[linux-audio-user] alsa setup

[Mark Knecht]

Atte André Jensen wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm confused about how to setup alsa. Originally I managed to get things 
> working, but after buying an usb sound card, I'm even so confused that 
> I'm not exactly sure what to ask, but I'll try.
> 
> I run debian/unstable on a laptop with my own 2.6.4 kernel and alsa 1.0. 
>  I have the following hardware that I believe to be related to alsa:
> 
> *Onboard i810 soundcard
> *USB Edirol UA-1A sound card
> *4 port usb hub
> *2 evolution usb-keyboards connected to the hub
> *I need one virtual midi port for each keyboard, so 2 for now
> 
> The problem is that right now the cards get assigned a card number that 
> reflects in what order they were inserted. I'd rather have them show up 
> on fixed locations. 

I don't have an example here, but you can place an option line on each 
card definition and add a keyword. Something like

option snd-card-1 index=1

Google around for info. It's out there.