Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 13.10 (saucy) reached end-of-life on July 17, 2014.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- 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: Incomplete 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
