On my PC with Ubuntu 14.04 the bug is no longer reproduceable. It looks like the bug was fixed.
** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1310514 Title: On startup the volume settings are not correctly restored Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Whenever I start my pc the sound indicator show the volume I had, when I shutdown the PC. But the actual volume is at maximum. When I increase the volume by pressing volume up button, the sound volume jump to the new volume setting. But in the end the volume is decreased. The bug is reproducible on every restart. My TV is connected over a HDMI cable to my pc. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: tbs6982fe tbs6680fe tbs6923fe wl tbs6985se tbs6928se tbs6982se tbs6991fe tbs6618fe tbs6922fe tbs6928fe tbs6991se ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: mat 2730 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: mat 2730 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D8p: mat 2730 F...m pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Apr 21 10:37:20 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-30 (21 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140329) SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/25/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.80 dmi.board.name: Z87E-ITX dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.80:bd06/25/2013:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnZ87E-ITX:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1310514/+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