alsactl is used to store those setting before shutdown/logout and restore after boot/login in previous version
pulseaudio only change the capture volume and boost of the input source and the playback volume of those line out/speaker/headphone http://voices.canonical.com/david.henningsson/2012/07/13/top-five-wrong- ways-to-fix-your-audio/ you have to ask Ubuntu audio team whether alsactl is still used to save/restore those setting do you mean sound preference did not provide (advanced option) GUI to change those controls which pulseaudio won't change ? e.g. stereo mix, playback volume of input sources, ... control.17 { iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Volume' value.0 28 value.1 28 comment { access 'read write' type INTEGER count 2 range '0 - 31' dbmin -3450 dbmax 1200 dbvalue.0 750 dbvalue.1 750 } } control.18 { iface MIXER name 'Line Playback Switch' value.0 false value.1 false comment { access 'read write' type BOOLEAN count 2 } } -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1323039 Title: [To be filled by O.E.M., Realtek ALC898, Blue Line In, Rear] Background noise or low volume To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1323039/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
