[64studio-devel] problem for .asoundrc and /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-custom

[Blue I]

Hi - i need a little help 

Nice ! today, ALL my setup can work, "can work" but only independently from one another. That's already a huge victory for me :-)

So let's face it : I have to make two audio cards work together with JACK ( they can be synced by digital signals so I shouldn't have xruns ) - and they have to leave alone my on-board sound chipset for KDesktop soundish effects. I also use 4 usb devices for Midi.

My problem : In order to define .asoundrc "multi" to work with Jack, combining my two main audio cards, I need to complete a .asoundrc file. but this ".asoundrc" file NEEDS to have FIXED "hw" numbers ! thus its defined structures are valid.... 

This requires that all the setup cards are loaded in a PROPER ORDER, so as any hw number always match the same card . There, is the trouble. I have tried the best I could, but the cards are loading in the fanciest orders ever. I can't make it work properly.


here is my /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-custom   it's a file I validate with "update-modules" after changes.
it seems i define the index like I understood they have to be defined... but obviously I miss the point.

  ##################################################################

  # Options générales communes

  ################################################################

  #uses alsa

  alias char-major-116 snd

  #uses soundcore oss/free

  alias char-major-14 soundcore

  #nombre de cartes audio

  options snd major=116 cards_limit=7

  ######################################################

  # Card 0: via82xx 

  ######################################################

  # ALSA portion (chargement du module/driver)

  alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx

  # Options du module

  options snd-via82xx index=0

  # OSS/Free portion

  alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0

  alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss

  alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss

  alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss

  alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss

  alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss

  ######################################################

  # Card 1: hdsp

  ######################################################

  # ALSA portion (chargement du module/driver)

  alias snd-card-1 snd-hdsp

  # Options du module

  options snd-hdsp index=1

  # OSS/Free portion

  alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1

  alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss

  alias sound-service-1-1 snd-seq-oss

  alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss

  alias sound-service-1-8 snd-seq-oss

  alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss



  #####################################################################

  # Card 2 : gina20

  ##################################################################

  # ALSA portion (chargement du module/driver)

  alias snd-card-2 snd-gina20

  # Options du module

  options snd-gina20 index=2

  # OSS/Free portion

  alias sound-slot-2 snd-card-2

  alias sound-service-2-0 snd-mixer-oss

  alias sound-service-2-1 snd-seq-oss

  alias sound-service-2-3 snd-pcm-oss

  alias sound-service-2-8 snd-seq-oss

  alias sound-service-2-12 snd-pcm-oss

  ######################################################

  # Card 3 4 5 6 : usb-audio

  ######################################################

  # ALSA portion (chargement du module/driver)

  alias snd-card-3 snd-usb-audio

  options snd-usb-audio index=3



the corresponding hardware is :

on-board sound chipset : snd-via82xx

Rme HDSP9652 : snd-hdsp

Echo Gina20: snd-gina20

Midi Evolution UC-16 : snd-usb-audio

Midi Roland UM4 interface: snd-usb-audio

and two Midi Emagic AMT8 interface : snd-usb-audio



One thing I have tried was to define snd-usb-audio also with index 4, 5 and 6... but it didn't help. It was written this way :

  alias snd-card-3 snd-usb-audio

  options snd-usb-audio index=3

  alias snd-card-3 snd-usb-audio

  options snd-usb-audio index=4

  alias snd-card-3 snd-usb-audio

  options snd-usb-audio index=5

  alias snd-card-3 snd-usb-audio

  options snd-usb-audio index=6


Any idea ?   I am lost :-)



Cheers.

Stephane.






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