attaching amixer output as requested in previous comment. i have to admit, that it now magically works. will elaborate further later on...
** Attachment added: "amixer.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37085644/amixer.log -- Alsa mixer Master Front volume resets to minimum on startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/449589 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