This bug has been addressed at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/424655
The bug is not resolved, but are two possible workarounds (choose the one you're most comfortable with). 1) replace udev 147~-6.1 with: udev 147~-6 (force version in synaptic) (NOTE: there is a known issue regarding auto mounting USB devices that is fixed in the later version. If this is a concern - see below) 2) rebuild udev 147~-6, apply patch to fix external USB device issue rebuild and deploy (follow instructions by Martin Pit starting: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/424655/comments/54) pulseaudio now sits at 6.4 MB resident and 260MB virtual - ah... machine performance is restored! PS I found stopping rhythmbox, reinstalling pulseaudio, then killing pulseaudio sufficient (rather than rebooting). Pulseaudio is set to autostart by default. -- [karmic] ALSA driver snd_hda_intel broken according to PulseAudio https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430620 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