Xubuntu 9.10 : Fix Muted Sound on Startup

Thanks to Ubuntu community they did it again for me ^^.

sudo mousepad /etc/init.d/alsa-utils

near the end of the file, comment out the line (Place a # character at the beginning of the line)

mute_and_zero_levels "$TARGET_CARD" || EXITSTATUS=1

Moments Later...
Due to my budget IBM ThinkPad with dodgy sound issues, think I'll keep it muted heh. [/me uncomments line again]

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