Error in almost every application that tries to use alsa

[diega]

i.e.
$ gnome-sound-properties
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1105:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'defaults.pcm.ipc_key'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM dmix:CMI8738MC6
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1105:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'defaults.pcm.ipc_key'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM dmix:CMI8738MC6

i have two sound cards
$ cat /proc/asound/modules
 0 snd_cmipci
 1 snd_intel8x0

and the behavior of those is erratical, meaning that not all programs use always the same card

i'm using edgy, i don't know if it was the same in dapper.

[Malcolm Parsons (malcolm-parsons)]

Please attach ~/.asoundrc and/or /etc/asound.conf if they exist, using the "Add a comment/attachment" link for this bug.

[diega (diega)]

$ cat ~/.asoundrc
# ALSA library configuration file

# Include settings that are under the control of asoundconf(1).
# (To disable these settings, comment out this line.)
</home/diego/.asoundrc.asoundconf>

$ cat .asoundrc.asoundconf
# ALSA library configuration file managed by asoundconf(1).
#
# MANUAL CHANGES TO THIS FILE WILL BE OVERWRITTEN!
#
# Manual changes to the ALSA library configuration should be implemented
# by editing the ~/.asoundrc file, not by editing this file.
!defaults.pcm.card CMI8738MC6
defaults.ctl.card CMI8738MC6
defaults.pcm.device 0
defaults.pcm.subdevice -1

$ cat /etc/asound.conf
cat: /etc/asound.conf: No such file or directory

thanks, c-u

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

There are two methods of resolving this issue, any one of which is sufficient.

1) Erase ~/.asoundrc*
2) Execute: asoundconf set-default-card CMI8738MC6

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Fixed in alsa-utils 1.0.11-6ubuntu2.