--- /usr/portage/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsasound.initd-r5	2012-02-20 13:03:53.000000000 +0400
+++ /etc/init.d/alsasound	2012-11-12 20:59:59.877248664 +0400
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 alsastatedir=/var/lib/alsa
 alsascrdir=/etc/alsa.d
+alsahomedir=/run/alsasound
 
 extra_commands="save restore"
 
@@ -13,9 +14,20 @@
 	after bootmisc modules isapnp coldplug hotplug
 }
 
+mkalsahomedir() {
+	if [ ! -d "$alsahomedir" ] ; then
+		if ! mkdir -p "$alsahomedir"; then
+			eerror "Directory $alsahomedir does not exist and cannot be created"
+			return 1
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
 restore() {
 	ebegin "Restoring Mixer Levels"
 
+	mkalsahomedir || return 1
+
 	if [ ! -r "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" ] ; then
 		ewarn "No mixer config in ${alsastatedir}/asound.state, you have to unmute your card!"
 		eend 0
@@ -29,7 +41,7 @@
 		[ -e /dev/snd/controlC${cardnum} ] || sleep 2
 		[ -e /dev/snd/controlC${cardnum} ] || sleep 2
 		[ -e /dev/snd/controlC${cardnum} ] || sleep 2
-		alsactl -I -f "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" restore ${cardnum} \
+		alsactl -E HOME="${alsahomedir}" -I -f "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" restore ${cardnum} \
 			|| ewarn "Errors while restoring defaults, ignoring"
 	done
 
@@ -49,8 +61,10 @@
 save() {
 	ebegin "Storing ALSA Mixer Levels"
 
+	mkalsahomedir || return 1
+
 	mkdir -p "${alsastatedir}"
-	if ! alsactl -f "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" store; then
+	if ! alsactl -E HOME="${alsahomedir}" -f "${alsastatedir}/asound.state" store; then
 		eerror "Error saving levels."
 		eend 1
 		return 1