I have the same choppy sound problem but on Kubuntu. It showed up after upgrade from Kubuntu 10.10 to 11.04 and is still present in 11.10. The machine is IBM ThinkPad T60 with ATI X1400.
I think this is result of bug https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28106 ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #28106 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28106 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879790 Title: Sound doesn't play properly after upgrade from 11.04->11.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/879790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
