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   Mike  wrote:   
   >   
   > I took a look at "/etc/rc.d/rc.alsa" to remind me what "alsactl restore"   
   > exactly does in there.   
   >   
   > Maybe look in /var/lib/alsa/asound.state (assuming it hasn't moved!),   
   > it sounds like the contents of that file may be corrupt or incompatible?   
   >   
   > It also hints that if you "touch /var/lib/alsa/no.asound.state" then   
   > it won't load that file, and instead set some defaults up.   
      
   Thanks for responding. The date on the file /var/lib/alsa/asound.state   
   corresponds to the last time I booted into the machine. At that   
   time I had no file /etc/asound.conf and the asound.state file reflects   
   the correct state of my machine beginning with state NVIDIA.   
      
   I take that as what happens when no.asound.state was touched.   
   I know that nothing I could put in /etc/asound.conf worked for me.   
      
   In the old days we used to have to create an xorg.conf. Now it   
   is best left missing and X starts up correctly be default. It   
   seems now that sound may do the same. All the better for us.   
      
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