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    Pulseaudio bugs in 12.04

    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?

  2. #2
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    Re: Pulseaudio bugs in 12.04

    help anybody?

  3. #3
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    Re: Pulseaudio bugs in 12.04

    If I disable pulseaudio (via autospawn = no in client.conf) and use ALSA instead, it seems to work fine. So this is a pulseaudio specific problem.

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