What happens after sudo -i amixer set Master 100% unmute <enter>? If you get temporary volume increase even after sudo -i alsactl store <enter> There's probably two possible problem sources. There's an alsa.xxx.lock file in the /usr/lib/alsa directory that needs deleting or pulseaudio needs straightening out if pulseaudio is running on your system. -- _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup