Index: src/modules/module-alsa-source.c
===================================================================
--- src/modules/module-alsa-source.c.orig
+++ src/modules/module-alsa-source.c
@@ -1280,9 +1280,12 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
                 VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_DEFINED(&u->hw_dB_max, sizeof(u->hw_dB_max));
 #endif
 
-                pa_log_info("Volume ranges from %0.2f dB to %0.2f dB.", (double) u->hw_dB_min/100.0, (double) u->hw_dB_max/100.0);
-                pa_assert(u->hw_dB_min < u->hw_dB_max);
-                u->hw_dB_supported = TRUE;
+		if (u->hw_dB_min >= u->hw_dB_max)
+                    pa_log_warn("Your kernel driver is broken: it reports a volume range from %0.2f dB to %0.2f dB which makes no sense.", (double) u->hw_dB_min/100.0, (double) u->hw_dB_max/100.0);
+                else {
+		    pa_log_info("Volume ranges from %0.2f dB to %0.2f dB.", (double) u->hw_dB_min/100.0, (double) u->hw_dB_max/100.0);
+		    u->hw_dB_supported = TRUE;
+		}
             }
 
             if (suitable &&