Hi, I am using ubuntu 12.04.1 and I am experiencing a problem with pulseaudio. When playing music, video games or anything else that uses sound, every once in a few minutes the sound gets chunked for less than a second. I tried changing some bitrate configurations in pulseaudio's conf file, and that caused the chunking to be replaced with a buzzing sound at that moment.
Pulseaudio logs clearly show an error with 'snd_hda_intel':
Code:
( 349.592| 58.650) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_avail() returned a value that is exceptionally large: 58256 bytes (330 ms).
( 349.592| 58.650) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Most likely this is a bug in the ALSA driver 'snd_hda_intel'. Please report this issue to the ALSA developers.
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_dump():
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Soft volume PCM
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Control: PCM Playback Volume
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: min_dB: -51
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: max_dB: 0
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: resolution: 256
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: stream : PLAYBACK
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: subformat : STD
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: channels : 2
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: rate : 44100
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: msbits : 16
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 352
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_size : 44
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_time : 997
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_step : 1
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: avail_min : 44
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_event : 1
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: start_threshold : -1
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: stop_threshold : 1476395008
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: silence_threshold: 0
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: silence_size : 0
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: boundary : 1476395008
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Slave: Hardware PCM card 0 'HDA Intel' device 0 subdevice 0
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: stream : PLAYBACK
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: subformat : STD
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: channels : 2
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: rate : 44100
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: msbits : 16
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 352
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_size : 44
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_time : 997
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_step : 1
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: avail_min : 44
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_event : 1
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: start_threshold : -1
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: stop_threshold : 1476395008
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: silence_threshold: 0
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: silence_size : 0
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: boundary : 1476395008
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: appl_ptr : 13925121
( 349.592| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: hw_ptr : 13939333
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_delay() returned a value that is exceptionally large: -42908 bytes (-243 ms).
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Most likely this is a bug in the ALSA driver 'snd_hda_intel'. Please report this issue to the ALSA developers.
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_dump():
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Soft volume PCM
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Control: PCM Playback Volume
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: min_dB: -51
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: max_dB: 0
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: resolution: 256
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: stream : PLAYBACK
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: subformat : STD
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: channels : 2
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: rate : 44100
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: msbits : 16
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 352
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_size : 44
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_time : 997
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_step : 1
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: avail_min : 44
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_event : 1
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: start_threshold : -1
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: stop_threshold : 1476395008
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: silence_threshold: 0
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: silence_size : 0
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: boundary : 1476395008
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Slave: Hardware PCM card 0 'HDA Intel' device 0 subdevice 0
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: stream : PLAYBACK
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: subformat : STD
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: channels : 2
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: rate : 44100
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: exact rate : 44100 (44100/1)
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: msbits : 16
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 352
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_size : 44
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_time : 997
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_step : 1
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: avail_min : 44
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: period_event : 1
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: start_threshold : -1
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: stop_threshold : 1476395008
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: silence_threshold: 0
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: silence_size : 0
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: boundary : 1476395008
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: appl_ptr : 13928641
( 349.593| 0.000) E: [alsa-sink] alsa-util.c: hw_ptr : 13939376
( 349.594| 0.001) I: [alsa-sink] alsa-sink.c: Underrun!
But I don't know how to fix it. Any help?
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