[X58-USB3, Nvidia GPU 10 HDMI/DP, Digital Out, HDMI] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound

[Ben Bristow]

It sounds horrible.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 19 19:44:32 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:NVidia successful
Symptom_Card: GF100 High Definition Audio Controller - HDA NVidia
Symptom_Jack: Digital Out, HDMI
Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful
Symptom_Type: Underruns, dropouts, or "crackling" sound
Title: [X58-USB3, Nvidia GPU 10 HDMI/DP, Digital Out, HDMI] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-18 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/11/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F3
dmi.board.name: X58-USB3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd04/11/2011:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnX58-USB3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnX58-USB3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: X58-USB3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

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