diff -r 56cd8111b7f7 -r 41300fa6a67c src/multimedia/audio/qaudiodeviceinfo_alsa_p.cpp
--- a/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiodeviceinfo_alsa_p.cpp	Tue Jan 26 12:42:25 2010 +0200
+++ b/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiodeviceinfo_alsa_p.cpp	Tue Feb 02 00:43:10 2010 +0200
@@ -152,13 +152,23 @@
 {
     int err = 0;
     QString dev = device;
-    if(!dev.contains(QLatin1String("default"))) {
+    QList<QByteArray> devices = availableDevices(mode);
+
+    if(dev.compare(QLatin1String("default")) == 0) {
 #if(SND_LIB_MAJOR == 1 && SND_LIB_MINOR == 0 && SND_LIB_SUBMINOR >= 14)
-         dev = QString(QLatin1String("default:CARD=%1")).arg(dev);
+        dev = QLatin1String(devices.first().constData());
+#else
+        dev = QLatin1String("hw:0,0");
+#endif
+    } else {
+#if(SND_LIB_MAJOR == 1 && SND_LIB_MINOR == 0 && SND_LIB_SUBMINOR >= 14)
+        dev = device;
 #else
         int idx = 0;
         char *name;
 
+        QString shortName = device.mid(device.indexOf(QLatin1String("="),0)+1);
+
 	while(snd_card_get_name(idx,&name) == 0) {
             if(dev.contains(QLatin1String(name)))
                 break;
@@ -195,16 +205,25 @@
     snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params;
     QString dev = device;
 
-    // open()
-    if(!dev.contains(QLatin1String("default"))) {
+    QList<QByteArray> devices = QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::availableDevices(QAudio::AudioOutput);
+
+    if(dev.compare(QLatin1String("default")) == 0) {
 #if(SND_LIB_MAJOR == 1 && SND_LIB_MINOR == 0 && SND_LIB_SUBMINOR >= 14)
-         dev = QString(QLatin1String("default:CARD=%1")).arg(dev);
+        dev = QLatin1String(devices.first().constData());
+#else
+        dev = QLatin1String("hw:0,0");
+#endif
+    } else {
+#if(SND_LIB_MAJOR == 1 && SND_LIB_MINOR == 0 && SND_LIB_SUBMINOR >= 14)
+        dev = device;
 #else
         int idx = 0;
         char *name;
-    
+
+        QString shortName = device.mid(device.indexOf(QLatin1String("="),0)+1);
+
         while(snd_card_get_name(idx,&name) == 0) {
-            if(dev.contains(QLatin1String(name)))
+            if(shortName.compare(QLatin1String(name)) == 0)
                 break;
             idx++;
         }
@@ -382,10 +401,12 @@
     close();
 }
 
-QList<QByteArray> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::deviceList(QAudio::Mode mode)
+QList<QByteArray> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::availableDevices(QAudio::Mode mode)
 {
+    QList<QByteArray> allDevices;
     QList<QByteArray> devices;
     QByteArray filter;
+
 #if(SND_LIB_MAJOR == 1 && SND_LIB_MINOR == 0 && SND_LIB_SUBMINOR >= 14)
     // Create a list of all current audio devices that support mode
     void **hints, **n;
@@ -408,12 +429,11 @@
         descr = snd_device_name_get_hint(*n, "DESC");
         io = snd_device_name_get_hint(*n, "IOID");
         if((name != NULL) && (descr != NULL) && ((io == NULL) || (io == filter))) {
-            QString str = QLatin1String(name);
-
-            if(str.contains(QLatin1String("default"))) {
-                int pos = str.indexOf(QLatin1String("="),0);
-                devices.append(str.mid(pos+1).toLocal8Bit().constData());
-            }
+            QString deviceName = QLatin1String(name);
+            QString deviceDescription = QLatin1String(descr);
+            allDevices.append(deviceName.toLocal8Bit().constData());
+            if(deviceDescription.contains(QLatin1String("Default Audio Device")))
+                devices.append(deviceName.toLocal8Bit().constData());
         }
         if(name != NULL)
             free(name);
@@ -439,25 +459,28 @@
     if (idx > 0)
         devices.append("default");
 #endif
+    if (devices.size() == 0 && allDevices.size() > 0)
+        return allDevices;
+
     return devices;
 }
 
 QByteArray QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::defaultInputDevice()
 {
-    QList<QByteArray> devices = deviceList(QAudio::AudioInput);
+    QList<QByteArray> devices = availableDevices(QAudio::AudioInput);
     if(devices.size() == 0)
         return QByteArray();
 
-    return QByteArray("default");
+    return devices.first();
 }
 
 QByteArray QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::defaultOutputDevice()
 {
-    QList<QByteArray> devices = deviceList(QAudio::AudioOutput);
+    QList<QByteArray> devices = availableDevices(QAudio::AudioOutput);
     if(devices.size() == 0)
         return QByteArray();
 
-    return QByteArray("default");
+    return devices.first();
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE