I started some investigation with the pulseaudio upstream and the issue is caused by the fact only the currently selected profile receives updates of the the plugged/available state since PA13 and that conflicts with the feature of switching the unavailable profiles away. They never get back from the Off state.
-- 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/1905080 Title: After upgrading from Ubuntu 18 to 20 pulseaudio starts with HDMI output disabled and doesn't turn on when I turn on the TV Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Before the upgrade the HDMI 4 digital stereo output was chosen automatically for my nvidia GF card and was usable by the players immediately after turning the TV on. After the upgrade I have to switch the profile from Disabled to HDMI4 each time I turn the TV on. It doesn't get stored properly. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1905080/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
