Kmilo doesn't properly adjust volume

[ChrisDesjardins]

When I try to use the multimedia keys on my laptop (Lenovo 3000 N100), the volume up key stops at 11% and then pressing the volume down key will bring back to 0. However, I am unable to get it higher than 11% at anytime. Also when I mute my laptop using the mute multimedia key KDE doesn't recognize this and the volume continues uninterrupted. This always occurs. Thus kmilo doesn't work at all with my laptop.

[private_lock (private-lock)]

At first I was following a how-to of someone with a similar notebook - http://www.caiacoa.de/wiki/index.php/Samsung_R40-T2050_Chasubi

The difference is, that I have a R40-T2050-Devron and lspci reports a different sound hardware:

00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Azalia

It is working out of the box with Feisty 7.04, but the volume was tuned extremely low, so I first did not realize there was a very faint whisper. KMilo could mute it correctly. But the percentage would only switch between 0 and 10%.

Then I played around with KMix and turned up every knob I could get hold of. Then I suddenly had all the sound I wanted. This time KMilo was jumping from 100 to 90% or from 87 to 67 ... But I cannot remember if it really changed the volume ... at least it did not alter the front channel in KMix.

I assigned the very same buttons to KMix which had no effect at first. Then I uninstalled KMilo, because it in addition would not show changes in brightness too. Even though the package was gone, my machine still showed KMilos OSD ... so I did a soft reboot. Afterward the special keys did not work at all. But this morning (after switching the notebook completely off and on again) it works great. There is just no OSD.

It is only strange, that KMix cannot mute the headphones. Even on 0% I still hear it playing without straining my ears. But then I just pull the plug.

[KhaaL (khaal)]

This also happens to my multimedia keyboard. I have to remove kmilo in order to regain control over volume management.

[KhaaL (khaal)]

I also wanted to add that this only affects the XF86Audio*Volume keys on my keyboard.

[brazzmonkey (brazzmonkey)]

i confirm this bug, too. using acer 9814 laptop.

[der_lunz (christian-kapeller)]

Also for me, the volume control doesn't work anymore, after upgrading to gutsy. Mute shows on/off nothing happens, Volume adjustment only shows 0 and 11%.

[Wouter Horré (wouterh)]

I am also affected by this bug. After changing the master channel to speaker in kmix, the mute button works ok. The volume up/down buttons don't work. Assigning shift+XF86Audio*Volume in kmix let's me control the volume with shift + volume buttons.

My laptop is a Lenovo 3000 V100. Output of amixer is attached.

[ciuczek (kondziu69)]

It also doesn't work under Asus F5M series notebook - after upgrade. Volume doesn't change at all, as well as it doesn't mute.
It's the same situation as described by :der_luntz