First off I use hda-intel onboard spdif to pass everything to my 7.1 receiver. When I reboot, or leave the computer on for a while sometimes I have to use rcalsasound restart to get my spdif working again. I think it is my ati 4850 graphics card that is hogging the /dev/dsp output. I would like to have my spdif come up every time without having to use restart. I am at a loss for what to do next as these guides don't seem to cover my situation. I do have sound working but not on initial startup, I have removed pulseaudio, and only use alsa. I also have hda-intel as the primary according to yast and I do not have any other options to set other than to modify the /etc/modprobe.d/sound file. If aplay is correct it looks like I have the wrong default, but I am unsure as to how to change this as I don't have a .soundrc and am unsure of the proper format for the modprobe.d/sound file.
Here is a list what aplay puts out.
default:CARD=Intel
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=HDMI
Default Audio Device
hdmi:CARD=HDMI
HDA ATI HDMI, ATI HDMI
HDMI Audio Output
SDB:AudioTroubleshooting - openSUSE
SDB:Intel-HDA sound problems - openSUSE
This is the contents of /etc/modprobe.d/sound
options snd-hda-intel model=5stack
options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
# u1Nb.PA+KAPLQWwF:82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel