on kubuntu 24.04, keyboard specialized keys for volume control no longer work

[Rene Veerman]

please, when you can, do look into this troublesome little issue.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:16.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sun May 26 14:33:53 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-05-25 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240425.1)
MachineType: ASUS System Product Name
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2022
dmi.bios.release: 4.20
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0420
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0420:bd08/10/2022:br4.20:svnASUS:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnROGCROSSHAIRX670EEXTREME:rvrRev1.xx:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:skuSKU:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.sku: SKU
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS