[alsa-devel] Intel alsa sound request for Laptops

[John Frankish]

> > For two or three kernel versions of alsa divers now, HDMI has been the default alsa device on my
> > laptop (Dell Latitude E7240) - this does not make logical sense.
> >
> > In the latest kernel version I use, 4.2.9, alsa sound will not work at all unless I load the i915 kernel driver
> > - this does not make logical sense and means that I cannot use Xvesa.
> >
> > Is it possible to make an alsa feature request for analogue sound to be the default alsa device on
> > laptops and for alsa sound to work without the need to load the i915 kernel driver?
> >
> It's a configuration issue.  Pass the module option if you prefer the secondary device:
> 
> options snd-hda-intel index=1,0
> 
Sure, I realise I can do that, but it's not the point and it's awkward to do so with the "live CD-type" distro I use (tinycorelinux).

Laptop sound should work in standalone mode by default - i.e. if laptop uses analogue sound for its built-in speakers then the alsa default should be analogue sound.

The above notwithstanding, analogue sound should work without needing to load the i915 kernel driver.