> I don't understand this response. I am not an experienced programmer with respect to these platforms and have no control what Virtual Box presents back to the OS. I will say that this problem effects multiple distributions.
You should study the ad1980 datasheet take a look at the functional block diagram there is an ac97 mixer which mix the Front DAC signal ( controlled by PCM Out Volume) and other analog input sources (CD , Mic , Line In, stereo mix playback volume) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1487168 Title: [Emulated AD1980 AC97 inside Virualbox 5.0, playback] volume slider problem To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1487168/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs