[NTLUG:Discuss] How to insure the correct sound card is used?

[David Stanaway]

Lance Simmons wrote:
> I have a soundcard built into the motherboard, and a tv-out card that
> has sound-out as well.
> When I boot the computer, about half the time the card that works is
> the one on the motherboard, and about half the time the one on the
> tv-out card.
> 
> Does anyone know how to control this? Is it something GNOME does, or
> do I need to look at ALSA?  Or does it have to do with the order in
> which the kernel recognizes them?
> 
> And, most of all, why on earth would it change?  Shouldn't it be the
> same every time?
> 


Put the modules for your unwanted sound card in

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist