[ltp] volume button debian/ubuntu

[Richard]

>
> I recently switched to ubuntu (from debian), and one of the small things that 
> annoys me is the way the hardware volume buttons work: They control a fader 
> in the gnome mixer.
>
> Under debian they seemed to control "something beneath this", at least I was 
> able to press mute, and all sound would go away from the build in speakers 
> *but still* come out of the mini jack in the docking station.
>
> Does anyone know how to make ubuntu behave like debian? At least how to turn 
> off the build in speakers?


You should be able to make something out of the amixer command, and have 
it triggered by xbindkeys.

Richard