If the audio file does not exist, the test should be skipped.  Will backport.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py b/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
index 1a11e8f..fe902b5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     try:
         a = linuxaudiodev.open('w')
     except linuxaudiodev.error, msg:
-        if msg[0] in (errno.EACCES, errno.ENODEV, errno.EBUSY):
+        if msg[0] in (errno.EACCES, errno.ENOENT, errno.ENODEV, errno.EBUSY):
             raise TestSkipped, msg
         raise TestFailed, msg