Volume change way high and almost silent at 50%

[bismark]

I've used both Xubuntu & Kubuntu and with the volume control in them I could modify the steps that a key press changed it. With KDE you could hold down CTRL (i think) and get a single increment or just adjust normally to change by 5 or 10.

Now with Ubuntu I hit volume down on my keyboard (MS 4000) or on the laptop keys and it changes dramatically. Also at 50% it's almost silent and it seems to have no change in volume below 50% until muted. I'm running pulseaudio but I noticed the same problems when setup through ALSA (never tried OSS).

I'm wondering if there is a configuration setting that I'm missing somewhere and if anyone could point me in the right direction.

My laptop is a Lenovo t60p using the Intel HDA module (snd_hda_intel).

Thanks
Bismark

[tobiax]

I'm having the exact same problem, and finding it hard to see a good reason beyond bad drivers

[bismark]

I don't know if it's the drivers or the hardware for the volume at 50% is basically mute but I have changed the dramatic volume steps.

Open up Configuration Editor and then go to /apps/gnome_settings_daemon and modify volume_step. I set it to 3 and it works quite a bit better.

[Amorget]

I am having the some problem.

I ran the Configuration Editor, but I don't see a volume_step in the gnome_settins_deamon

[bismark]

I am having the some problem.

I ran the Configuration Editor, but I don't see a volume_step in the gnome_settins_deamon

I don't know what puts that setting there but that's where I found it. Maybe you could try creating it? I've attached a picture of what I see.

[Amorget]

Ahhh, okay, found it.

Unfortunately no help, volume is still basically mute at 50%.

Thanks though!!

Douglas

[bismark]

Ahhh, okay, found it.

Unfortunately no help, volume is still basically mute at 50%.

Thanks though!!

Douglas

Yeah this won't help the mute @ 50%, it just helps the dramatic jumps when changing volume from the keyboard.