So I am slowly making progress. I had a look at the source code of the gnome-settings-dameon and found out that the maximum volume you can set with your media-keys is hardcoded... So much for an easy way to make it configurable.
One can still set it themselves, but I don't think that is a solution for many users. Anyway the setting can be found in plugins/media-keys/gsd-media-keys-manager.c and then look for MAX_VOLUME. A note of caution hower; as I haven't tried this myself yet, I have no idea what a sensible idea for a maximum volume is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/971878 Title: [ThinkPad W510, Conexant CX20585, Speaker, Internal] volume slider problem Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: New Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Exactly the same as issue as here - http://askubuntu.com/questions/112123/how-do-i-maximize-the-sound- volume-on-a-macbook-pro-in-gnome-shell If I use the volume keys to set volume to 100%, the sound is very low. However, if I open the Sound dialog, the "Output Volume" slider goes up to 150%, which allows me to comfortably hear sound. Unfortunately, if I use the volume keys thereafter, it practically mutes the sound again, and doesn't let me increase the volume to 150% without first opening the Sound Settings dialog. I know how to use System Settings to increase volume beyond 100%. What I want is for 100% to actually be the true 100% so when I use the volume key to increase volume, it doesn't decrease volume. e.g. If I set it to 150%, and then press the "increase volume" key, the volume goes down to 100%. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Apr 2 16:24:16 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_Type: Volume slider, or mixer problems Title: [43192RU, Conexant CX20585, Speaker, Internal] volume slider problem UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/27/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 6NET74WW (1.34 ) dmi.board.name: 43192RU dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6NET74WW(1.34):bd10/27/2010:svnLENOVO:pn43192RU:pvrThinkPadW510:rvnLENOVO:rn43192RU:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 43192RU dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W510 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/971878/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp