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Rob Beard wrote: > James Poole wrote: > >> Does no-one have any ideas about this? >> >> James >> >> James Poole wrote: >> >>> Hi guys, I'm new to posting here. I apologize for my first post being a >>> request for help! >>> >>> To cut a long story short, I have recently upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10 from >>> 8.04. Everything has gone well so far, except all the sound that my >>> computer >>> makes is now distorted, and it seems especially apparent at high >>> frequencies. >>> >>> Has anyone else experienced similar, or does anyone have any ideas on what >>> I can do about it? >>> >>> Many thanks in advance, >>> >>> James >>> >>> >>> > > Hi James, > > I was thinking about it last night and the only possible solution I can > think of is that maybe the mixer levels are set too high. > > I wonder if you could try an Ubuntu 8.04.1 desktop CD and see if this > also causes a problem? > > Looks like someone else is having a problem - > http://joeb454.co.uk/2008/11/05/ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex-pt-2/ > > There was a suggestion on here of reducing the PCM volume in the Volume > Control which fixed the problem for them. It could be worth a shot. > > You might be worth also raising a bug report with the Ubuntu developers > (see here for details on how to do this... > http://www.ubuntu.com/community/reportproblem) > > Rob > > Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, adjusting the PCM volumes (in PulseAudio - is there another way to do it?) hasn't worked. I did not have this problem with 8.04.1 desktop, which is the version I upgraded from. I will look at raising a bug with the developers James -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html