I have more or les identical harware, and just discovered the same issue (Dell XPS M1710 laptop, same soundcard and same media buttons).
I'd like to add that it worked only a few days ago. The issue is likely with a relatively new kernel. Assigning to kernel. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => linux -- [regression] Hardware buttons no longer work in 8.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281981 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs