On Sunday, 3 January 2021 17:12:20 GMT you wrote:
> Michael,
> 
> On Sunday, 2021-01-03 16:13:35 +0000, you wrote:
> > ...
> > It used to be the case modules were probed/reloaded by 'alsactl init' when
> > initialising the audio card.  If built in the kernel binary the command
> > couldn't do this.
> 
> Thanks for this background information :-)
> 
> Am I correct in asuming  that this more or less  is still true,  and I'd
> rather continue to build sound support as modules?

I can't confirm this, but in my case I've been building alsa drivers as 
modules ever since.


> > ...
> > I suggest you use alsactl init before and after and compare the output
> > between a working and non-working state, to try to isolate the problem.
> 
> Erm ... good suggestion:
> 
> $ alsactl init
> alsa-lib
> /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/alsa-lib-1.2.3.2-r1/work/alsa-lib-1.2.3.2/src/u
> cm/main.c:983:(snd_use_case_mgr_open) error: failed to import hw:0 use case
> configuration -2 Found hardware: "HDA-Intel" "Realtek ALC269VC"
> "HDA:10ec0269,15586508,00100202 HDA:80862809,80860101,00100000" "0x1558"
> "0x6508" Hardware is initialized using a generic method
> /usr/share/alsa/init/default:102: value write error: Input/output error

The above on my system refers to headphone control:

CTL{name}="Headphone Playback Switch",CTL{do_search}=="1", \
  CTL{values}="on"

> /usr/share/alsa/init/default:263: value write error: Input/output error
> /usr/share/alsa/init/default:263: value write error: Input/output error

This refers to recording volume:

CTL{name}="Capture Volume",CTL{do_search}=="1", \
  CTL{write}!="$env{cvolume}",CTL{values}="$env{cpercent}"

is your user a member of the audio group?

Are you able to unmute your settings, if muted, with alsamixer?

I recall an older alsa bug with some realtek driver, whereby to get their 
audio back some users had to suspend to RAM first.  :-/  Yes, I know, it 
sounds like cargo-culting, but apparently it worked for them.

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