digikam 3.5.0 freezes at initialization on 14.04

[Michel Tissier]

When I want to start digikam, it freezes on the first windows : "initialisation of the main wiew"
And then only a kill can make it to disapear.
Same thing if I start digikam from the terminal, but with these messages:

Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower::DeviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower::DeviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
QSqlDatabasePrivate::removeDatabase: connection 'ConnectionTest' is still in use, all queries will cease to work.

(digikam:16581): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type 'GstObject'

(digikam:16581): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed

(digikam:16581): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_register_static: assertion 'parent_type > 0' failed

(digikam:16581): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed

(digikam:16581): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_plugin_feature_get_name: assertion 'GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature)' failed

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-20-generic 3.13.0-20.42
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: michel 3920 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Mar 31 10:06:53 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=1686c3e5-794f-4e2e-976a-b7c1ccbf18fb
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-04 (481 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: LENOVO 2320CTO
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-20-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=515d5296-7f6c-424d-bd52-4ec6a2bac9bd ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-20-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-20-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.126
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-03-29 (1 days ago)
WifiSyslog:

dmi.bios.date: 09/11/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: G2ET82WW (2.02 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 2320CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Win8 Pro DPK TPG
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG2ET82WW(2.02):bd09/11/2012:svnLENOVO:pn2320CTO:pvrThinkPadX230:rvnLENOVO:rn2320CTO:rvrWin8ProDPKTPG:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2320CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X230
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.14 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14-trusty/

[Michel Tissier (michel-tissier)]

Same thing with Linux version 3.14.0-031400-generic (apw@gomeisa) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) ) #201403310035 SMP Mon Mar 31 04:36:23 UTC 2014

[James Dupin (james.dupin)]

I have the same problem on an i386 while the program runs correctly on a macbook.

I386 bitches about gstreamer while it passes on amd+mac

[James Dupin (james.dupin)]

the problem may be coming from phonon-backend-gstreamer:i386 and/or
phonon-backend-gstreamer-common:i386

Indeed I noticed that on amd+mac (digikam runs ok), the packages are phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0:amd64 and phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0-common:amd64

So, I installed phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0 and phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0-common and now digikam opens correctly on the i386

[Michel Tissier (michel-tissier)]

As James Dupin suggests, I installed phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0 (but no phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0-common which was not listed in my configuration) with synaptic.
It uninstalled automaticaly phonon-backend-gstreamer and phonon-backend-gstreamer-common.

And then digikam runs like a charm.

[Harald Sitter (apachelogger)]

This was fixed a while ago.