First, run this command to gather information: apport-collect 1133132 Next, if you can reproduce the issue, make a verbose pulseaudio log https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log
Finally, instead of rebooting after losing sound, try reloading alsa instead: sudo alsa force-reload -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1133132 Title: Intel HDA PCH chip, audio stops during flash videos. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1133132/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs