Kfir Lavi <lavi.k...@gmail.com> writes: > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Michael Mol <mike...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Harry Putnam wrote: >> >>> Running Wheezy >>> >>> Can anyone suggest pointers, urls, or coaching toward getting an >>> m-audio USB Fast Track Pro (external sound card) working? >>> >>> When I run `alsamixer' it lists the Fast Track as one of the sound >>> cards available. When I choose it, alsamixer reports there are no >>> controls available >>> >>> (`This sound device does not have any controls') >>> >>> All the controls are on the device. I have the speakers turned on, the >>> Fast Track light is on, indicating it is getting power thru the usb >>> port. >>> >>> However, when I attempt tp play something with `mplayer some.wav', I >>> get no sound. >>> >> >> Stupid question: Are you specifying to mplayer which audio device to use? >> >> mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0 file.to.play > You need to change the 1.0 to your card. > Read more here: > http://linux.dsplabs.com.au/mplayer-multiple-sound-cards-select-audio-device-p77/
Not to be critical but the information on that sight is a bit thin. It never explains how one is to learn the names of the devices. Which would be required to get the syntax right... What can I do to get that device name? Trying lspci, lshw, hwinfo outputs... but not seeing anything really helpful. hwinfo shows snd_usb_audio as being needed, and lsmod shows it loaded. But where do I look for the device name?
