On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 09:10 -0500, James Pifer wrote: > I've read through this thread with interest. I have an HP Compaq nx9110 > with volume control buttons that have never worked for me. I switched > the keyboard layout to "Laptop/notebook (eg Armada, Evo) Laptop > Keyboard". > > Now the buttons act like they are doing something, meaning if I hit mute > it says Mute On, but the the sound is not muted. Same results with up > and down on the volume. I now also have kmix load in the task tray. > > I'm using alsa on this system, is that why the keys do not have any > affect? How do I get them to actually control the volume/work with alsa? > > Any suggestions appreciated. > > James > Update on this. Apparently the volume controls do work for the internal speakers, but not when I have external speakers plugged into the headphone jack. Any ideas? I could start a new thread, hate to jump on someone else's like this, but it was related to begin with. Thanks, James
