gnome-control-center is only a configuration UI, it can't restore settings on start since it's not running ... that should be something for pulseaudio or a session service like gnome-settings-daemon
** Package changed: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) => pulseaudio (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097957 Title: Balance not restored in Audio panel after restart of system. Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Changing the balance in the Audio panel of the gnome-control-center is not saved in gconf or whereever. Or After a reboot the balance is not restored. The audio balance is set again to its default 50/50 value. The balance should stay by the value set forever until changed again. Best regards, Holger Seelig holger@qualle:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 holger@qualle:~$ apt-cache policy gnome-control-center gnome-control-center: Installiert: 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu19 Kandidat: 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu19 Versionstabelle: *** 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu19 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu19 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jan 9 22:45:37 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-04 (66 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu4.1 deja-dup 24.0-0ubuntu1 gnome-control-center-signon 0.0.18-0ubuntu1 indicator-datetime 12.10.2-0ubuntu3.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1097957/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

