int KCorrView::openALSADevice(){

	int rc = 0;
	snd_pcm_hw_params_t *hw_params;
	const char *cTemp = 0;
	//snd_pcm_access_t access = ;


	cTemp = sDevice.ascii();
	std::cerr <<  sDevice << std::endl;
	if ((rc = snd_pcm_open (&capture_handle, sDevice.ascii(),
														SND_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE, 0)) < 0) {
		std::cerr << "cannot open audio device" << sDevice << snd_strerror (rc);
		return rc;
	}
/*	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc (&hw_params)) < 0) {
		std::cerr << "cannot allocate hardware parameter structure" <<  snd_strerror (rc);
		return rc;
	} */

	snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca (&hw_params);
	
	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_any (capture_handle, hw_params)) < 0) {
		std::cerr << "cannot initialize hardware parameter structure" << snd_strerror (rc);
		return rc;
	}
	
	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access (capture_handle, hw_params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED)) < 0) {
		// cerr << "cannot set access type" << snd_strerror (rc);
		return rc;
	}
	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (capture_handle, hw_params, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE)) < 0) {
		std::cerr << "cannot set sample format " << snd_strerror (rc);
		return rc;
	}
	
	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(capture_handle, hw_params, 2))  < 0) {
		std::cerr << "Could not set to stereo" << snd_strerror(rc) << std::endl;
		return rc;
	}

/*	int exactRate
	      = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near (capture_handle, hw_params, &uSampleRate, &rc);
	if(rc !=  0) {
		std::cerr << "Sample rate " << uSampleRate << "is'nt supported by your hardware. Using "
		 << exactRate << "Hz instaed. " << std::endl;
	}
	std::cout << "snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near returned with:  " << exactRate << std::endl;
	*/

	unsigned int rrate = uSampleRate;
	if((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near (capture_handle, hw_params, &rrate, 0)) < 0){
		std::cerr << "Failed to set sample rate: "<< uSampleRate <<  snd_strerror (rc);
	}
	if(rrate !=  uSampleRate) {
		std::cerr << "Sample rate " << uSampleRate << "is'nt supported by your hardware. Using "
		 << rrate << "Hz instaed. " << std::endl;
	}
	std::cout << "snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near returned with:  " << rc << std::endl;


	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels (capture_handle, hw_params, 2)) < 0) {
		std::cerr << "cannot set channel count " << snd_strerror (rc);
		return rc;
	}
	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params (capture_handle, hw_params)) < 0) {
		std::cerr << "cannot set parameters " << snd_strerror (rc);
		return rc;
	}
	snd_pcm_hw_params_free (hw_params);
	if ((rc = snd_pcm_prepare (capture_handle)) < 0) {
		std::cerr << "cannot prepare audio interface for use " << snd_strerror (rc);
		return rc;
	}

  std::cout << "successfully set up ALSA 0.9 device" << std::endl;

  char buf[512];
  long a;

	if ((a = snd_pcm_readi (capture_handle, buf, 128)) < 0) {
			std::cerr << "read from audio interface failed: " << snd_strerror (a) << std::endl;
			return -1;
	}
	/*
	for(int i=0; i <128; i++){
			std::cout << buf[i];
	}
	std::cout << "  " << std::endl;
	*/
	return rc;
}