Public bug reported:
On Ubuntu 25.10, the GDM login screen no longer remembers its own volume
setting, and it defaults to 100% volume on every boot. This is a critical issue
for users of the Orca screen reader, as the voice is now extremely loud.
In previous non-LTS versions, the login screen and the user session had
separate, persistent volume settings. This bug, which appeared in 25.10, makes
the login screen unusable for me without immediately muting or lowering my
speakers.
[Steps to Reproduce]
* Boot the computer to the GDM login screen.
* While on the login screen, lower the volume from the default 100% to a
comfortable level (e.g., 50%).
* Reboot the computer.
* When the GDM login screen appears again, the volume has reset to 100%, and
the Orca screen reader is blaring.
[Expected Behavior]
The GDM login screen should remember its own volume setting, independent of the
user session volume. If the volume is set to 50% on the login screen, it should
still be 50% after a reboot.
[Additional Context]
* This bug started immediately after upgrading to Ubuntu 25.10.
* This feature (the login screen remembering its own separate volume) worked
correctly on previous versions.
* This is a significant accessibility regression, possibly related to the new
isolated user environment for the GDM login screen in GNOME 49, which seems to
prevent the system from saving the login screen's volume preference.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: gdm3 49.0.1-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-6.6-generic 6.17.1
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Nov 16 09:57:50 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-11-14 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64
(20240827.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: gdm3
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-11-15 (2 days ago)
** Affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug questing wayland-session
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Accessibility: Orca volume is 100% on GDM login screen and does not
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