set-default-soundcard is only meant to set the default ALSA card. OSS does not provide the concept of a default card and thus it cannot be configured.
The right solution is to let the OSS API die. :-) ** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- set-default-soundcard doesn't set OSS default https://launchpad.net/bugs/27780 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs