A udev rule installed by media-sound/alsa-utils-1.2.13-r2 (possibly earlier versions too, though I haven't tested) references /usr/bin/cat, which does not exist on my split-usr system. The rule in question is in /lib/udev/rules.d/90-alsa-restore.rules - here's the context: > LABEL="alsa_hda_analog" > # restore configuration for profile with combined cards (HDA + digital mic) > TEST!="/run/udev/alsa-hda-analog-card", GOTO="alsa_restore_std" > IMPORT{program}="/usr/bin/cat /run/udev/alsa-hda-analog-card" > ENV{ALSA_CARD_HDA_ANALOG}!="", ENV{ALSA_CARD_NUMBER}="$env{ALSA_CARD_HDA_ANALOG}" ----- Portage 3.0.67 (python 3.13.3-final-0, default/linux/amd64/23.0/split-usr, gcc-14, glibc-2.40-r8, 6.6.21-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System Settings ================================================================= System uname: Linux-6.6.21-gentoo-x86_64-11th_Gen_Intel-R-_Core-TM-_i7-11700K_@_3.60GHz-with-glibc2.40 KiB Mem: 65716372 total, 40039732 free KiB Swap: 8191996 total, 8191996 free Head commit of repository gentoo: 97172b84831b37b55d3bee16204ff72efefe3fc2 Head commit of repository anomen: 19068dd2aaa9e04d89ec8785fbf811f10ff0ee22 Head commit of repository menelkir: a15bf67e0f62d9b995ded83d6b161c2c77177471 Head commit of repository palemoon: 5c4239fe0d2b3cdec08eede39b17f83f854fd0b2 Head commit of repository pentoo: b8b6f37d8c426669ada1ea7c772d5436c04a2960 Head commit of repository rion: 94510bfe744ba9fdda6cfa4b2e72f2cd40a7f580 Head commit of repository slonko: ce6d680826d92191c0282cf8c5e6447dd861cb1d Head commit of repository vapoursynth: 42ab151eb9a854c993766b3c4e1ec62aacb4f583 sh bash 5.2_p37 ld GNU ld (Gentoo 2.44 p1) 2.44.0 ccache version 4.10.2 [disabled] app-misc/pax-utils: 1.3.8::gentoo app-shells/bash: 5.2_p37::gentoo dev-build/autoconf: 2.72-r1::gentoo dev-build/automake: 1.16.5-r2::gentoo, 1.17-r1::gentoo dev-build/cmake: 3.31.5::gentoo dev-build/libtool: 2.5.4::gentoo dev-build/make: 4.4.1-r100::gentoo dev-build/meson: 1.7.0::gentoo dev-java/java-config: 2.3.4::gentoo dev-lang/perl: 5.40.2::gentoo dev-lang/python: 2.7.18_p16-r2::gentoo, 3.9.22::gentoo, 3.10.17-r1::gentoo, 3.11.12::gentoo, 3.12.10::gentoo, 3.13.3::gentoo dev-lang/rust: 1.83.0-r2::gentoo, 1.85.1::gentoo dev-util/ccache: 4.10.2-r1::gentoo llvm-core/clang: 19.1.7::gentoo llvm-core/lld: 19.1.7::gentoo llvm-core/llvm: 19.1.7::gentoo sys-apps/baselayout: 2.17::gentoo sys-apps/openrc: 0.56::gentoo sys-apps/sandbox: 2.39::gentoo sys-devel/binutils: 2.44::gentoo sys-devel/binutils-config: 5.5.2::gentoo sys-devel/gcc: 12.4.1_p20241219::gentoo, 14.2.1_p20241221::gentoo sys-devel/gcc-config: 2.12.1::gentoo sys-kernel/linux-headers: 6.12::gentoo (virtual/os-headers) sys-libs/glibc: 2.40-r8::gentoo Repositories: gentoo location: /usr/portage sync-type: git sync-uri: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/ priority: -1000 volatile: True anomen location: /var/db/repos/anomen sync-type: git sync-uri: https://github.com/anomen-s/anomen-overlay.git masters: gentoo volatile: False menelkir location: /var/db/repos/menelkir sync-type: git sync-uri: https://gitlab.com/menelkir/gentoo-overlay.git masters: gentoo volatile: False palemoon location: /var/db/repos/palemoon sync-type: git sync-uri: https://github.com/deu/palemoon-overlay.git masters: gentoo volatile: False pentoo location: /var/db/repos/pentoo sync-type: git sync-uri: https://github.com/pentoo/pentoo-overlay.git masters: gentoo volatile: False rion location: /var/db/repos/rion sync-type: git sync-uri: https://github.com/rion-overlay/rion-overlay.git masters: gentoo volatile: False slonko location: /var/db/repos/slonko sync-type: git sync-uri: https://slonko.net/git/portage masters: gentoo volatile: False sph-local location: /opt/portage-overlay/main masters: gentoo priority: 0 volatile: True vapoursynth location: /var/db/repos/vapoursynth sync-type: git sync-uri: https://github.com/4re/vapoursynth-portage.git masters: gentoo volatile: False sph-local-qt location: /opt/portage-overlay/compatibility/qt masters: gentoo priority: 1 volatile: True sph-local-temp location: /opt/portage-overlay/temporary masters: gentoo 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