diff -Naur alsa-utils/etc/conf.d/alsa alsa-utils-edit/etc/conf.d/alsa
--- alsa-utils/etc/conf.d/alsa	2008-01-11 03:00:49.000000000 -0500
+++ alsa-utils-edit/etc/conf.d/alsa	2008-01-28 21:00:39.848774237 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Sound card state storage file
+# -- used to store current settings for your soundcards,
+#    including mixer settings. 
+ASOUNDSTATE=/etc/asound.state
+
 # Enables powersaving mode for AC97 and hda_intel audio chips.
 # Set to 1 to enable powersaving.
 # Set to 0 to disable powersaving (default).
diff -Naur alsa-utils/etc/rc.d/alsa alsa-utils-edit/etc/rc.d/alsa
--- alsa-utils/etc/rc.d/alsa	2008-01-11 03:00:49.000000000 -0500
+++ alsa-utils-edit/etc/rc.d/alsa	2008-01-28 20:53:16.190772364 -0500
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 case "$1" in
   start)
     stat_busy "Restoring ALSA Levels"
-    /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
+    /usr/sbin/alsactl --file $ASOUNDSTATE restore
     if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
       stat_fail
     else
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     ;;
   stop)
     stat_busy "Saving ALSA Levels"
-    /usr/sbin/alsactl store
+    /usr/sbin/alsactl --file $ASOUNDSTATE store
     if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
       stat_fail
     else