--- gnome-settings-daemon-2.30.1/plugins/media-keys/cut-n-paste/gvc-mixer-control.c.orig	2009-08-24 12:20:18.000000000 +0200
+++ gnome-settings-daemon-2.30.1/plugins/media-keys/cut-n-paste/gvc-mixer-control.c	2010-06-05 01:11:19.573632996 +0200
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #define GVC_MIXER_CONTROL_GET_PRIVATE(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), GVC_TYPE_MIXER_CONTROL, GvcMixerControlPrivate))
 
 #define RECONNECT_DELAY 5
+#define RECONNECT_TRIES 12
 
 enum {
         PROP_0,
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
         pa_context       *pa_context;
         int               n_outstanding;
         guint             reconnect_id;
+        guint             reconnect_nr;
         char             *name;
 
         gboolean          default_sink_is_set;
@@ -1831,8 +1833,11 @@
 
         case PA_CONTEXT_FAILED:
                 g_warning ("Connection failed, reconnecting...");
-                if (control->priv->reconnect_id == 0)
+                if ((control->priv->reconnect_id == 0) && (control->priv->reconnect_nr < RECONNECT_TRIES))
                         control->priv->reconnect_id = g_timeout_add_seconds (RECONNECT_DELAY, idle_reconnect, control);
+                else if (control->priv->reconnect_nr >= RECONNECT_TRIES)
+                        g_warning ("Maximum reconnection retries reached.");
+                control->priv->reconnect_nr++;
                 break;
 
         case PA_CONTEXT_TERMINATED: