after reboot, volume is at 100% regardless of previous settings

Binary package hint: pulseaudio

When starting the OS, even if the volume was previously at only something like %50, it will start at %100 until a volume adjustment is made, at which point the volume goes back to correct setting.
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: 1434 F.... pulseaudio
                            4543 F.... Orion95.exe
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p: 1434 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfe024000 irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1988B'
   Components : 'HDA:11d4198b,104381f6,00100300'
   Controls : 48
   Simple ctrls : 26
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: pulseaudio 1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 02/04/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 5001
dmi.board.name: M2N-SLI DELUXE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2N-SLIDELUXEACPIBIOSRevision5001:bd02/04/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N-SLIDELUXE:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer