Sound breaks after some time

[Simon K]

How to reproduce:
1. Start Rhythmbox / Totem
2. Rapidly Start and Stop music/video

What is expected to happen:
The audio (flash-player, Totem and Rhythmbox) should output their sound.

What actually happens:
If music/sound is played I hear something like "fast forwarded" bells (high pitched randomness)

Pulseaudio -vvvvv:
see attachment.

How to work around (get sound working again):
1. Shut off all audio-sources.
2. Unplug headphones
3. Mute sounds
4. Unmute sounds
5. Plug in headphones
6. Mute and Unmute sounds

When did I register this issue the first time (I don't know if it regressed at this exact date but in 12.04 this bug never happened):
09 March 2013
(I'm updating and rebooting daily)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:3.0-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-11.20-generic 3.8.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: octavian 2379 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: octavian 2379 F...m pulseaudio
Date: Sat Mar 9 12:07:03 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-04 (94 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Daemon not responding.
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-02-07 (30 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/30/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.12
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1486
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 83.1A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU0250216
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.12:bd07/30/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPTouchSmarttm2NotebookPC:pvr0489200000252A20001220000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1486:rvr83.1A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP TouchSmart tm2 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0489200000252A20001220000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Simon K (octav14n)]

It seems to have adjusted itself.

I don't get this bug anymore.

[Simon K (octav14n)]

I can now reproduce this Bug every time. (I edited post #1)

[Simon K (octav14n)]

The output on the terminal when I use my "Work around" for this bug (outputted by "pulseaudio -vvvvvvvv"):

[...]
I: [pulseaudio] module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo idle for too long, suspending ...
D: [pulseaudio] sink.c: Suspend cause of sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo is 0x0004, suspending
I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Device suspended...
I: [pulseaudio] core.c: All sinks and sources are suspended, vacuuming memory
D: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: /dev/snd/controlC0 is accessible: yes

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 13.04 (raring) reached end-of-life on January 27, 2014.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for pulseaudio (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]