On 12/21/2017 09:04 PM, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> hi,
> the sound works perfectly with vlc or audacity, but I can't make aplay
> to work.
> the "aplay -l" output is:
> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: Generic Digital [Generic Digital]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC233 Analog [ALC233
> Analog]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>
> and both audacity and vlc actually use the HD-Audio output.
>
> After configuring ~/.aoundrc like this:
>
> pcm.!default {
> type hw
> card 1
> }
>
> ctl.!default {
> type hw
> card 1
> }
>
> running "aplay file.wav" gives:
> aplay: set_params:1081: Sample format non available
> Available formats:
> - S16_LE
> - S32_LE
>
> I get the same thing with all .wav files I try.
>
> This problem is specific to my amd64 laptop, as I don't have it on my
> desktop,
> running the same OS version (Stretch), and with the same files.
>
> Looking at Google didn't gave me any useful information.
> Has anybody an idea?
>
Hi Pierre,
if you are using PulseAudio just remove any exiting content of
~/.asoundrc and put this:
pcm.pulse {
type pulse
}
ctl.pulse {
type pulse
}
pcm.!default {
type pulse
}
ctl.!default {
type pulse
}
This redirects ALSA to PulseAudio - see
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Examples
then just run:
$ aplay test.wav
OR
$ aplay --device=pcm:pulse test.wav
and you should hear the wave file.
BUT if you are not using PulseAudio then aplay parameters should look
like this:
$ aplay --device=hw:X,Y test.wav
Where X is your sound device number and Y is sub-device number.
For example output of
$ aplay -l
is this on my computer:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC887-VD Analog [ALC887-VD Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC887-VD Digital [ALC887-VD Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: Headset [Logitech USB Headset], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
and
$ aplay --device=hw:2,0 test.wav
works just fine.
hw:2,0 is my USB headset on my computer.
Kind regards
Georgi
