Steps to Reproduce: Startup/Shutdown - During either ALSA will not store or restore mixer levels. #dmesg | grep hda snd_hda_intel 0000:00:05.0: PCI INT B -> Link[AAZA] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 hda_intel: Disabling MSI snd_hda_intel 0000:00:05.0: setting latency timer to 64 hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xd (ctl = Surround Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xe (ctl = Center Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xe (ctl = LFE Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xd (ctl = Surround Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xe (ctl = Center Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xe (ctl = LFE Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xc (ctl = Front Playback Volume) After bootup, running alsactl store shows: alsactl: cannot read control info '2,0,0,Front Playback Volume,0': Invalid Arguement, and as a side note sound DOES WORK when KDE boots Configuration: Using in-kernel alsa drivers, kernel version: gentoo-sources-3.2.1-r2, compiled with genkernel. #lsmod | grep hda snd_hda_codec_realtek 181684 1 snd_hda_intel 19856 0 snd_hda_codec 57380 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel snd_pcm 56361 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_usb_audio snd_hwdep 5046 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_usb_audio snd_page_alloc 5977 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm snd 47299 12 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_usb_audio,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_timer,snd_seq_device. #lspci | grep Audio 00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2) I cannot use alsaconf to set this up, as this device is still newer than what alsaconf recognizes. Googling led me to this setup: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf # ALSA portion alias char-major-116 snd alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel options hda-intel model="generic" # OSS/Free portion alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 Notice model="generic" Please advise as this error was not happening in the 2.6 series kernels, and as always, if you need more info, or if this needs to go upstream let me know.
(In reply to comment #0) > I cannot use alsaconf to set this up, as this device is still newer than > what alsaconf recognizes. Googling led me to this setup: alsaconf is completely broken with sys-apps/kmod (and current >=sys-fs/udev-200) it's no longer installed with 1.0.27
please retry with newer kernel and ALSA 1.0.27 try removing that 'model="generic"' with them
