Mark, Set state the way you want it then do alsactl store to save it. On reboot do alsactl restore and it will reset. The easiest way to do this is to add something to your rc.local script (wherever that is depending on distribution). On RH the best thing to do is add a file to /etc/rc.d/init.d that uses chkconfig (look at some of the other files in there). On start/boot it should do alsactl restore. On stop/halt it should do alsactl store. If you set it up like some of the other scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d you should be able to turn it on by entering chkconfig FILENAME on. Jan -----Original Message----- From: "linux-audio-user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu" <linux-audio-user-bounces(a)music.columbia.edu> on behalf of "Mark Constable" <markc(a)renta.net> Sent: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:39:21 +1000 To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu> Subject: [linux-audio-user] Using alsactl to preserve volume state On the Wiki there is this advice and the following statement so would anyone happen to know what the correct way to preserve state across reboots for 2.6 is ? # load/unload the volume settings on startup/shutdown post-install snd-driver-name /usr/sbin/alsactl restore pre-remove snd-driver-name /usr/sbin/alsactl store This doesn't seem to work with a 2.6.0-test kernel. modprobe simply ignores lines with these statements. Update to this section would be appreciated. --markc