On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:35:51 +1200 zed wrote: > gnome-alsamixer wasn't installed. Installed and ran it and found all volume > controls (other than Mic) were at maximum. Did you also press the volume buttons on the thinkpad itself? Maybe it's just muted there? The Thinkpads have a hardware mixer that is not controllable via alsa (yet). Regards