rhythmbox locks up when pulseaudio settings are changed, even when not playing

[njh]

Binary package hint: rhythmbox

using padevchooser to modify the sound server settings (Configure Local Sound Server...), when rhythmbox is running (playing or not), results in rhythmbox locking up completely.

Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

rhythmbox:
  Installed: 0.11.6svn20081008-0ubuntu4.2
  Candidate: 0.11.6svn20081008-0ubuntu4.2
  Version table:
 *** 0.11.6svn20081008-0ubuntu4.2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.11.6svn20081008-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, your crash report is either missing or challenging to deal with as a ".crash" file. Please follow these instuctions to have apport report a new bug about your crash that can be dealt with by the automatic retracer.

If you are using Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop environment - launch nautilus and navigate to your /var/crash directory and double click on the crash report you wish to submit.

I'm closing this bug report since the process outlined above will automatically open a new bug report which can then dealt with more efficiently. Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

[njh (njh-njhurst)]

crash files are not generated by programs locking up.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Then get a backtrace http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash and attach the file to the bug report. This will greatly help us in tracking down your problem.

[njh (njh-njhurst)]

As the program has simply locked up, I waited a few seconds, then hit control z then got a backtrace:

#0 0xb807b430 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb7e39d09 in __lll_lock_wait () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb7e35114 in _L_lock_89 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#3 0xb7e34a42 in pthread_mutex_lock () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#4 0xb71a43df in gst_object_get_parent () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#5 0xb71a49f2 in gst_object_get_path_string ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#6 0xb71bcaa0 in gst_element_message_full ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#7 0xb3ccf9b7 in ?? () from /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstpulse.so
#8 0xb3d6bf49 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstaudio-0.10.so.0
#9 0xb3d7829f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstaudio-0.10.so.0
#10 0xb3d7978f in gst_ring_buffer_pause () from /usr/lib/libgstaudio-0.10.so.0
#11 0xb3d74904 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstaudio-0.10.so.0
#12 0xb3cd1475 in ?? () from /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstpulse.so
#13 0xb71bc2f8 in gst_element_change_state ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#14 0xb71bf25c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#15 0xb71bb522 in gst_element_set_state () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#16 0xb71acb2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#17 0xb3dc9fdb in ?? () from /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstautodetect.so
#18 0xb71bc2f8 in gst_element_change_state ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#19 0xb71bf25c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#20 0xb71bb522 in gst_element_set_state () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#21 0xb71acb2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#22 0xb71bc2f8 in gst_element_change_state ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#23 0xb71bf25c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#24 0xb71bb522 in gst_element_set_state () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#25 0xb71acb2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#26 0xb3e00170 in ?? () from /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstgconfelements.so
#27 0xb3dfcff6 in ?? () from /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstgconfelements.so
#28 0xb71bc2f8 in gst_element_change_state ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#29 0xb71bf25c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#30 0xb71bb522 in gst_element_set_state () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#31 0xb71acb2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#32 0xb71bc2f8 in gst_element_change_state ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#33 0xb71bf25c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#34 0xb71bb522 in gst_element_set_state () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#35 0xb71acb2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#36 0xb71bc2f8 in gst_element_change_state ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#37 0xb71bf25c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#38 0xb71bb522 in gst_element_set_state () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#39 0xb71acb2a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#40 0xb71bc2f8 in gst_element_change_state ()
   from /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
#41 0xb71bf25c in ?? () from /...

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the issue was rather a gstreamer one and should be fixed in jaunty, closing the bug, you can reopen if you still get the issue using the new version though