Public bug reported: I've installed ubuntu-dev ppa and ran the sound troubleshooting steps mentioned in the wiki. There is no fix. The popping stops when chrome is closed. I tried disabling the PepperFlash plugin in chrome://plugins but to no avail.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC665 Analog [ALC665 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: saad 1820 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf1c00000 irq 54' Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI' Components : 'HDA:10ec0665,1028050e,00100003 HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000' Controls : 32 Simple ctrls : 14 Date: Fri Oct 26 01:11:47 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH failed Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTestStderr: W r i t e e r r o r : - 5 , I n p u t / o u t p u t e r r o r x r u n _ r e c o v e r y f a i l e d : - 5 , I n p u t / o u t p u t e r r o r T r a n s f e r f a i l e d : O p e r a t i o n n o t p e r m i t t e d Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_Type: Underruns, dropouts, or "crackling" sound Title: [Dell System XPS L502X, Realtek ALC665, Speaker, Internal] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/29/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A11 dmi.board.name: 0NJT03 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 0.1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd05/29/2012:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL502X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0NJT03:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1: dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L502X dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1071481 Title: [Dell System XPS L502X, Realtek ALC665, Speaker, Internal] When running google chrome, speakers emit a repetitive 'pop' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1071481/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs