Public bug reported: I have a dell inspiron 15 3000 with audio problems, bluetooth is working fine, hdmi speaker is working fine but internal speaker sounds bad. The sound kind of crackles.
Information Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Release: 20.04 pulseaudio: Installed: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.13 Candidate: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.13 Version table: *** 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.13 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.8 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.13 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-43.47~20.04.2-generic 5.11.22 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-43-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Dec 25 00:30:18 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-09 (15 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH successful Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_PulseAudioLog: dic 24 23:12:16 valaro dbus-daemon[909]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1' unit='rtkit-daemon.service' requested by ':1.29' (uid=125 pid=2170 comm="/usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no --log-target=jo" label="unconfined") dic 24 23:13:22 valaro pulseaudio[2170]: After module unload, module 'module-null-sink' was still loaded! dic 24 23:13:22 valaro systemd[2152]: pulseaudio.service: Succeeded. dic 24 23:13:32 valaro systemd[2152]: pulseaudio.socket: Succeeded. Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test failed Symptom_Type: Underruns, dropouts, or "crackling" sound Title: [Inspiron 3501, Cirrus Logic CS8409/CS42L42, Speaker, Internal] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/05/2021 dmi.bios.release: 1.7 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.7.1 dmi.board.name: 03TNDR dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.7.1:bd07/05/2021:br1.7:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3501:pvr:sku0A25:rvnDellInc.:rn03TNDR:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.family: Inspiron dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3501 dmi.product.sku: 0A25 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. modified.conffile..etc.pulse.daemon.conf: [modified] modified.conffile..etc.pulse.default.pa: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.pulse.daemon.conf: 2021-12-24T21:32:37.421378 mtime.conffile..etc.pulse.default.pa: 2021-12-24T22:17:32.506068 ** Affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1955733 Title: [Inspiron 3501, Cirrus Logic CS8409/CS42L42, Speaker, Internal] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1955733/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs