I did have a brief glimmer of hope when
messing around.
I tried this and it didn't seem to work. I changed the file (ie, making one of
the entries read "card 0" instead of "card 1", and it still didn't work
(restarting after each change.) I proceeded to mess around, without success.
Then, I deleted the file, restarted, and IT WORKED perfect. The sound card
provided sound for all the applications, while the usb-audio-device (the phone)
worked with Skype. I then retested it by restarting the computer once again,
and, alas, it went back to normal, that being the usb-audio-device (the phone)
providing sound for everything, and the sound card providing sound for nothing.
The fact that I can't get sound working properly for this computer and its
devices has my Windows friends laughing at me (sound, apparently, is a "basic",
and if Linux can't even handle that, well, "what good is it?"). So, to help me
regain a bit of dignity, please share any knowledge you may have with me.
Thanks,
Mark
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