# /etc/init.d/alsasound start * ERROR: "/etc/init.d/alsasound" has syntax errors in it; not executing... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
I'm getting this too, after emerging alsa-utils-1.0.6.
It appears as though someone already fixed the problem on the forums. I'll just supply the link: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=216054 I'm assuming this is the error that you guys were experiencing.
fixed in portage