playing a CD on random does not play all tracks

[Alex Mauer]

Binary package hint: rhythmbox

I loaded a CD, and started playing it with Rhythmbox. Initially it was on repeat + shuffle.

After playing 3 tracks, I turned off repeat.

Rhythmbox (randomly) played one of those three tracks, and I skipped it (since I'd just heard it).

I then listened to the CD until Rhythmbox stopped playing.

I looked at the "play count" for the CD, and one track was never played, while all the other tracks had a play count of 1.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any information missing that you can add or to see if there is a work around. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Alex Mauer (hawke)]

That bug is not the same. That bug is about shuffling multiple albums while playing each album in order. This bug is about playing the entirety of a single album in a random order, without missing any songs.

[Alex Mauer (hawke)]

I did however forget to mention that this is in Gutsy.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Ok, thanks will forward upstream.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

You can track it here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475497

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

comment from upstream:

"Did you check which of the random algorithms it was using? It should be using
"shuffle". Check the gconf key:

/apps/rhythmbox/state/play_order

it should be shuffle. If it is "random", then it will play randomly without
replacement (i.e. it might play the track more than once) which would account
for the behaviour you are seeing.

Unfortunately exactly what random algorithm used is not currently exposed in
the UI (bug #163196) but I think it should use "shuffle" by default.
"

[Alex Mauer (hawke)]

I have responded to the comment upstream, twice now.