Keeps quitting for no apparent reason.

[Alexander T. Stanton]

Today I have been listening to some new music I downloaded and banshee keeps closing out for no reason to my knowledge. Its happened for a third time today. Maybe Banshee doesn't like Devo?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: banshee 2.4.0-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 15 10:15:56 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/banshee/Banshee.exe
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/mono
SourcePackage: banshee
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

Please start banshee from the terminal with the following command and post the output when it crashes:
banshee --debug

[Alexander T. Stanton (stanton-sculpture)]

Crashed a fourth time: here you go, thanks! --Alex

`stantron@Calculon:~$ banshee --debug
** Running Mono with --debug **
[1 Debug 11:42:38.811] Bus.Session.RequestName
('org.bansheeproject.Banshee') replied with PrimaryOwner
[1 Info 11:42:38.829] Running Banshee 2.4.0: [Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
(linux-gnu, x86_64) @ 2012-04-21 02:25:26 UTC]
[1 Debug 11:42:38.834] Initializing GTK
[1 Debug 11:42:39.623] Post-Initializing GTK
[1 Debug 11:42:39.630] Configuration client extension loaded
(Banshee.GnomeBackend.GConfConfigurationClient)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.632] Using default gconf-base-key
[1 Debug 11:42:39.703] Core service started (DBusServiceManager, 0.000948)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.705] Registering remote object
/org/bansheeproject/Banshee/DBusCommandService
(Banshee.ServiceStack.DBusCommandService) on org.bansheeproject.Banshee
[1 Debug 11:42:39.709] Core service started (DBusCommandService, 0.00573)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.742] Opened SQLite (version 3.7.9) connection to
/home/stantron/.config/banshee-1/banshee.db
[1 Debug 11:42:39.743] Core service started (DbConnection, 0.034413)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.757] Database version 45 is up to date
[1 Debug 11:42:39.821] Core service started (PreferenceService, 0.028021)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.830] Core service started (Network, 0.009139)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.831] Registering remote object
/org/bansheeproject/Banshee/SourceManager
(Banshee.Sources.SourceManager) on org.bansheeproject.Banshee
[1 Debug 11:42:39.831] Core service started (SourceManager, 0.00049)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.834] Core service started (MediaProfileManager, 0.000167)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.838] Registering remote object
/org/bansheeproject/Banshee/PlayerEngine
(Banshee.MediaEngine.PlayerEngineService) on org.bansheeproject.Banshee
[1 Debug 11:42:39.842] Core service started (PlayerEngine, 0.008371)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.867] Registering remote object
/org/bansheeproject/Banshee/PlaybackController
(Banshee.PlaybackController.PlaybackControllerService) on
org.bansheeproject.Banshee
[1 Debug 11:42:39.869] Core service started (PlaybackController, 0.006166)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.873] Starting - Startup Job
[1 Debug 11:42:39.874] Core service started (JobScheduler, 0.004776)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.881] IO provider extension loaded
(Banshee.IO.Gio.Provider)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.916] Loaded HardwareManager backend: Banshee.Hardware.Gio
[1 Debug 11:42:39.918] Core service started (HardwareManager, 0.04451)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.920] Bus.Session.RequestName
('org.bansheeproject.CollectionIndexer') replied with PrimaryOwner
[1 Debug 11:42:39.922] Registering remote object
/org/bansheeproject/Banshee/CollectionIndexerService
(Banshee.Collection.Indexer.CollectionIndexerService) on
org.bansheeproject.CollectionIndexer
[1 Debug 11:42:39.926] Core service started (CollectionIndexerService,
0.007291)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.929] Core service started (SaveTrackMetadataService,
0.002801)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.934] Adding icon theme search path:
/usr/share/banshee/icons
[1 Debug 11:42:39.935] Core service started (GtkElementsService, 0.005982)
[1 Debug 11:42:39.936] Core service started (InterfaceActionService,
0.000951)
[1 Debug 11:42:40.056] Extension actions loaded: MetadataFixActions
...

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

I'm not sure if there's a way to disable gapless playback in banshee, but maybe you could try that?

>>
[46 Debug 12:06:31.725] (libbanshee:player) [Gapless] Requesting next track

Unhandled Exception: System.ObjectDisposedException: The object was used
after being disposed.
   at System.Threading.WaitHandle.CheckDisposed () [0x00000] in
<filename unknown>:0
   at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.Reset () [0x00000] in <filename
unknown>:0
   at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check)
System.Threading.EventWaitHandle:Reset ()
   at Hyena.Data.Sqlite.HyenaSqliteCommand.Execute
(Hyena.Data.Sqlite.HyenaSqliteConnection hconnection,
Hyena.Data.Sqlite.Connection connection) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
   at Hyena.Data.Sqlite.HyenaSqliteConnection.ProcessQueue () [0x00000]
in <filename unknown>:0
   at System.Threading.Thread.StartInternal () [0x00000] in <filename
unknown>:0
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.ObjectDisposedException: The
object was used after being disposed.
   at System.Threading.WaitHandle.CheckDisposed () [0x00000] in
<filename unknown>:0
   at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.Reset () [0x00000] in <filename
unknown>:0
   at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check)
System.Threading.EventWaitHandle:Reset ()
   at Hyena.Data.Sqlite.HyenaSqliteCommand.Execute
(Hyena.Data.Sqlite.HyenaSqliteConnection hconnection,
Hyena.Data.Sqlite.Connection connection) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
   at Hyena.Data.Sqlite.HyenaSqliteConnection.ProcessQueue () [0x00000]
in <filename unknown>:0
   at System.Threading.Thread.StartInternal () [0x00000] in <filename
unknown>:0

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

On 16/05/2012 01:24, Dave Lentz wrote:
> I'm not sure if there's a way to disable gapless playback in banshee,
> but maybe you could try that?

There is, but I'm not sure it would help.

Edit → Preferences → Uncheck the "Enable gapless playback" option

--
Kind regards,
Loong Jin

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

It does indeed appear to be a problem with gapless playback and gstreamer apps.