it is strange that underrun was reported but no action taken at 10:59:32
Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.527| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink.c: Processing rewind... Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.527| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink.c: latency = 1188 Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.527| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink-input.c: Have to rewind 13788 bytes on render memblockq. Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.527| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink-input.c: Have to rewind 13788 bytes on implementor. Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.527| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] source.c: Processing rewind... Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.527| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink.c: Found underrun 13884 bytes ago (196 bytes ahead in playback buffer) Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.528| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink.c: Found underrun 13900 bytes ago (180 bytes ahead in playback buffer) Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.528| 0.000) [pulseaudio] module-suspend-on-idle.c: Sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo becomes idle, timeout in 5 seconds. Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.528| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink.c: Found underrun 13996 bytes ago (84 bytes ahead in playback buffer) Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.528| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink.c: Found underrun 14020 bytes ago (60 bytes ahead in playback buffer) Nov 9 10:59:32 nik-Satellite-A665D pulseaudio[12616]: ( 41.528| 0.000) [alsa-sink-ALC269VB Analog] sink.c: Found underrun 14072 bytes ago (8 bytes ahead in playback buffer) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1249624 Title: Audio stuttering Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This issue began after doing updates through the software center. The audio output stutters and skips similarly to how a skipping record sounds. I believe the issue is in ALSA but I can't tell for sure. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: nik 12616 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: nik 12616 F.... pulseaudio Date: Sat Nov 9 10:58:18 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-17 (264 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:SB successful Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA ATI SB Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test failed Symptom_SpeakerTestPulseStderr: W r i t e e r r o r : - 3 2 , B r o k e n p i p e Symptom_Type: Underruns, dropouts, or "crackling" sound Title: [Satellite A665D, Realtek ALC269VB, Speaker, Internal] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (22 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/02/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.bios.version: 1.50 dmi.board.asset.tag: NULL dmi.board.name: NWQAE dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: 1.00 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: * dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvr1.50:bd08/02/2011:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteA665D:pvrPSAX0U-02Y01P:rvnTOSHIBA:rnNWQAE:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Satellite A665D dmi.product.version: PSAX0U-02Y01P dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA modified.conffile..etc.pulse.default.pa: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.pulse.default.pa: 2013-11-08T22:54:34.114466 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1249624/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp