Vostro 460, Creative CA0110-IBG - Sound drops out regularly until ubuntu-bug is run

[Blake Richards]

I am using Ubuntu 11.10 on a Dell Vostro 460. When I start the machine for the first time the audio drops out intermittently, no matter which output I use. However, by running ubuntu-bug the problem disappears until the next machine restart.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: pulseaudio 1:1.0-0ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic-pae 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic-pae i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: blake 1451 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Creative'/'HDA Creative at 0xfe600000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Creative CA0110-IBG'
   Components : 'HDA:1102000a,11021007,00100000'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Fri Nov 25 16:31:56 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Creative successful
Symptom_Card: [SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio] CA0110-IBG - HDA Creative
Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear
Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test failed
Symptom_Type: Underruns, dropouts, or "crackling" sound
Title: [Vostro 460, Creative CA0110-IBG, Green Line Out, Rear] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/21/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 0Y2MRG
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd09/21/2011:svnDellInc.:pnVostro460:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0Y2MRG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 460
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[1guess (ubuntu1-1guess)]

I think this is related to Bug 463829.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) reached end-of-life on May 9, 2013.

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.]