[LAU] asoundrc issue - Unique IPC key not defined (Re: Setting HDMI as default in asoundrc and getting Firefox to use this default)

[Jeanette C.]

Apr 18 2022, Joel Roth has written:
...
> pcm.hdmi_out {
>  type plug
>  ipc_key 5641 # inserting this line, and using various values doesn't help
>  slave { plughw:CARD=PCH,DEV=7 }
> }
>
> pcm.!default {
>  type dmix
>  slave { pcm "hdmi_out" }
> }
...
I do remember the ipc_key bit. I think it needs to go with the default
device. I think it's part of the dmix type. IIRC ipc_key can be an
arbitrary value, but must be unique for different dmix/dshare devices. I
hope this helps...

Best wishes,

Jeanette

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