[gentoo-amd64] Re: Alsa Config keeps disappearing

[Duncan]

sean <tech.junk@×××××××××××.net> posted 4A4B858E.6050202@×××××××××××.net,
excerpted below, on  Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:49:34 -0400:

>> So you're saying that it only happens as a regular user?
> No, it happens exactly the same even if logged in as root. I just
> restarted and tested.

Well, that shoots down the bad permissions theory, upon which most of the 
rest of the post was based.  But maybe we can salvage something from it...

> Mine before running alsaconf
>
>  ls -l /dev/snd
> total 0
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 4 2009-07-01 07:35 controlC0
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 8 2009-07-01 07:35 controlC1
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 3 2009-07-01 07:35 pcmC0D0c
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 7 2009-07-01 07:35 pcmC1D0c
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 6 2009-07-01 07:35 pcmC1D0p
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 5 2009-07-01 07:35 pcmC1D1c
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 9 2009-07-01 07:35 seq
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 2 2009-07-01 07:35 timer
>
> Mine after running alsaconf
> ls -l /dev/snd
> total 0
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 6 2009-07-01 11:39 controlC0
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 5 2009-07-01 11:39 pcmC0D0c
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 4 2009-07-01 11:39 pcmC0D0p
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 3 2009-07-01 11:39 pcmC0D1c
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 7 2009-07-01 11:39 seq
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 2 2009-07-01 11:39 timer
>
> There is some differences. Less entries, and notice the time. I had just
> restarted the system to cause the problem. I did each command just a few
> minutes apart, the first one however shows a morning time, this is when
> it does not work, and the second shows the correct time, after running
> alsaconf and it is working. I am not sure what to make of it yet.

You had /just/ restarted the system... so that morning time is from 
BEFORE you restarted??

Hmm...  Maybe it's running the alsa service before clock.  Do you happen 
to be running the system hardware clock (BIOS) at OTHER than UTC, at, 
say, EDT, which is four hours different?  That would explain the time 
difference, yielding a couple minute interval between the two runs.

That's... interesting... and I'd probably look at reordering the services 
so clock starts first and doesn't give you the time difference there, but 
I don't /think/ it should have anything to do with the alsa problem we're 
dealing with.

Meanwhile, the differing number of entries does reinforce my idea that 
there's something wrong with the drivers, tho apparently not the modules, 
per se, but with how they're configured at boot vs after you run 
alsaconf.  I'll have to look at the alsaconf script a bit, and compare it 
to the alsa service, to see if I can figure out what's missing at boot.  
But I'm getting sleepy now, as this is normally the time I go to bed. (US/
AZ but I sleep days.)  So I'll have to look at it again later.

Meanwhile, if anyone else wants a go, have at it! =:^)

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