[Bug 34645] static in sound output with alc880

[Sean Middleditch]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/34645

Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 linux-image-2.6.15-18-k7 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
I have an NVIDIA nForce4 motherboard with an ALC880 sound engine, which
uses the snd_hda_intel driver.

There is a ton of static on the sound output.  I've checked the sound
plugs and they're correct.  I've reduced all of the ALSA mixer levels to
even as low as 10% and still have the static.

Using an add-on emu10k1-based SB Live! card, I don't hear any static at
all.

This happens both with the k7 kernel on Ubuntu/x86 and with the amd64
kernel on Ubuntu/amd64.