--- /usr/portage/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsasound.initd-r5	2012-02-20 13:03:53.000000000 +0400
+++ /etc/init.d/alsasound	2012-10-19 00:22:03.458727143 +0400
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		[ -e /dev/snd/controlC${cardnum} ] || sleep 2
 		[ -e /dev/snd/controlC${cardnum} ] || sleep 2
 		[ -e /dev/snd/controlC${cardnum} ] || sleep 2
-		alsactl -I -f "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" restore ${cardnum} \
+		env HOME=/root alsactl -I -f "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" restore ${cardnum} \
 			|| ewarn "Errors while restoring defaults, ignoring"
 	done
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	ebegin "Storing ALSA Mixer Levels"
 
 	mkdir -p "${alsastatedir}"
-	if ! alsactl -f "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" store; then
+	if ! env HOME=/root alsactl -f "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" store; then
 		eerror "Error saving levels."
 		eend 1
 		return 1