default channel of a52 is 6 , so your config fail when pulseaudio use iec958-ac3-surround-40
D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(4) failed: Invalid argument -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242390 Title: ac-53 (a52 plugin) core dumps To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1242390/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs