----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Knecht 
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:52 am
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ALSA - Still No Sound
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: dhk 

> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 2:37 AM, dhk  wrote:
>
> >
> > Another update.  It seem all I need to do to get sound back is run
> > alsaconf (take all the defaults) and reboot.  I'm not sure why
> it stops
> > working after two or three reboots, but if I run alsaconf 
> again and
> > reboot it's back.  It never works right after alsaconf, it
> always needs
> > a reboot.  It would be nice if the sound state didn't get
> lost, but at
> > least I can get it back.  I'd also wouldn't mind knowing why
> it happens.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > dhk
>
> Does it really need a reboot, or does (as root)
>
> /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
>
> get it going?
>
> - Mark
>
>

It really needs a reboot.  Bouncing alsasound doesn't do anything.  Then it works for a day or two or a reboot or two and then nothing.  Then I need to run alsaconf and just hit enter for the defaults and reboot to get it back.  It doesn't take long and I can live with it, but it may indicate something else is wrong.

dhk