I also have this problem with Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS. I have just down- graded gnome-settings-daemon to 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 (the only other version apt-cache showed me) and restarted, and this has fixed the issue. Volume up/down/mute all fail to work with 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.6.6 - these keys appear ignored (though a terminal loses focus when they're pressed.)
Comment #8 requested information by running gnome-settings-daemon in debug mode using "gnome-settings-daemon --debug --replace" - with the above version, I get "** (gnome-settings-daemon:6486): WARNING **: Unknown option --replace ". I tried some other approaches, and finally got it running in debug mode. When I press the media keys, I get: (gnome-settings-daemon:7320): media-keys-plugin-DEBUG: Launching action for key type '4' (on device id 7) (gnome-settings-daemon:7320): media-keys-plugin-DEBUG: Launching action for key type '5' (on device id 7) (gnome-settings-daemon:7320): media-keys-plugin-DEBUG: Launching action for key type '3' (on device id 7) So it seems to be detecting the key presses - but still, nothing happens. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1248368 Title: Volume up/down keyboard keys stoped working after gnome-settings- daemon package update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1248368/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs