Sorry, I must have been a bit careless.  If I restart (instead of reloading alsa) the card loads, but still gives me "Invalid AFG subtree"

I have a setup a Fedora installation on the first hard drive. On it there is no sound either but I get a bit more output, which perhaps can offer a clue:

[pjfrey@localhost ~]$ cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 
Codec: Realtek ALC888
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x10ec0888
Subsystem Id: 0x102802ac
Revision Id: 0x100202
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
N/A
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
GPIO: io=255, o=255, i=255, unsolicited=1, wake=1
  IO[0]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[1]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[2]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[3]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[4]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[5]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[6]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[7]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[8]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[9]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[10]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[11]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[12]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[13]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[14]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[15]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[16]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[17]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[18]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[19]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[20]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[21]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[22]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[23]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[24]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[25]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[26]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[27]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[28]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[29]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[30]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[31]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[32]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[33]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[34]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[35]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[36]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[37]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[38]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[39]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[40]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[41]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[42]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[43]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[44]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[45]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[46]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[47]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[48]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[49]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[50]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[51]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[52]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[53]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[54]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[55]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[56]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[57]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[58]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[59]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[60]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[61]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[62]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[63]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[64]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[65]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[66]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[67]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[68]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[69]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[70]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[71]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[72]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[73]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[74]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[75]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[76]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[77]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[78]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[79]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[80]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[81]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[82]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1Invalid AFG subtree
  IO[83]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[84]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[85]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[86]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[87]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[88]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[89]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[90]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[91]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[92]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[93]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[94]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[95]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[96]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[97]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[98]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[99]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[100]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[101]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[102]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[103]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[104]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[105]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[106]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[107]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[108]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[109]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[110]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[111]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[112]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[113]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[114]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[115]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[116]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[117]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[118]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[119]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[120]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[121]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[122]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[123]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[124]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[125]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[126]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[127]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[128]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[129]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[130]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[131]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[132]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[133]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[134]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[135]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[136]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[137]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[138]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[139]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[140]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[141]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[142]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[143]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[144]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[145]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[146]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[147]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[148]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[149]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[150]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[151]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[152]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[153]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[154]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[155]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[156]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[157]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[158]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[159]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[160]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[161]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[162]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[163]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[164]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[165]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[166]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[167]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[168]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[169]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[170]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[171]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[172]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[173]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[174]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[175]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[176]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[177]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[178]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[179]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[180]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[181]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[182]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[183]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[184]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[185]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[186]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[187]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[188]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[189]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[190]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[191]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[192]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[193]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[194]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[195]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[196]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[197]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[198]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[199]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[200]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[201]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[202]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[203]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[204]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[205]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[206]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[207]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[208]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[209]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[210]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[211]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[212]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[213]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[214]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[215]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[216]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[217]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[218]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[219]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[220]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[221]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[222]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[223]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[224]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[225]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[226]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[227]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[228]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[229]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[230]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[231]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[232]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[233]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[234]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[235]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[236]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[237]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[238]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[239]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[240]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[241]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[242]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[243]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[244]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[245]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[246]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[247]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[248]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[249]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[250]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[251]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[252]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[253]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1
  IO[254]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1

notice the line:
  IO[82]: enable=1, dir=1, wake=1, sticky=1, data=1Invalid AFG subtree

Maybe I could be a cheap (old) soundcard and stick it in, for the time; although I would still like to help resolve this...