Hi, The solution is to create the directory under /var which alsacrtl expects. I think it’s /var/run or /var/lock, but I don’t remember specifics and don’t have my machine in front of me at the moment. If you do that, alsactl store will work as expected.
Best, Zack. > On Jul 6, 2016, at 9:58 PM, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> wrote: > > I had been using it to install archlinux specifically talkingarchlinux. It > mostly works ok until I do alsactl store and then I get a state lock error. > As a result of this failure, I can finish up a talkingarch installation but > on reboot, I have no speech on the system. Does a way exist I can clear this > problem? The only reason I'm doing this is because the wifi network I had > set up and working with netctl also died and I'm going to have to wipe the > hard drive and reinstall talkingarch to clear this problem. > > > > --
