Same here. Killing pulseaudio corrects it temporarily, then after a few days it comes back.
Linux walkubu 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 9 19:31:23 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Linux Mint 14 Nadia processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz stepping : 7 microcode : 0x703 cpu MHz : 2833.511 cache size : 6144 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 0 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 lahf_lm dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 5667.02 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz stepping : 7 microcode : 0x703 cpu MHz : 2833.511 cache size : 6144 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 1 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 lahf_lm dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 5667.02 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1023155 Title: Chrome+Pepper+Flash plays audio+video in fast-forward after several days of uptime; killall pulseaudio fixes it. Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Chrome plays audio+video in fast forward when using the Pepper version of Shockwave Flash 11.3 r31 running on Ubuntu Precise Pangolin x86_64. This is particularly obvious when using Pandora or YouTube. I initially believed this to be a Chrome+Pepper+Shockwave issue and reported it to Google. The problem went away after a reboot, but returned a couple of days later. I started looking to see if I could kill the Chrome thread that contained the errant instance of Flash, but I noticed that pulseaudio was using more CPU than expected. On a whim, I killall'ed pulseaudio, hit the reload button in my Pandora window, and the audio started playing normally again. This workaround (killing pulseaudio) suggests that the fix for this issue could lie within pulseaudio. The annoying thing is that this bug takes several days to manifest itself, so it's hard to verify a fix. Also, I'm running Ubuntu on a laptop that moves between my office and home daily, so the problem could be even more subtle than it appears. In any case, I hope that this can help narrow down the issue. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:1.1-0ubuntu15.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lukescharf 7936 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: lukescharf 7936 F...m pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xc4820000 irq 50' Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI' Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,1179062e,00100100 HDA:80862805,11790001,00100000' Controls : 25 Simple ctrls : 12 Date: Tue Jul 10 15:53:11 2012 SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-13 (119 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/05/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.bios.version: Version 3.50 dmi.board.asset.tag: 0000000000 dmi.board.name: Portable PC dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: Version A0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0000000000 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion3.50:bd12/05/2011:svnTOSHIBA:pnPORTEGER835:pvrPT324U-008003:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrVersion1.0: dmi.product.name: PORTEGE R835 dmi.product.version: PT324U-008003 dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1023155/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
