Public bug reported: It would be really nice if the hardware volume keys (for example: Fn+PgUp/Dn on my laptop) were handled before Ubuntu began playing startup sounds. If you are in a meeting, and you know that your sound is on, there is nothing you can do to stop the startup sound from playing when you log in except change to a terminal and use alsamixer. Ideally, mashing "Volume Down" repeatedly as soon as you login should decrease the volume before you get to the desktop. As it is now, it takes about 5-10 seconds of sound before the keys are handled, and volume starts to decrease.
** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- Change audio startup order for laptop hardware controls https://launchpad.net/bugs/49922 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs