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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 Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1199274 Title: sound is distorted [12.04] [the same as Bug #1183145] Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When you increase the volume to 60-70 % and above, there's a little sound distortion (it can be heard especially when human voice is being listened) and a lot sound distortion when the master volume is set to over 90 %. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:1.1-0ubuntu15.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-36.57~precise1-generic 3.5.7.14 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-36-generic i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D1', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf4700000 irq 47' Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981' Components : 'HDA:11d41981,103c309f,00100200 HDA:14f12bfa,103c309f,00090000' Controls : 11 Simple ctrls : 9 Date: Tue Jul 9 11:52:27 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213) MarkForUpload: True PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/11/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68YAF Ver. F.1D dmi.board.name: 309F dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 54.3D dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68YAFVer.F.1D:bd07/11/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pn:pvrF.1D:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn309F:rvrKBCVersion54.3D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.version: F.1D dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard modified.conffile..etc.pulse.daemon.conf: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.pulse.daemon.conf: 2013-07-09T11:25:24.466465 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1199274/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
