diff -p -up chromium/src/media/audio/linux/alsa_wrapper.cc.period-time chromium/src/media/audio/linux/alsa_wrapper.cc
--- chromium/src/media/audio/linux/alsa_wrapper.cc.period-time	2012-10-07 13:07:44.815961299 +0200
+++ chromium/src/media/audio/linux/alsa_wrapper.cc	2012-12-08 21:49:49.576993264 +0100
@@ -75,13 +75,85 @@ int AlsaWrapper::PcmSetParams(snd_pcm_t*
                               snd_pcm_access_t access, unsigned int channels,
                               unsigned int rate, int soft_resample,
                               unsigned int latency) {
-  return snd_pcm_set_params(handle,
-                            format,
-                            access,
-                            channels,
-                            rate,
-                            soft_resample,
-                            latency);
+  unsigned int rate_set;
+  unsigned int latency_set;
+  int dir_set;
+  snd_pcm_hw_params_t *hwparams = 0;
+  int error;
+
+  snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc(&hwparams);
+
+  if ((error = snd_pcm_hw_params_any(handle, hwparams)) < 0) {
+//    fprintf(stderr, "No config available for PCM device %s\n",
+//	    PcmName(handle));
+    goto set_hw_err;
+  }
+
+  if ((error = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_resample(handle,
+      hwparams, soft_resample)) < 0) {
+//    fprintf(stderr, "Resampling not available on PCM device %s\n",
+//	    PcmName(handle));
+    goto set_hw_err;
+  }
+
+  if ((error = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access(handle, hwparams,
+      access)) < 0) {
+//    fprintf(stderr, "Access type not available on PCM device %s\n",
+//	    PcmName(handle));
+    goto set_hw_err;
+  }
+
+  if ((error = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(handle, hwparams, format)) < 0) {
+//    fprintf(stderr, "Could not set format for device %s\n", PcmName(handle));
+    goto set_hw_err;
+  }
+
+  if ((error = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(handle, hwparams,
+      channels)) < 0) {
+//    fprintf(stderr, "Could not set channel count for device %s\n",
+//	    PcmName(handle));
+    goto set_hw_err;
+  }
+
+  rate_set = static_cast<unsigned int>(rate);
+  if ((error = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(handle,
+      hwparams, &rate_set, 0)) < 0) {
+//    fprintf(stderr, "Could not set bitrate near %u for PCM device %s\n",
+//	    rate, PcmName(handle));
+    goto set_hw_err;
+  }
+
+  if (rate_set != static_cast<unsigned int>(rate))
+//    fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Actual rate(%u) != Requested rate(%u)\n",
+//	    rate_set,
+//	    rate);
+
+  snd_pcm_hw_params_set_periods(handle, hwparams, 2, 0);
+  
+  latency_set = latency;
+  dir_set = 0;
+  if ((error = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_time_near(handle,
+				    hwparams,
+				    &latency_set,
+				    &dir_set)) < 0) {
+//    fprintf(stderr, "Could not set latency near %u for PCM device %s\n",
+//	    latency, PcmName(handle));
+    goto set_hw_err;
+  }
+
+  if ((error = snd_pcm_hw_params(handle, hwparams)) < 0) {
+//    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to install hw params\n");
+    goto set_hw_err;
+  }
+  
+
+set_hw_err:
+  if (hwparams)
+  {
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_free(hwparams);
+  }
+
+  return error;
 }
 
 int AlsaWrapper::PcmGetParams(snd_pcm_t* handle, snd_pcm_uframes_t* buffer_size,