Dear Debian ALSA Maintainers,
I am experiencing an issue where ALSA fails to properly initialize my
default sound output device after boot. Sound is **not working on first
login**, but **switching to "Digital Output (S/PDIF)" and back to "Line
Out - Built-in Audio" restores sound**. This issue occurs every time I
reboot.
### **Steps to Reproduce:**
1. Boot into Debian.
2. Open **Settings → Sound**.
3. Select **Line Out - Built-in Audio** and test sound → **No audio
output**.
4. Switch to **Digital Output (S/PDIF)**.
5. Switch back to **Analog Stereo Output (Line Out)** → **Sound works**.
### **Expected Behavior:**
- ALSA should initialize **Analog Stereo Output (Line Out)** correctly
at boot without manual toggling.
### **System Details:**
- **ALSA Info Report:**
[http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=65de2828201b128f1fca4ddf477257b1f4ca5862](http://alsa-project.org/db/?f=65de2828201b128f1fca4ddf477257b1f4ca5862)
- **Kernel Version:** (6.1.0-31-amd64)
- **ALSA Version:** (aplay: version 1.2.8 by Jaroslav Kysela
<perex@perex.cz>)
- **Default Sound Card:** ( 0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7240000 irq 139)
dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted
- **Logs ( Active Profile: output:analog-stereo
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
---
0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7240000 irq 139
---
---
aplay: version 1.2.8 by Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>):**
This issue happens **every time on boot** and requires a **manual toggle
workaround**. It may be related to ALSA not restoring the correct
profile at startup.
Please let me know if I can provide any more details.
Best regards,
<bobby>
(Debian 12 user)