I'm having the same issue but with Debian's kernel linux- image-3.2.0-4-amd64.
None of the tips provided here worked for me except the one by dfsmith: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/powertop/+bug/536631/comments/13 This seems to be an ALSA problem to me. Do the ALSA people and Intel know about this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/877560 Title: Audio codec draining power when not in use To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/877560/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs