I have a similar (pehaps the same / related) problem: The Fn+Up / Down keys do not change the volume. Opening "Volume Control" and displaying all the options I found these keys are now controling the "capture" ("Captura" in Portuguese) level, in the "Recording" tab.
ACER Aspire 5102 WLMi Ubuntu 8.1 -- [kubuntu gutsy] keyboard volume control malfunction https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117060 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