[Inspiron 530, Realtek ALC888, Green Line Out, Rear] Keyboard volume know displays min or max only

[Evan Huus]

Ubuntu still tracks the correct volume, which I can adjust normally via the indicator applet. However, when I adjust the volume via my keyboards volume knob, the indicator is wrong. The actual volume is still adjusted correctly, however the notification (not the indicator) immediately shows max volume (if I increased it) or muted (if I decreased it).

If I use my keyboard mute key to mute/unmute, the correct volume is displayed in the notification, however using the knob again immediately causes the same problem.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.24+dfsg-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39
Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:240: no soundcards found...
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:240: no soundcards found...
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: eapache 1650 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: eapache 1650 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Fri Jun 10 07:48:20 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_Card: Internal Audio - HDA Intel
Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear
Symptom_Type: Volume slider, or mixer problems
Title: [Inspiron 530, Realtek ALC888, Green Line Out, Rear] volume slider problem
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-05-28 (12 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/20/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.15
dmi.board.name: 0FM586
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: ���
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.15:bd06/20/2008:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron530:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0FM586:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 530
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 791183, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.