[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#608388: Bug#608388: alsa-utils: restore fails after rename from "PC Speaker" to "Beep"

[Elimar Riesebieter]

Hi Kurt,

now with attachment ;)

* Kurt Roeckx [101230 14:48 +0100]:
> Package: alsa-utils
> Version: 1.0.23-3
> Severity: important
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I think Linux 2.6.33 renamed "PC Speaker" to "Beep".  alsactl
> doesn't seem to be liking this much.
> 
> During boot between kernels with different names I see:
> Setting up ALSA...warning: 'alsactl restore' failed with error message 'Unknown hardware: "ICH" "SigmaTel STAC9700,83,84" "AC97a:83847600" "0x1043" "0x1493"
> Hardware is initialized using a guess method
> alsactl: set_control:1255: failed to obtain info for control #5 (No such file or directory)
> alsactl: set_control:1255: failed to obtain info for control #6 (No such file or directory)'...done.
[...]
> So it seems that for .32 it sets up reasonable defaults, while for newer it just turns it off.
> But I'm expecting my settings to be saved, even after a rename.

Could you please apply attached patch to /etc/init.d/alsa-utils and
test again?

Thanks
Elimar

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--- alsa-utils.orig	2010-12-30 16:58:39.905964578 +0100
+++ alsa-utils	2010-12-30 17:03:59.972338203 +0100
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@
 	# On MacBookPro5,3 and later models (See Bug#597791)
 	unmute_and_set_level "Front Speaker" "80%"
 
+	# SigmaTel renames controls for kernels > 2.6.32 (See Bug#608388)
+	switch_control "Beep Playback Switch" on
+	unmute_and_set_level "Beep Playback Volume" "80%"
+
 	return 0
 }