This happens to me, I have the newest dist. of ubuntu 8.10, My laptop is also a Dell xps 1210, my sound card model its a STAC9221 A1, the only way to fix this problem is when I type in the terminal "sudo alsa force- reload" after reloading alsa the sound is perfect.
-- Dell XPS M1210 with snd-hda-intel noise in left sound channel when resuming from hibernate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129722 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs