Playback error - can't read from source

[Rizlaw]

Running latest ppa version of gmusicbrowser (1.1.6). Playback output settings are "alsa" and alsa device = "hw:0,1" in advanced settings in order to obtain bit perfect digital output to external DAC. The OS is Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS.

During playback of music I get random pauses with the pop up notification that player can't read from source. Music stops playing, sometimes pressing play button restarts playback, sometimes it doesn't.

The attached screenshot of the error shows the exact message displayed.

[Simon Steinbeiß (ochosi)]

thanks for taking the time to report the bug.
does this happen in the beginning of a song or in the middle?

and: could you check whether other gstreamer-based players expose the same/ a similar behavior with these settings?

(you could try e.g. parole or totem-gstreamer or exaile)

another test: could you try to get two instances of gmusicbrowser playing back at the same time or alternatively gmusicbrowser and one of the above mentioned gstreamer-based players?
(for two gmusicbrowser instances you have to start it from a terminal with the options "-nofifo -nodbus")

[Rizlaw (rizlaw)]

On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 23:27 +0000, Simon Steinbeiß wrote:
> thanks for taking the time to report the bug.
> does this happen in the beginning of a song or in the middle?
>
> and: could you check whether other gstreamer-based players expose the
> same/ a similar behavior with these settings?
>
> (you could try e.g. parole or totem-gstreamer or exaile)
>
> another test: could you try to get two instances of gmusicbrowser playing back at the same time or alternatively gmusicbrowser and one of the above mentioned gstreamer-based players?
> (for two gmusicbrowser instances you have to start it from a terminal with the options "-nofifo -nodbus")
>

Simon,

As I recall, it happens at the beginning of a track change.

[Simon Steinbeiß (ochosi)]

again:

 * could you check whether other gstreamer-based players expose the same/ a similar behavior with these settings?
 * another test: could you try to get two instances of gmusicbrowser playing back at the same time or alternatively gmusicbrowser and one of the above mentioned gstreamer-based players?

[Rizlaw (rizlaw)]

On Fri, 2011-03-18 at 17:42 +0000, Simon Steinbeiß wrote:
> again:
>
> * could you check whether other gstreamer-based players expose the same/ a similar behavior with these settings?
> * another test: could you try to get two instances of gmusicbrowser playing back at the same time or alternatively gmusicbrowser and one of the above mentioned gstreamer-based players?
>

I don't use/like exaile so I can't comment.

I do use totem-gstreamer but I can't play it simultaneously with
gmusicbrowser. I did try playing totem and gmusicbrowser alternately.
When I stop GB and start totem and then stop totem and try to restart
GB, I do get the same error message popping up. Usually, a second click
on the GB "play" button will get it to start playing again.

[Simon Steinbeiß (ochosi)]

sorry, i still can't reproduce your bug.
can you reproduce this at all with totem-gstreamer? (e.g. playing a longer playlist of files that exposed that problem with gmusicbrowser and seeing whether they play flawlessly)

did you activate any additional gstreamer-functions like gapless? (that's still pretty experimental/unstable btw)

[Rizlaw (rizlaw)]

On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 08:37 +0000, Simon Steinbeiß wrote:
> sorry, i still can't reproduce your bug.
> can you reproduce this at all with totem-gstreamer? (e.g. playing a longer playlist of files that exposed that problem with gmusicbrowser and seeing whether they play flawlessly)
>
> did you activate any additional gstreamer-functions like gapless?
> (that's still pretty experimental/unstable btw)
>
> ** Changed in: gmb-shimmer
> Status: New => Triaged
>

In Ubuntu 10.04.1, Totem (Movie Player 2.30.2 using gstreamer 0.10.28)
does not have any setting or plugin that I can find to enable gapless or
alsa device = hw:0,1 to the obtain bit perfect playback settings
identical to those I enabled in gmusicbrowser, Quodlibet, Guayadeque and
gmpc/mpd. The "AC3 passthru" option does not pass bit perfect digital
output. I have also looked at gconf-editor and found no Totem Movie
Player settings that would allow me to enable gapless or alsa hw:0,1
settings.

Consequently, I can't play a longer playlist with the necessary type of
HD music files that triggers the problem in gmusicbrowser when I am
playing a mix of 16/44, 24/88, 24/96. 24/192 files.

All I can report is that, of the players that allow me to set and play
bit perfect HD music files (gmusicbrowser, Quodlibet, Guayadeque and
gmpc/mpd), only gmusicbrowser exhibits the problem previously described.

It's unfortunate you can't replicate my problem, and I'm not sure that I
can provide any further useful feedback, but I do appreciate the effort.

[Jackson Doak (noskcaj)]

Please re-open this bug if you find it on a currently supported release

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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