Blind users of Ubuntu Lucid, and Vinux 3.0, are reporting that on many machines, volume is muted at the initial boot, both for the LiveCD and after the install. We have added a keybinding, so that blind users of Vinux can press Insert+PageUp to increase the volume, and this works in most cases. However, it would be better if we could detect this case, and set the volume loud enough to be heard. Naturally, the first suggestion I heard from a blind developer was to disable PulseAudio's volume-restore function, as this seems related to the problem. However, at Vinux, I'd prefer to fix or work around problems, rather than disable functionality. Apparently these problems are due to various problems with various sound cards and drivers. What would I need to change to detect and resolve this situation? Thanks, Bill
