I found some related bug reports in PulseAudio and ALSA https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=4331 http://pulseaudio.org/ticket/457
To resume them briefly: The STAC9200's data-sheet says that the hardware has the following layout: front device -> softvol plugin "PCM" --> hw device ---> "Master" Volume |-> "LFE" Volume LFE is a mono channel (L+R) connected to the subwoofer with it's own hardware volume. Pulse's developers assume that ALSA's master volumes should control all analog outputs (in this case "LFE + Master"). So the driver should be fixed. ALSA developers says that the driver's job is only to expose the hardware features, (in this case two separate volumes LFE, Master), and that higher level applications should take care of that. The reports are 14 months old...I don't think this would be fixed by either of them, maybe ubuntu should try to automatize the work around at pulseaudio install time? ** Bug watch added: ALSA Bug Tracker #4331 https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=4331 ** Bug watch added: PulseAudio sound server #457 http://pulseaudio.org/ticket/457 -- [karmic][lucid] Intel HDA 82801G (ICH7) | STAC9200 - Mixer controlling wrong settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441195 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