Volume settings not preserved, who's to blame?

[Gain Paolo Mureddu]

Sam Varshavchik wrote:

> James Wilkinson writes:
>
>> Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>>
>>> I find that my volume settings are not saved in FC2. I have to turn 
>>> up the volume every time I log in. Examining the volume control 
>>> settings, it looks like that all settings are saved, except for the 
>>> "PCM" setting.
>>>
>>> Who do I file this bug against?
>>
>>
>> Do you have a standard Fedora kernel?
>
>
> Yup.
>
>> What sound card do you have?
>
>
> It's a laptop with an AC97-compatible chipset, that uses i810_audio.o
>
>>
>> Do you have a line containing "/usr/sbin/alsactl store" in
>> /etc/modprobe? What does the rest of the line say?
>
>
> modprobe.conf is for the 2.4 kernels.
>
> In modules.conf, I've got this monstrosity:
>
> post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L 
> >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S 
> >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
>
>> What happens if you run
>> /usr/sbin/alsactl store
>> from the root prompt?
>
>
> alsactl works just fine.
>
> I'll try dicking around with modules.conf…
>
>
Use alsamixer to set your volumes, then just (as root) issue alsactl 
store (that's what the lines in modprobe should do, but it actually 
doesn't). What I certainly would do is to install the driver from an 
updated rpm or source (if you know how to) and just use the alsasound 
system service for this: /sbin/service alsasound restart will store the 
values and keep your sound working. Upon reboot you should get your 
volumes back,