Ubuntu
pulseaudio package

arecord with pulseaudio fails with "Input/output error"

Bug #282244 reported by David Henningsson on 2008-10-12

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #282316: erratic elapsed time count in "sound recorder" . Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Alsa utilities	Unknown	Unknown	alsa-mantis #4181
	pulseaudio (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: pulseaudio

Arecord or pulseaudio seems to be broken:

$ arecord -d 10 -f cd -t wav foobar.wav
Recording WAVE 'foobar.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
arecord: pcm_read:1473: read error: Input/output error

This was experienced with Intrepid live CD as of 2008-10-11. Pulseaudio is version "0.9.10-2ubuntu8".
More information can be found in ALSA bugtracker #4181: https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=4181

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canis-merda (canis-merda) wrote on 2008-10-27:

I am getting the same error from my ubuntu 8.10 beta install on my Acer Travelmate 240. My system is updated as of 10/26/08, and I am still getting this error.

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towa (towahl) wrote on 2008-11-01:

I have had the same problem.

I stoped pulseaudio with "killall pulseaudio"
(This may crash some application---close all windows first)

Maybe this workaround will allow you to record audio files again.
Please post again if this does not work for you.