In Ubuntu Lucid, as well as Vinux, we get a ton of syslog messages like the one in the subject line. At least one power-user thinks this is related to kernel panics, and always removes PulseAudio because of this error. Here is the bug report at launchpad.net: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/479296 I see that it effects both karmic and lucid releases, and that the last log message is less than a week old, and that there is little progress on it so far. It may be related to proprietary drivers. Does anyone here know what this error message means, and what may be wrong that causes it? Thanks, Bill