This problem where the sound is muted after reboot seems to be a widely reported problem in Karmic.<br><br>If you install gnome-media, you get a handy applet for adjusting the volume. I use this.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 7:37 PM, John Alfred Nathanael Chee <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cheecheeo@gmail.com">cheecheeo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 17:40, Mischa Falkenburg<br> <div class="im"><<a href="mailto:because_productions@myfairpoint.net">because_productions@myfairpoint.net</a>> wrote:<br> </div><div class="im">> John Alfred Nathanael Chee wrote:<br> >> Right click on the panel -> Add New Items...<br> >> In the search box search 'mix'<br> >> Click on 'Mixer'<br> >> Click the 'Add' button<br> >><br> >> That should bring up a 'Mixer Plugin' window which you can close.<br> >> Then by clicking on the sound icon you can configure your sound.<br> ><br> </div>> There is no Mixer, or Mixer plugin, displayed.<br> <br> Try 'sudo apt-get install xfce4-mixer' in Terminal (Applications -><br> Accessories -> Terminal) and try the instructions again.<br> <div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> --<br> Love in Jesus Christ, John Alfred Nathanael Chee<br> <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/" target="_blank">http://www.biblegateway.com/</a><br> <a href="http://www.sunsetpres.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sunsetpres.org/</a><br> <a href="http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/%7Echee/" target="_blank">http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~chee/</a><br> <br> --<br> xubuntu-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>