On Mon July 2 2018 07:36:36 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Monday 02 July 2018 09:01:14 Mike Bird wrote:
> > On Mon July 2 2018 05:34:50 Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > On Monday 02 July 2018 07:48:29 Mike Bird wrote:
> > > >  ls -l /etc/*.d/S*alsa*
> > >
> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct  5
> > > 2015 /etc/rcS.d/S21alsa-utils -> ../init.d/alsa-utils
> >
> > Hi Gene,
> >
> > That's good.  There's a good chance Kate's suggestion of checking
> > the controls in kmix will solve your problem.
> >
> > --Mike
>
> BTDT enough times to pay for the t-shirt.  Tain't there.

OK, so we know ALSA is set to start automatically.  I don't think
we know yet that it is working as system sounds can happen without
ALSA.

(1) Please use speaker-test before login to determine whether
    ALSA works before login.  Make a note of which speakers it
    finds.  Can you hear them all?  ctrl-C to stop it when you
    get bored.

(2) What precisely tain't there?  Kmix?  Some slider you were
    expecting?

(3) In Control Center / Sound & Multimedia / Sound System is it
    enabled on the General tab?

(4) ... and is networked sound enable?  (Easier if it is not.)

(5) ... and which Audio Device is selected on the Hardware tab?

BTW, a possible kludge for your situation might be to disable
"restore volumes on login" in kmix / settings / configure kmix.

--Mike