[mythtv-users] ALSA No Longer Sees Sound Card

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/09/2008 03:24 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> However, because users didn't want to learn udev and because distros 
> didn't come up with tools that allow users to see the devices, test them 
> (i.e. play a sound on an audio device), then say, "Always call this 
> device, 'sound,'" the kernel module developers created a hack/workaround 
> that allowed users to just number their devices in whatever order they want.
>
> The users were happy--they didn't have to learn anything new.
> The distros were happy--no one had to create the tools that should 
> configure this.
> The kernel module developers were happy--they had a quick and easy (if 
> not correct) answer to give to users who complained about dynamic device 
> renaming.

Oh, and application developers were happy--they didn't have to update 
their applications to use real device names rather than hardcoding in 
assumptions that devices would always be <name>X (i.e. card0).

Mike