Comment 4 for bug 1021707

Running 'vlc -v' on the problematic CD 'Hot Rats' disc I got

Run 1 - very jerky sound, sound only in widely separated spurts.

[0x8ac3908] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0xb07ee848] cdda access warning: found 6 matches in CDDB. Using first one.
[0xb07bf0a0] main stream error: cannot pre fill buffer
[0xb5400618] main input warning: cannot create a stream_t from access
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-9727), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-32902), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] pulse audio output warning: underflow
[0xb5403af0] main input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (pts_delay increased to 300 ms)
[0xb5403af0] main input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (40075), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (16962), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-6193), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-9690), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-32848), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] pulse audio output warning: underflow
[0xb5403af0] main input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (pts_delay increased to 1043 ms)
[0xb5403af0] main input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (40037), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (16921), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-6223), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-9723), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-32883), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] pulse audio output warning: underflow
[0xb5403af0] main input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (pts_delay increased to 4355 ms)
[0xb5403af0] main input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (40038), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (16919), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-6273), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-9810), dropping buffer
[0xb2604c20] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-33006), dropping buffer
david:~$ [0xb2604c20] pulse audio output warning: underflow
... and so on ...

So then I took the CD out and re-seated it in the drive. This time it played just fine and vlc said

[0xb260bbf0] cdda access warning: found 6 matches in CDDB. Using first one.
[0xb260c100] main stream error: cannot pre fill buffer
[0xb5400618] main input warning: cannot create a stream_t from access
[0xb0635198] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-9888), dropping buffer
[0xb0635198] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-33059), dropping buffer
[0xb260c898] wav demux warning: cannot read data
[0xb0635198] pulse audio output warning: underflow
[0xb0635198] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-9937), dropping buffer
[0xb0635198] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-33001), dropping buffer

and then quieted down and played fine.

Then without touching the drive, I shut dowm vlc and started up rythmbox. But it could only play
a few seconds of music before falling silent.

After that 'vlc -v' again and it was back to lots of
[0xb5400750] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (40031), dropping buffer
and
ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (pts_delay increased to 1065 ms)
messages.
and the music could not be heard.

Then I Ejected disk, reinserted and ran via 'vlc -v'. This time it played ok again.

Not obvious if this is a dvd drive problem, a disk problem, or a rhythmbox problem.

But possibly my earlier testing with vlc and rhythmbox together
without taking the disc out in between may have been misleading about
the capabilities of VLC.

I can play Patty Smith Horses if I run 'vlc' from command line and select disk.
But not if I tell the Ubuntu auto disk detector to run vlc on the disk ?

So last one Patty Smith Easter.
   Insert
   Select 'vlc' from automounter dialogue box
   A 1/2 sec burst of sound then nothing.

Eject disk
Reinsert
Cancel from automounter dialogue box
Run vlc -v from command line
Devices / Discs / CD / cdda://dev/sr0 / play
This time it plays just fine!

So, shut vlc. Eject disk. Reinsert.
Cancel from automounter dialogue box

Run rhythmbox -d from command line
Select Devices / Easter / Play
It plays for a bit and falls silent.

Summary then. I can play all my test CDs with VLC from the command line. But
only one of them with Rhythmbox.