[alsa-devel] [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#527074: /etc/init.d/alsa-utils: `/etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop` triggers amixer error

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Piotr Lewandowski [090925 20:54 +0200]
> Hi alsa-devel@!
> 
> One of the maintainers of alsa-utils package in Debian advised me to
> ask for your help. I've encountered following problem:
> 
> #v+
> $ amixer -c 0 -q set Mic 0% mute
> amixer: Invalid command!
> #v-
> 
> This command is invoked from /etc/init.d/alsa-utils script during
> system shutdown. Do you have any ideas how to fix that?
> 
> Here is some basic info about my hardware:
> 
> #v+
> $ lspci -v | sed -ne '/Audio/,/^$/p'
> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High
> Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
>         Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 30a2
>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
>         Memory at f4580000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
>         Capabilities: <access denied>
>         Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
> 
> $ cat /proc/asound/version
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.18a.

1. It would be an option to insert:
   'echo option "snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1"' >> /etc/modprobe.d/local.conf
2. It is a good idea to update to alsa-source 1.0.21-2 and build biuld
   your driver up from there.

Elimar

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