jorgens@winnowill ~ $ dpkg -l libasound2 Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii libasound2 1.0.22-0ubuntu shared library for ALSA applications jorgens@winnowill ~ $ aplay -L null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) default:CARD=NVidia HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog Default Audio Device front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog Front speakers surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Digital IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output default:CARD=default C-Media USB Headphone Set , USB Audio Default Audio Device front:CARD=default,DEV=0 C-Media USB Headphone Set , USB Audio Front speakers surround40:CARD=default,DEV=0 C-Media USB Headphone Set , USB Audio 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=default,DEV=0 C-Media USB Headphone Set , USB Audio 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=default,DEV=0 C-Media USB Headphone Set , USB Audio 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=default,DEV=0 C-Media USB Headphone Set , USB Audio 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=default,DEV=0 C-Media USB Headphone Set , USB Audio 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=default,DEV=0 C-Media USB Headphone Set , USB Audio IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output jorgens@winnowill ~ $ dpkg -l libasound2 Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii libasound2 1.0.23-1ubuntu shared library for ALSA applications jorgens@winnowill ~ $ aplay -L null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) default:CARD=NVidia HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog Default Audio Device front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog Front speakers surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Analog 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0 HDA NVidia, ALC888 Digital IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output jorgens@winnowill ~ $