"Too high" is pretty subjective. There isn't anything misreported by your driver for dB information.
** Changed in: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Sound too high at startup (live cd and first boot) and max limit. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541802 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs