I was able to find a workaround for this bug by making the following changes to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
original: # Power down HDA controllers after 10 idle seconds options snd-hda-intel power_save=10 modified: # Power down HDA controllers after 10 idle seconds options snd-hda-intel power-save-controller=N #options snd-hda-intel power_save=10 I have no idea if this is the right way of going about things, or if there is a better way. But, it did solve the issue for me. -- Popping sound occurring randomly and before other sounds on HDA Intel - Realtek ALC888 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/445135 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