MSC music device doesn't appear after intrepid upgrade

[Ryan Fugger]

Device is Sansa Clip 4GB. Worked fine under Hardy, but now it doesn't appear in rhythmbox under Intrepid. It shows up if I enable the MTP plugin in rhythmbox, but all my songs are already transferred via MSC, so I can't see them. I can see the raw USB storage in the file browser just fine.

[Ryan Fugger (rfugger)]

see also possibly related bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/291813

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank you for your bug report. what properties are listed for the device? could you run gvfs-mount -li and add the log to the bug?

[Ryan Fugger (rfugger)]

I ran

rhythmbox -d file:///media/SANSA%20CLIP 2> rhythmbox.log

with the Sansa mounted and have attached the output, as well as the output from lshal below. From rhythmbox.log it appears that rhythmbox thinks my Sansa Clip is a Nokia 770??? Below is the pertinent section:

from rhythmbox.log:
---------------
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [dump_volume_identifiers] rb-removable-media-manager.c:555: unix-device = /dev/sdb
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [dump_volume_identifiers] rb-removable-media-manager.c:555: hal-udi = /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_F43C_C817
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [dump_volume_identifiers] rb-removable-media-manager.c:555: uuid = F43C-C817
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [dump_volume_identifiers] rb-removable-media-manager.c:555: label = SANSA CLIP
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [rb_removable_media_manager_add_volume] rb-removable-media-manager.c:593: Unhandled media
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [dump_volume_identifiers] rb-removable-media-manager.c:555: unix-device = /dev/sdb
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [dump_volume_identifiers] rb-removable-media-manager.c:555: hal-udi = /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_F43C_C817
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [dump_volume_identifiers] rb-removable-media-manager.c:555: uuid = F43C-C817
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [dump_volume_identifiers] rb-removable-media-manager.c:555: label = SANSA CLIP
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [hal_udi_is_nokia770] rb-nokia770-source.c:179: Nokia detection: info.parent=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_serial_SanDisk_Sansa_Clip_4GB_ED0FFF0E3904B5870000000000000000_0_0
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [hal_udi_is_nokia770] rb-nokia770-source.c:184: Nokia detection: info.vendor=SanDisk
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [get_hal_udi_for_player] rb-generic-player-source.c:1356: searching for player udi from /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_F43C_C817
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [get_hal_udi_for_player] rb-generic-player-source.c:1365: parent of udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_F43C_C817: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_serial_SanDisk_Sansa_Clip_4GB_ED0FFF0E3904B5870000000000000000_0_0
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [rb_generic_player_is_mount_player] rb-generic-player-source.c:829: Checking udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_serial_SanDisk_Sansa_Clip_4GB_ED0FFF0E3904B5870000000000000000_0_0
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [rb_generic_player_is_mount_player] rb-generic-player-source.c:837: device cannot be accessed via storage
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [free_dbus_error] rb-generic-player-source.c:1395: checking device access method: dbus error: No property portable_audio_player.access_method on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_serial_SanDisk_Sansa_Clip_4GB_ED0FFF0E3904B5870000000000000000_0_0
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [rb_removable_media_manager_add_mount] rb-removable-media-manager.c:654: Unhandled media
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [load_uri_args] main.c:368: examining argument file:///media/SANSA%20CLIP
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [local_load_uri] main.c:422: Using load_uri for file:///media/SANSA%20CLIP
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [rb_uri_could_be_podcast] rb-file-helpers.c:341: 'file:///media/SANSA%20CLIP' can't be a Podcast or OPML file, not the right scheme
(15:31:03) [0x81fc408] [rb_shell_load_uri] rb-shell.c:3329:...

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the log is useful and the issue is that it doesn't figure what access_method is used for the device, this svn change is likely to fix the bug you are having http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/rhythmbox?view=revision&revision=5992, do you know how to rebuild a modifier package to try a change?

[Ryan Fugger (rfugger)]

I basically followed the directions at:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=200762

applying the patch from the svn revision link above, installed the new package, and my player now shows up in rhythmbox. Thanks for your help.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted into intrepid-proposed, please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

intrepid-proposed package copied to jaunty.

[Ryan Fugger (rfugger)]

Package in intrepid-proposed (0.11.6svn20081008-0ubuntu4.2) works OK for me.

[Call me Ishmael (callmeishmael)]

Latest intrepid proposed (0.11.6svn20081008-0ubuntu4.2) fixed the bug for me as well (Creative ZEN Stone 1 GB)

Sorry for opening a duplicate bug, I did not search well in the existing ones.

[Saivann Carignan (oxmosys)]

Call me Ishmael : No, thank You for reporting your bugs. Your contribution is appreciated, and you can't find the right one every time ;)

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Copied to intrepid-updates.