Public bug reported: If pavucontrol "PulseAudio Volume Control" is open it causes 'sudo lsusb -v' to fail if there is a Dell AC511 soundbar attached via USB.
The error message: > $ sudo lsusb -v > > ----[ snip ]---- > > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:a503 Dell Computer Corp. > lsusb: gconv.c:74: __gconv: Assertion `outbuf != NULL && *outbuf != NULL' > failed. > Aborted lsusb -v by device ID: > $ sudo lsusb -v -d 413c:a503 > > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:a503 Dell Computer Corp. > lsusb: gconv.c:74: __gconv: Assertion `outbuf != NULL && *outbuf != NULL' > failed. > Aborted The bug goes away when "PulseAudio Volume Control" is closed. Ubuntu 17.10 Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64 pavucontrol version 3.0-3.1 lsusb (usbutils) 007 ** Affects: usbutils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: pavucontrol ** Summary changed: - lsusb -v to fails when pavucontrol (PulseAudio Volume Control) is open and there is a Dell AC511 soundbar attached + lsusb -v fails when pavucontrol (PulseAudio Volume Control) is open and there is a Dell AC511 soundbar attached -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1749465 Title: lsusb -v fails when pavucontrol (PulseAudio Volume Control) is open and there is a Dell AC511 soundbar attached To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usbutils/+bug/1749465/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs