How do I get pulseaudio to change the default sound card?

jdog320 · 03-26-2015, 01:20 AM

Hi, I am trying pulseaudio and alsa to work on chroot linux. But there's one problem, whenevr I install PulseAudio, it makes a non working virtual device by default instead of the YMU-823. So how do I get pa to change my default sound card.

BlushNine · 04-04-2015, 01:23 AM

What sinks are listed when you issue

Code:

pacmd list-sinks

?

Usually, you want to

Code:

pacmd set-default-sink [sink_number_listed_you_want_output_to]

which will forward further audio requests to it. To move the current ones to it, you'll have to see what's currently playing with

Code:

pacmd list-sink-inputs

to see the list of applications/ports that are using the old sink and then

Code:

pacmd move-sink-input (listed_sink_input) [sink_you_want_to_output_to]

to move those to the other sink.

DavidMcCann · 04-04-2015, 10:50 AM

Install pavucontrol and run it from a terminal.

floppy_stuttgart · 04-04-2015, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdog320

Hi, I am trying pulseaudio and alsa to work on chroot linux. But there's one problem, whenevr I install PulseAudio, it makes a non working virtual device by default instead of the YMU-823. So how do I get pa to change my default sound card.

Do you mean it worked before installing pulseaudio?
"non working virtual device"? do you mean the mother board sound device?
perhaps start blacklisting the sound devices (except the YMU-823 card).