On Karmic just installed, I got the same problema (on the DELL Dimension C521). The issue seems to be only in the front plug, the rear plug work great. The same issue was present also in Ubuntu 9.04, but now the fade out is less fast and and sanmetime resetted, so the fade out can start again.
System: Ubuntu 9.10 64bit - kernel 2.6.31-14-generic lspci: 00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio (rev a2) dmesg: [ 10.370113] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/input/input5 [ 11.230217] input: HDA NVidia Line In at Ext Rear Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input6 [ 11.230294] input: HDA NVidia Mic at Ext Front Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input7 [ 11.230347] input: HDA NVidia Mic at Ext Rear Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input8 [ 11.230397] input: HDA NVidia Speaker at Ext Rear Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input9 [ 11.230449] input: HDA NVidia Speaker at Ext Rear Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input10 [ 11.230502] input: HDA NVidia Speaker at Ext Rear Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input11 [ 11.230553] input: HDA NVidia Speaker at Ext Rear Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input12 [ 11.230622] input: HDA NVidia HP Out at Ext Front Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/sound/card0/input13 -- Sound fading out on Dell E521 with Nvidia and Karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431212 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