I just found out that this was due to an old asoundrc which didn't affect volume control in intrepid. It looked like (see attached).
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Converted to question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+question/67926 ** Attachment added: ".asoundrc.old" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25750428/.asoundrc.old -- ICH6 hda-intel volume control is not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363726 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