attached is my pulseaudio log from a thinkpad x201 freshly upgraded to precise 12.04, with no sound and all the symptoms of the original poster
** Attachment added: "pulseverbose.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/985621/+attachment/3484281/+files/pulseverbose.log ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/985621 Title: 12.04, sound output-device lost, thinkpad x201 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/985621/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs