diff --git a/alsamixer/alsamixer.c b/alsamixer/alsamixer.c
index 018e2fd..9292f0a 100644
--- a/alsamixer/alsamixer.c
+++ b/alsamixer/alsamixer.c
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ mixer_abort (ErrType     error,
     {
     case ERR_OPEN:
       fprintf (stderr,
-	       PRGNAME ": failed to open mixer %s: %s\n",
+	       PRGNAME ": function %s failed for %s: %s\n",
+	       err_string,
 	       card_id,
 	       snd_strerror (xerrno));
       break;
diff --git a/seq/aconnect/aconnect.c b/seq/aconnect/aconnect.c
index 47ad61b..3e4b96c 100644
--- a/seq/aconnect/aconnect.c
+++ b/seq/aconnect/aconnect.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (snd_seq_open(&seq, "hw", SND_SEQ_OPEN_DUPLEX, 0) < 0) {
+	if (snd_seq_open(&seq, "default", SND_SEQ_OPEN_DUPLEX, 0) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "can't open sequencer\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/seq/aseqnet/aseqnet.c b/seq/aseqnet/aseqnet.c
index 50e5c64..17d7b1e 100644
--- a/seq/aseqnet/aseqnet.c
+++ b/seq/aseqnet/aseqnet.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static void init_seq(char *source, char *dest)
 	snd_seq_addr_t addr;
 	int err, counti, counto;
 
-	if (snd_seq_open(&handle, "hw", SND_SEQ_OPEN_DUPLEX, 0) < 0) {
+	if (snd_seq_open(&handle, "default", SND_SEQ_OPEN_DUPLEX, 0) < 0) {
 		perror("snd_seq_open");
 		exit(1);
 	}