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See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242390 Title: ac-53 (a52 plugin) core dumps Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: This config worked on 13.04 a52.conf: pcm.a52 { @args [CARD] @args.CARD { type string } type rate slave { pcm { type a52 bitrate 448 channels 6 card $CARD } # rate 48000 #required somehow, otherwise nothing happens in PulseAudio } } commenting out rate 48000 allows it to work, but stereo only; no surround. End of debug logging for pulseaudio from the command line: D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Analog Stereo (analog-stereo) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying front:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open front:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Set buffer size first (to 3528 samples), period size second (to 441 samples). D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Profile output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo supported. D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Digital Stereo (IEC958) (iec958-stereo) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying iec958:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open iec958:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Set buffer size first (to 3528 samples), period size second (to 441 samples). D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Profile output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo supported. D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Digital Surround 4.0 (IEC958/AC3) (iec958-ac3-surround-40) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying a52:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying a52:0 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying plug:a52:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying plug:a52:0 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:a52:0: Invalid argument D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Caching failure to open output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Skipping profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-40+input:analog-mono - will not be able to open output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Skipping profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-40+input:analog-stereo - will not be able to open output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Skipping profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-40+input:iec958-stereo - will not be able to open output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-51 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) (iec958-ac3-surround-51) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying a52:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 320 ms Floating point exception (core dumped) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Analog Stereo (analog-stereo) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying front:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open front:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Set buffer size first (to 3528 samples), period size second (to 441 samples). D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Profile output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo supported. D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Digital Stereo (IEC958) (iec958-stereo) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying iec958:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open iec958:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Set buffer size first (to 3528 samples), period size second (to 441 samples). D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Profile output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo supported. D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Digital Surround 4.0 (IEC958/AC3) (iec958-ac3-surround-40) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying a52:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying a52:0 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying plug:a52:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying plug:a52:0 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument I: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Failed to set hardware parameters on plug:a52:0: Invalid argument D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Caching failure to open output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Skipping profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-40+input:analog-mono - will not be able to open output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Skipping profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-40+input:analog-stereo - will not be able to open output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Skipping profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-40+input:iec958-stereo - will not be able to open output:iec958-ac3-surround-40 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-ac3-surround-51 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-mixer.c: Checking for playback on Digital Surround 5.1 (IEC958/AC3) (iec958-ac3-surround-51) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Trying a52:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Managed to open a52:0 D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 320 ms Floating point exception (core dumped) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: guest 1459 F.... pulseaudio guest 1473 F.... panel-5-mixer /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p: guest 1459 F...m pulseaudio CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied Date: Sun Oct 20 12:55:51 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-22 (151 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (1 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/02/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F5 dmi.board.name: M68M-S2P dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF5:bd07/02/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnM68M-S2P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM68M-S2P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: M68M-S2P dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 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