Re: [Bug 623] New: Volume not remembered.

[Martin J. Bligh]

>> Actually, I agree with the submitter. Having the volume default to 0
>> is stupid - userspace tools are all very well, but no substitute for
>> sensible kernel defaults.
> 
> You've obviously never been to a meeting/conference and booted
> a Linux notebook with a kernel that sets things to a non-zero
> default :-)

Irrelevant really, since everyone's proposition is that the distro should
save and restore it from userspace. Which I actually agree with.

I'm more concerned with new installs, and the poor user having no idea
why his sound card "doesn't work". Been there myself. Pain in the ass.

M.