Fix: volume control

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[edit] Fix the volume control

Some versions of the ASUS eee will have their volumes set to maximum (or setable only to max or zero) after the installation of Ubuntu 8.04.

Warning: "3stack-dig" is only applicable to the 700-series EeePCs. Do not apply this fix for the 900-series or later.

   sudo chmod 646 /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

add the following line to to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

   options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig

Then perform the following two commands:

   sudo alsa force-unload
   sudo modprobe snd-hda-intel

You should now be able to control the sound volume. Maybe you will need rebooting.