Public bug reported: There is a very high noise level whenever the audio driver doesn't get used for a while (after 5-10 seconds). The problem goes away whenever any sound plays, even a completely silent video. There is a solution online that sets two values to prevent the audio driver going into power save state, but the solution isn't permanent and isn't a real solution. That 'hacky' solution uses the following two commands:
echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save_controller echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save Power save sounds like a good feature to have, but there should be an option to disable it or something when the motherboard/audio card has high noise levels when it enters power save... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54-generic 5.8.18 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: thomas 2761 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: thomas 2761 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: thomas 2761 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/timer: thomas 2761 f.... pulseaudio CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Apr 9 14:34:09 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-09 (58 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Generic successful Symptom_Card: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller - HD-Audio Generic Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low Title: [To Be Filled By O.E.M., Realtek ALC892, Green Headphone Out, Front] Background noise or low volume UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2020 dmi.bios.release: 5.14 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P4.20 dmi.board.name: B450 Pro4 dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP4.20:bd06/18/2020:br5.14:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnB450Pro4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.sku: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1923196 Title: Background noise when intel hd audio enters power save Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: There is a very high noise level whenever the audio driver doesn't get used for a while (after 5-10 seconds). The problem goes away whenever any sound plays, even a completely silent video. There is a solution online that sets two values to prevent the audio driver going into power save state, but the solution isn't permanent and isn't a real solution. That 'hacky' solution uses the following two commands: echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save_controller echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save Power save sounds like a good feature to have, but there should be an option to disable it or something when the motherboard/audio card has high noise levels when it enters power save... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54-generic 5.8.18 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: thomas 2761 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: thomas 2761 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: thomas 2761 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/timer: thomas 2761 f.... pulseaudio CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Apr 9 14:34:09 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-09 (58 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Generic successful Symptom_Card: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller - HD-Audio Generic Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low Title: [To Be Filled By O.E.M., Realtek ALC892, Green Headphone Out, Front] Background noise or low volume UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2020 dmi.bios.release: 5.14 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P4.20 dmi.board.name: B450 Pro4 dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP4.20:bd06/18/2020:br5.14:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnB450Pro4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.sku: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. 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