[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#540254: Bug#540254: alsa-utils: /etc/init.d/alsa-util Ctrl-D's the boot process

[Elimar Riesebieter]

severity 540254 normal
thanks


* Karsten Hilbert [090806 22:44 +0200]
> Package: alsa-utils
> Version: 1.0.20-2
> Severity: serious
> Justification: stops machine boot
> 
> This happens during boot and triggers a stop asking for the root
> password for maintenance or Ctlr-D to continue rebooting anyway:

Ctrl-D'ing cant be alsa-utils fault.

> merkur:~# /etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart
> Shutting down ALSA...done.
> Setting up ALSA...warning: 'alsactl restore' failed with error message 'Unknown hardware: "SI7018" "SigmaTel STAC9700,83,84,Silicon Laboratory Si3036,8 rev 1" "AC97a:83847600 AC97m:53494c21" "0x1043" "0x1453"
> Hardware is initialized using a guess method
> /usr/share/alsa/init/default:51: control element not found
> /usr/share/alsa/init/default:52: missing closing brace for format
> /usr/share/alsa/init/default:52: error parsing CTL attribute
> /usr/share/alsa/init/default:52: invalid rule'...done.

Please do
# dpkg --purge alsa-utils
# reboot
and?

> This is the relevant section in /usr/share/alsa/init/default:

You have missconfigured alsa. It seems your driver isn't the correct
one.

> CTL{reset}="mixer"
> CTL{name}="Headphone Playback Volume",PROGRAM=="__ctl_search",GOTO="headphone0_end"
> # if master volume control is present, turn headphone volume to max
> ENV{has_pmaster_vol}=="true",CTL{values}="0dB",RESULT=="0",GOTO="headphone0_end"
> ENV{has_pmaster_vol}=="true",CTL{values)="100%",GOTO="headphone0_end"
> CTL{values}="$env{pvolume}",RESULT!="0",CTL{values}="$env{ppercent}"
> LABEL="headphone0_end"
> CTL{name}="Headphone Playback Switch",PROGRAM=="__ctl_search", \
>   CTL{values}="on"
> 
> 
> Line 51 is the first one starting with ENV.

What do we have to do here from your point?

Elimar

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