Comment 49 for bug 394500

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote : Re: [Karmic] processes holding /dev/dsp* or /dev/snd/pcm* cause "pulseaudio: card not found - Null Output / Dummy Output"

Shannon, the issue you're experiencing is exacerbated by the fact that some people cannot use the default volume adjustment algorithm due to their hardware being overdriven at PCM settings > 80%.