I removed pulseaudio with `sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio; sudo apt-get install alsa-oss gnome-alsamixer`. The removal of pulseaudio is not officially supported by Ubuntu (it also removes the ubuntu-desktop package). It did remove the sound preferences as well, which is why I had to install gnome-alsamixer. For this reason I would not recommend removing pulseaudio for anything other than for debugging sound issues.
I'm currently using Gnome Shell, but I had the exact same issue in Unity and Unity 2D which I've used in the past. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1075489 Title: Breaks in audio Status in “alsa-driver” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Approximately every minute, my audio breaks up briefly (for about half a second). This happens with any application, not just my music player. When using PulseAudio, the last piece of audio is repeated for about half a second. When using ALSA directly (uninstalled pulseaudio and installed alsa-oss), it is just silent for about half a second. I tried the workaround described on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/PositionReporting with both position_fix=1 and position_fix=2, but it made no difference. I had this issue since Ubuntu 12.04. This is specifically with my Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller card, not with my nvidia card (I only have analogue headphones, so I can't test the digital output). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ralf 7550 F.... amarok /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: ralf 7550 F...m amarok /dev/snd/timer: ralf 7550 f.... amarok Date: Tue Nov 6 11:53:48 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-04-29 (556 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-23 (13 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/26/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0603 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P6T WS PRO dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0603:bd02/26/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP6TWSPRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer mtime.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.alsa.base.conf: 2012-11-06T11:49:02.845526 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1075489/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
