soundKonverter won't use cdparanoia

[Jennifer Richards]

Binary package hint: soundkonverter

soundKonverter will not allow me to switch the CD Ripper backend from "KDE audio CD protocol" to "cdparanoia".

From Settings->Configure soundkonverter..., I select the "Backends" tab. Changing the "CD Ripper" pull-down to cdparanoia appears to change the setting. Switching tabs within the Settings dialog and returning to the Backends does not disturb the pull-down (it stays on cdparanoia). However, if I press "Apply" then "OK" or just "OK", then re-open the Settings dialog, the CD Ripper pull-down has returned itself to "KDE audio CD protocol."

Inspecting ~/.kde/share/apps/soundkonverter/profiles.xml reveals several settings, but none that seem to relate to the CD Ripper back end setting.

My system is a fully-updated Kubuntu box installed from the Gutsy Gibbon beta. I am running soundkonverter version 0.3.6-0ubuntu1.

[Jennifer Richards (jenny-borkbork)]

Output when executed from the command line, the last line (combobox complaint) looks to me like it might be related:

X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 158
  Major opcode: 150
  Minor opcode: 3
  Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 158
  Major opcode: 150
  Minor opcode: 3
  Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
QTime::setHMS Invalid time 24:00:00.000
QTime::setHMS Invalid time 24:00:00.000
> bigjoe@bork [~/.kde/share/apps/soundkonverter]
> $ QObject::connect: No such signal KComboBox::toggled(bool)
QObject::connect: (sender name: 'cPriority')
QObject::connect: (receiver name: 'configGeneralPage')
QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (cRipper) Index 2 out of range

[Daniel Faust (hessijames)]

unfortunately i can't reproduce this error.
the settings are saved in ~/.kde/share/config/soundkonverterrc look at the [Ripper] section.
which rippers appear in the ripper combobox?
i'll have a closer look at it hopefully next week.

[Jennifer Richards (jenny-borkbork)]

Thanks, I was looking at the wrong file. It appears that it is updating its configuration after all, the [Ripper] section sets "ripper=cdparanoia" or "ripper=kio_audiocd" depending on my selection. Looking at the process list shows that it is correctly using cdparanoia after all.

There is still a bug, however, as the UI does not correctly load and/or display the value of that setting.

To answer your question, I am offered two ripper options: "KDE audio CD protocol" and "cdparanoia". I'll attach my soundkonverterrc in case that's helpful.

[Daniel Faust (hessijames)]

i'm sorry, but i wasn't able to find the bug. this behaviour really doesn't make sense.
the only thing i can do is sending you a modified source with lots of debug outputs,

[Jennifer Richards (jenny-borkbork)]

I just checked and the behavior is still there for me. If you'd like me to test with a debug version, I can give it a shot.

[Daniel Faust (hessijames)]

I found the problem and fixed it. Thank you for the information.