Could you please try the following, testing to see whether you still get sound crackling after each possible solution below:
1. Install the package linux-alsa-driver-modules-generic from the Ubuntu Audio Dev PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-audio-dev/+archive, and reboot. 2. Open /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf in an editor, and add the following line at the bottom of the file. Once saved, reboot your system: options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1 3. Again open /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf, and adjust the line you recently added to show as follows. Once saved, reboot your system. options snd-hda-intel enable_msi=1 please report back as to whether any of these possible solutions solves your crackling problem. affects ubuntu/pulseaudio status incomplete ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- crackling sound during audio playback after upgrading to 10.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615679 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs