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See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/957168 Title: [USB-Audio - USB Sound Blaster HD, playback] Background noise or low volume Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Sound playback with USB Sound Blaster X-Fi HD is extreem noisy. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: pulseaudio 1:1.0-0ubuntu3.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC2: s7habo 2094 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC2D0c: s7habo 2094 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: s7habo 2094 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: s7habo 2094 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfbff8000 irq 52' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC892' Components : 'HDA:10ec0892,1458a002,00100302' Controls : 35 Simple ctrls : 19 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf9ffc000 irq 17' Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 16 HDMI/DP' Components : 'HDA:10de0016,10de0101,00100100' Controls : 16 Simple ctrls : 4 Card2.Amixer.info: Card hw:2 'HD'/'Creative Technology USB Sound Blaster HD at usb-0000:00:1a.7-3.1, full speed' Mixer name : 'USB Mixer' Components : 'USB041e:30d7' Controls : 3 Simple ctrls : 2 Date: Fri Mar 16 18:10:11 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:HD successful Symptom_Card: USB Sound Blaster HD - USB Sound Blaster HD Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test failed Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low Title: [USB-Audio - USB Sound Blaster HD, playback] Background noise or low volume UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-26 (80 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F11 dmi.board.name: P55A-UD3 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF11:bd08/10/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnP55A-UD3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnP55A-UD3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: P55A-UD3 dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/957168/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp