convert-2mp3.sh error 6

[Matt Wheeler]

Binary package hint: gtkpod

When trying to use gtkpod to sync my library with my iPod the helper scripts (convert-2m{p3,4a}.sh) fail to convert, with error 6 or error 4.

Most of the files to be converted are either flac or ogg.

All recommends and suggests are installed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gtkpod 1.0.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 24 15:45:26 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: gtkpod

[Rodrigo Primo (rodrigosprimo)]

Below a comment by ortylp proposing a workaround for this bug. I'm copying it here since I marked the bug he reported (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtkpod/+bug/672254) as a duplicate of this one.

"Files from http://www.softwarefreedom.org/feeds/podcast-ogg/ cannot be converted to mp3.

The script /usr/share/gtkpod/scripts/convert-2mp3.sh needs adjustments.
It seems, that lame does not understand file format sent on stdout by oggdec
Saving data to intermediate .wav file solves the problem."

[Michael Helmling (supermihi)]

I could fix this by changing the output type of oggdec to "raw" (-R switch) and the input type of lame as well (-r) in the script
/usr/share/gtkpod/scripts/convert-2mp3.sh:

"$decoder" -R $options "$infile" | "$encoder" -r $ENCODER_OPTS [...]

[Daniël van Eeden (dveeden)]

This is the upstream record.
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3105754&group_id=67873&atid=519273