Quoting Post Topic I need help with a laptop. Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [mod]marshmellowman[/mod] at 7:16 am on June 21, 2009[quote]Did it come with Windows originally? If it did then some hardware buttons may not be supported in Ubuntu because there are no drivers for it (or you haven't installed them). There should be a volume adjuster in the toolbar in the top right hand corner.  The icon should look like a speaker or something similar. Click on that to adjust. If it isn't there you might have to fiddle with one of the preferences in the settings menus.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post metacarPi Posted at 10:55 am on June 20, 2009 it uses Ubuntu and the volume won't work! There's a button at the side that is the volume on or off button, and the red light is on meaning the volume is off. Trouble is: I press the button and it doesn't turn on!! Is there a way to manually turn the volume on, like there is for windows?

Replies metacarPi Posted at 9:08 am on June 21, 2009 Quote: from marshmellowman at 10:16 am on June 21, 2009 Did it come with Windows originally? If it did then some hardware buttons may not be supported in Ubuntu because there are no drivers for it (or you haven't installed them). There should be a volume adjuster in the toolbar in the top right hand corner. The icon should look like a speaker or something similar. Click on that to adjust. If it isn't there you might have to fiddle with one of the preferences in the settings menus. omg yayy i did it!! :D It doesn't look like a speaker, just like a blob of white, that's why I didn't notice it before. -_-' marshmellowman Posted at 7:16 am on June 21, 2009 Did it come with Windows originally? If it did then some hardware buttons may not be supported in Ubuntu because there are no drivers for it (or you haven't installed them). There should be a volume adjuster in the toolbar in the top right hand corner.  The icon should look like a speaker or something similar. Click on that to adjust. If it isn't there you might have to fiddle with one of the preferences in the settings menus. metacarPi Posted at 11:04 am on June 20, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations foxyvix16 Posted at 10:59 am on June 20, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Cunning Stunt Posted at 10:58 am on June 20, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations All 5 previous replies displayed.