I'm also experiencing this issue in 12.04 on my macbook pro. If I look at alsamixer, the headphones volume is always reset to 100% if the volume is changed with the gnome volume control.
I noticed that if I open up the sound settings, and I change "connector" to "speakers", the headphone level will stay where I set it in alsamixer (and I can still hear audio from the headphones, and not the speakers). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/784440 Title: Volume always too loud: "headphone" level always reset to 100% (AD1981B, ICH6) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/784440/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
