1. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingSoundProblems/KarmicCaveats#Volume%20range%20anomalies and http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/PulseAudioStoleMyVolumes for examples of how to achieve that.
2. This is by design. -- Obscure interaction with soundcard channels, options and switches https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/504040 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