On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 07:12:24PM -0600, Aaron Poffenberger wrote: > I've found that my USB harmon/kardon SoundSticks work with my x61. When > I plug them in they're configured as /dev/audio1. The device works well. > If I run `cat /dev/urandom > /dev/audio1` I hear static through the > SoundSticks. I've also found that if I link /dev/audio to /dev/audio1 > rather than /dev/audio0 all sound plays through the SoundSticks as well. > It's a workable hack. > > I don't see any obvious configuration changes I can make using mixerctl > that will direct audio to /dev/audio1. With aucat I can use -f to select > the device but that doesn't help when using mplayer. Perhaps I don't > understand how to use mixerctl or aucat correctly. > > Will someone point me in the right direction to play audio system wide > through /dev/audio1 rather than /dev/audio0?
there are several device nodes for each real audio device: /dev/audioX, /dev/soundX, /dev/audioctlX and /dev/mixerX. there are corresponding links for each of these: /dev/audio, /dev/sound, /dev/audioctl /dev/mixer. by default, they all point to the first device (e.g. X == 0). if you change one, you should change them all. I use a script like this: <<< #!/bin/sh p=$1 ln -sf /dev/audio$p /dev/audio ln -sf /dev/sound$p /dev/sound ln -sf /dev/audioctl$p /dev/audioctl ln -sf /dev/mixer$p /dev/mixer exit 0 >>> the first argument to the script is the audio device number. alternatively, if you don't want to use your azalia(4) at all, you could disable the azalia driver in UKC. -- [email protected] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
