Volume slider is often missing and volume starts muted on various models of eeePC.

Referenced at these threads:- http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47563 page 1,post 6 http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=48158 http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=48676 http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=24608

this can be fixed by upgrading the kernel alsa drivers to 1.0.21 -Jemimah

If rebuilding the kernel for better supporting the eeepc is considered, it would also be useful to add Elantech touchpad support so that eeepcs with an Elantech touchpad could use the synaptics driver. Another option would be to build psmouse as a module so Elantech support could be installed as a pet.