[SOLVED]Problem with Realtek HDA and ATI HDMI Default card under ALSA

Question

I have the usual problem about no audio on flash or VLC. I use Realtek HDA as primary sound card but is not detected as the default one. I checked the wikia, and forum post but no fix. After reading some info on a gentoo page, and some in the ALSA wiki I see both of them uses snd_hda_intel, so I cannot blacklist or use "option snd_hda_intel index=0" I've tried also searching on Google, but not luck. Anyone know how to fix it? Thanks!
cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfbdfc000 irq 25
1 [VT82xx ]: HDA-Intel - HDA VIA VT82xx
HDA VIA VT82xx at 0xfbffc000 irq 17
lsmod |grep '^snd'
snd_hda_codec_atihdmi 2095 1
snd_hda_intel 19020 4
snd_seq_dummy 1079 0
snd_pcm_oss 33662 0
snd_seq_oss 25104 0
snd_mixer_oss 14686 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_midi_event 4496 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 41752 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 4369 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_hda_codec_realtek 193684 1
snd_hda_codec 67274 3 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hwdep 4764 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 58276 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 15423 3 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 5981 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd 43283 17 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
# LOCALIZATION
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
# in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8"
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Madrid"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# HARDWARE
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_seq_oss snd_hda_intel !snd_hda_codec !snd_hda_codec_atihdni radeon fuse !snd_pcsp !pcspkr)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# NETWORKING
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
HOSTNAME="archlinux"
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# DHCP: Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#Static IP example
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
# Setting this to "yes" will skip network shutdown.
# This is required if your root device is on NFS.
NETWORK_PERSIST="no"
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
# This now requires the netcfg package
#NETWORKS=(main)
# DAEMONS
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng alsa dbus hal network netfs crond kdm)
Last edited by Shinku (2010-08-27 13:14:06)

Answer 1

I just added a section to the ALSA wiki page that should work perfectly for you: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Alsa#In_User_Space
Last edited by Odysseus (2010-08-26 20:32:56)