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Sound stutters and hangs with 2.6.35-6, prior kernels work fine.

Bug #599984 reported by 3vi1
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Bug Description

Kubuntu 10.10 alpha 1(fully updated 2010-06-29) AMD64:

Linux saturn 2.6.35-6-generic #8-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 28 04:15:52 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Booting with the 2.6.35-6 gets immediate stuttering and looping from the startup sounds. Processes playing sounds hang and will cause KDE to fail to shutdown. Booting any previous kernel produces flawless sound. There do not appear to be any related messages in the logs.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.35-6-generic 2.6.35-6.8
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-6.8-generic 2.6.35-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-6-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0000000 irq 53'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC889'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0889,80860022,00100004'
   Controls : 40
   Simple ctrls : 23
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Q9000'/'Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 9000 at usb-0000:00:1d.7-6, high speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB046d:0990'
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
   Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined penum
   Capture channels: Mono
   Limits: Capture 0 - 3072
   Mono: Capture 0 [0%] [18.00dB] [off]
Date: Tue Jun 29 16:50:01 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b04c27ba-2330-4a9b-94d3-ac5c28ac1b6b
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 pan0 no wireless extensions.
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-6-generic root=UUID=83634263-6527-4c3e-94cb-4efde733723a ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.37
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 02/24/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: SOX5810J.86A.5020.2010.0224.0938
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: DX58SO
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAE29331-501
dmi.chassis.type: 2
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrSOX5810J.86A.5020.2010.0224.0938:bd02/24/2010:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDX58SO:rvrAAE29331-501:cvn:ct2:cvr:

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3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk) wrote :
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3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk) wrote :

Problem seems to go away when using pulseaudio.

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3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk) wrote :

Completely removing pulseaudio (because it only works with my headphones) and going back to ALSA causes the problem to return. But still, only for the -6 kernel. Earlier kernels work fine.

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3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk) wrote :

Same problem with -7. I must boot -5 or below to get working sound.

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Adam Ziegler (mrbond) wrote :

I have the same audio hardware (ALC889), and the problem occurs with 2.6.35-22. Worked fine on Lucid.

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Adam Ziegler (mrbond) wrote :

Should add:
alsa-1.0.23; same hanging issues on shutdown; using the server image with KDE installed over the top; no related messages in system logs.

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Adam Ziegler (mrbond) wrote :

Can confirm that PulseAudio with ALSA works fine.

This workaround straightened out my audio, when using straight ALSA (no PulseAudio):
- install the gstreamer bakcend for Phonon (phonon-backend-gstreamer)
- change Phonon backend to use gstreamer in System Settings

Brad Figg (brad-figg)
tags: added: acpi-bad-address
tags: added: acpi-bad-length
Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
tags: added: regression-release
removed: regression-proposed
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3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk) wrote :

I've removed myself from this bug. The problems I had using pulseaudio have long been fixed, so I wouldn't know if the original problem even exists in the current kernels.

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

3vi1, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/599984/comments/8 regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Invalid
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