FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system

[Ken Gibbs]

Even with Nice set at -90, surfing can shut down the sound system, even though the
Video playing from Youtube keeps being visible and playing (sound stops).

The only way to get the sound going again is to reload the Youtube Video.

Then its a matter of touching no keys / leaving the mouse alone,
to hear the entire song through - frustrating !

This on 10.10, just installed.

I also notice that Gnome Alsa Mixer forgets the last settings
when this Bug occurs. Is there a save command on any of
the Alsa mixers ??

Great system !!!

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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: laurenita 2172 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe020000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,10438232,00100002'
   Controls : 36
   Simple ctrls : 20
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427.1)
Package: alsa-base 1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.49-generic 2.6.35.11
Tags: maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 02/05/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI ACPI BIOS Revision 2302
dmi.board.name: M2A-VM HDMI
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:bvrASUSM2A-VMHDMIACPIBIOSRevision2302:bd02/05/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2A-VMHDMI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
---
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Live [Dell Sound Blaster Live!], device 0: emu10k1x [EMU10K1X Front]
   Subdevices: 0/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: laurenita 1833 F.... qamix
                      laurenita 2312 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: laurenita 2312 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/seq: laurenita 1833 F.... qamix
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Live'/'Dell Sound Blaster Live! at 0xbc00 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9708,11'
   Components : 'AC97a:83847608'
   Controls : 44
   Simple ctrls : 26
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101008)
Package: alsa-base 1.0.23+dfsg-1ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.49-generic 2.6.35.11
Tags: maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 06/10/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 5.27
dmi.board.name: Nettle2
dmi.board.vendor: ECS
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.27:bd06/10/2008:svnHP-Pavilion:pnGC671AA-ABAa6130n:pvr:rvnECS:rnNettle2:rvr1.0:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GC671AA-ABA a6130n
dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

This description resembles a kernel issue. Which kernel are you using?
You can find out from `cat /proc/version*' in a Terminal/xterm. Please
attach the output from that command (no quotes) in a response here.

[Ken Gibbs (ev-design-2005)]

Hi Daniel - greetings.

It issued :

Linux version 2.6.35-28-generic (buildd@allspice) (gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5) ) #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 1 14:39:03 UTC 2011
Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.49-generic 2.6.35.11

in response to your info request.

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Further to this Bug, I notice that there are stops and starts while watchng YouTube,
and streaming music.

Is there a way of finding out where the bottleneck is ?? Some
monitoring program, or similar,  etc ?

I may make a separate Bug Report for this.

Regards
Ken

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--- On Mon, 3/21/11, Daniel T Chen <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Daniel T Chen <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Ubuntustudio-testers] [Bug 739634] [NEW] FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Monday, March 21, 2011, 7:32 PM

This description resembles a kernel issue. Which kernel are you using?
You can find out from `cat /proc/version*' in a Terminal/xterm. Please
attach the output from that command (no quotes) in a response here.

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Title:
  FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system

Status in Ubuntu Studio:
  New

Bug description:
  Even with Nice set at -90, surfing can shut down the sound system, even though the
  Video playing from Youtube keeps being visible and playing (sound stops).

  The only way to get the sound going again is to reload the Youtube
  Video.

  Then its a matter of touching no keys / leaving the mouse alone,
  to hear the entire song through - frustrating !

  This on 10.10, just installed.

  I also notice that Gnome Alsa Mixer forgets the last settings
  when this Bug occurs. Is there a save command on any of
  the Alsa mixers ??

  Great system !!!

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[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Hi, regarding the symptom you describe of audio starting and stopping while
watching YouTube videos--please see also
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log. Would you also please use
`apport-collect -p alsa-base 739634' (without the quotes) in a
Terminal/xterm?

[Ken Gibbs (ev-design-2005)]

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[Ken Gibbs (ev-design-2005)]

Hi Daniel

I have 2 Ubuntu Studio machines. The scanned file
I just sent you was from my working machine,
i.e. the one that exhibits less problems.

I will repeat the process on the newer-build, far buggier
machine. It will be the younger file. This machine was
not fully created during the system install, (see one of my
other bug reports). Instead, all of the Audio software
packages were installed separately,  one-by one, after
system install.

The newer, buggier machine I want to use exclusively
for Audio.

At the moment I am doing bug checks/comparisons between
these two machines - will include my findings in the various

Bug Reports I am submitting.

Call me if you need to - we could cover a lot of
ground in a 15 minute call.

Regards
Ken Gibbs
Tel. [phone]

PS - (If you don't get me - email me
and we will arrange a better time).

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--- On Tue, 3/22/11, Daniel T Chen <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Daniel T Chen <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Ubuntustudio-testers] [Bug 739634] [NEW] FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 6:28 AM

Hi, regarding the symptom you describe of audio starting and stopping while
watching YouTube videos--please see also
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log. Would you also please use
`apport-collect -p alsa-base 739634' (without the quotes) in a
Terminal/xterm?

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Title:
  FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system

Status in Ubuntu Studio:
  New

Bug description:
  Even with Nice set at -90, surfing can shut down the sound system, even though the
  Video playing from Youtube keeps being visible and playing (sound stops).

  The only way to get the sound going again is to reload the Youtube
  Video.

  Then its a matter of touching no keys / leaving the mouse alone,
  to hear the entire song through - frustrating !

  This on 10.10, just installed.

  I also notice that Gnome Alsa Mixer forgets the last settings
  when this Bug occurs. Is there a save command on any of
  the Alsa mixers ??

  Great system !!!

  *   *   *

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[Ken Gibbs (ev-design-2005)]

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[Ken Gibbs (ev-design-2005)]

Hi Daniel

I just did the Data upload that you need on
my buggy, new machine.

See my last email for the explanation.

Regards
Ken

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--- On Tue, 3/22/11, Daniel T Chen <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Daniel T Chen <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Ubuntustudio-testers] [Bug 739634] [NEW] FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 6:28 AM

Hi, regarding the symptom you describe of audio starting and stopping while
watching YouTube videos--please see also
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log. Would you also please use
`apport-collect -p alsa-base 739634' (without the quotes) in a
Terminal/xterm?

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You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
of the bug.
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Title:
  FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system

Status in Ubuntu Studio:
  New

Bug description:
  Even with Nice set at -90, surfing can shut down the sound system, even though the
  Video playing from Youtube keeps being visible and playing (sound stops).

  The only way to get the sound going again is to reload the Youtube
  Video.

  Then its a matter of touching no keys / leaving the mouse alone,
  to hear the entire song through - frustrating !

  This on 10.10, just installed.

  I also notice that Gnome Alsa Mixer forgets the last settings
  when this Bug occurs. Is there a save command on any of
  the Alsa mixers ??

  Great system !!!

  *   *   *

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[Ken Gibbs (ev-design-2005)]

Hi Daniel

The buggy machine, below, has a Dell Soundcard
in one of the PCI slots, but I still see it refers to
the MoBo based,  "RealTek" sound-system.

My good machine only uses the MoBo sound-system.

A lot of the difference I am seeing between these
two machines seem like the system keeps getting
confused as to what is talking to what.

Good luck with the analysis !

If we can handle some of these niggles, this is
definitely an award winning system in the making.
We like it !!!

Regards
Ken Gibbs

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--- On Tue, 3/22/11, Ken Gibbs <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Ken Gibbs <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Ubuntustudio-testers] [Bug 739634] [NEW] FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 8:49 PM

Hi Daniel

I just did the Data upload that you need on
my buggy, new machine.

See my last email for the explanation.

Regards
Ken

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--- On Tue, 3/22/11, Daniel T Chen <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Daniel T Chen <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Ubuntustudio-testers] [Bug 739634] [NEW] FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 6:28 AM

Hi, regarding the symptom you describe of audio starting and stopping while
watching YouTube videos--please see also
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log. Would you also please use
`apport-collect -p alsa-base 739634' (without the quotes) in a
Terminal/xterm?

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You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
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Title:
  FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system

Status in Ubuntu Studio:
  New

Bug description:
  Even with Nice set at -90, surfing can shut down the sound system, even though the
  Video playing from Youtube keeps being visible and playing (sound stops).

  The only way to get the sound going again is to reload the Youtube
  Video.

  Then its a matter of touching no keys / leaving the mouse alone,
  to hear the entire song through - frustrating !

  This on 10.10, just installed.

  I also notice that Gnome Alsa Mixer forgets the last settings
  when this Bug occurs. Is there a save command on any of
  the Alsa mixers ??

  Great system !!!

  *   *   *

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Title:
  FireFox / Youtube can Interrupt the Sound system

Status in Ubuntu Studio:
  New

Bug description:
  Even with Nice set at -90, surfing can shut down the sound system, even though the
  Video playing from Youtube keeps being visible and playing (sound stops).

  The only way to get the sound going again is to reload the Youtube
  Video.

  Then its a matter of touching no keys / leaving the mouse alone,
  to hear the entire song through - frustrating !

  This on 10.10, just installed.

  I also notice that Gnome Alsa Mixer forgets the last settings
  when this Bug occurs. Is there a save command on any of
  the Alsa mixers ??

  Great system !!!

  *  ...

[Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer)]

We've actually had recent reports of the reverse recently where Jack was started but not the Jack bridge. Pretty sure this bug is long-since fixed, but upstream.