USB sound devices get index of 0 instead of PCI/onboard sound

[fubarbundy]

To reproduce: on a machine with a working sound card at index 0 (listed in gnome-volume-control under file/change device as '0: xxxx', plug in a USB sound device (especially something like a microphone, webcam etc.) Reboot.

Result: USB device steals index 0 and ALSA assigns it default status. Any other programs using /dev/dsp break.

Expected result: PCI and other internal devices get assigned lowest indexes first, ensuring they have a dependable device node. USB devices then get given higher indexes/nodes as they are less permanent.

[Emmet Hikory (persia)]

This is especially annoying when the USB audio device has no output functionality (say, a MIDI Controller). One must either unplug on each boot, or adjust the default settings.

[Marten Klencke (mklencke)]

Could the cause be the same as for bug 6367?

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:34:10 +0100
Source: alsa-driver
Binary: linux-sound-base alsa-source alsa-base
Architecture: source
Version: 1.0.11-5ubuntu1
Distribution: edgy
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Daniel T Chen <email address hidden>
Description:
 alsa-base - ALSA driver configuration files
 alsa-source - ALSA driver sources
 linux-sound-base - base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
Closes: 377716 380490
Changes:
 alsa-driver (1.0.11-5ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low
 .
   * Merge from Debian unstable. The following Ubuntu changes remain:
     - Only ship modprobe configuration,
     - Remove default mode,
     - Invoke modprobe with -Qb and command line options,
     - Remove modprobe post-install script in favour of using udev,
     - Merge Debian 1.0.11-5's apm script into the initscript, and
       continue to ship the initscript in the apm scripts dir,
     - Don't allow snd-usb-audio to grab the default index, 0
       (Closes Ubuntu: #31109, #46996, #46998).
 .
 alsa-driver (1.0.11-5) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   [ Elimar Riesebieter ]
   * Added mixer store and restore functions to the apm script.
     (closes: #380490)
 .
 alsa-driver (1.0.11-4) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   [ Elimar Riesebieter ]
   * Use lsb init-functions in init script. Thanks Carlos Villegas
     (closes: #377716)
Files:
 256738ac1bf8a5fd5d259728a06012d4 805 sound optional alsa-driver_1.0.11-5ubuntu1.dsc
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