OK, after quite a bit of digging, I found a solution that worked for me. I suppose it qualifies as a mere workaround, but here it is:
sudo gedit /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output- speaker.conf find "[Element Speaker]" got to "volume = merge" and place a ; in front of it, to comment the line. This basically tells pulse audio not to use the speaker controls for volume control. now restart pulseaudio: sudo killall pulseaudio if at this point you find that you get no sound at all, type "alsamixer" in the terminal, choose the card you want to control the volume of, and get all the volumes higher (speaker ones should be put to 100%, to make sure that your maximum volume isn't unnecessarily capped). Links that were of use: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/PulseAudioStoleMyVolumes -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1037120 Title: [HP Pavilion dv6z Notebook PC, IDT 92HD81B1X5, Black Headphone Out, Front] volume slider problem To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1037120/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
