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keratos 08-24-2008 06:54 AM

cannot play MP3s in rythmbox / gstreamer
 
Slight problem playing MP3s... rhythmbox complains with a window saying

"Couldn't start playback (null)"

Muine complains with

"Audio backend error:

You do not have a decoder installed to handle this file. You might need to install the necessary plugins."

So, I installed various gstreamer package (having searched these forums) ..
gstreamer-tools-0.10.15-1.fc8
gstreamer-plugins-base-0.10.15-4.fc8
gstreamer-0.10.15-1.fc8
gstreamer-ffmpeg-0.10.3-5.lvn8
gstreamer-python-0.10.11-1.fc8
gstreamer-plugins-pulse-0.9.5-0.4.svn20070924.fc8
gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.6-7.fc8


no joy.

So then, I installed livna fedora 8 rpm release package then ..
Code:

# yum install gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-bad
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gstreamer-plugins-bad.i386 0:0.10.5-14.lvn8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libfusion-1.0.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libdirect-1.0.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libtimidity-0.1.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libWildMidi.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libmpeg2encpp-1.9.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libdirectfb-1.0.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libcdaudio.so.1 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libmms.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libmodplug.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libmjpegutils-1.9.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
--> Processing Dependency: libneon.so.27 for package: gstreamer-plugins-bad
---> Package gstreamer-plugins-ugly.i386 0:0.10.6-5.lvn8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libmpeg2.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-ugly
--> Processing Dependency: libsidplay.so.1 for package: gstreamer-plugins-ugly
--> Processing Dependency: libmad.so.0 for package: gstreamer-plugins-ugly
--> Running transaction check
---> Package directfb.i386 0:1.0.0-3.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package wildmidi-libs.i386 0:0.2.2-5.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: timidity++-patches for package: wildmidi-libs
---> Package neon.i386 0:0.27.2-2 set to be updated
---> Package libmms.i386 0:0.4-1.lvn8 set to be updated
---> Package libmad.i386 0:0.15.1b-6.lvn8 set to be updated
---> Package libsidplay.i386 0:1.36.57-14 set to be updated
---> Package libcdaudio.i386 0:0.99.12p2-8.fc7 set to be updated
---> Package mjpegtools-libs.i386 0:1.9.0-0.4.rc2.lvn8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libquicktime.so.0 for package: mjpegtools-libs
--> Processing Dependency: libquicktime >= 0.9.8 for package: mjpegtools-libs
---> Package libtimidity.i386 0:0.1.0-4.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package mpeg2dec.i386 0:0.4.1-3.lvn8 set to be updated
---> Package libmodplug.i386 1:0.8.4-2.fc8 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libquicktime.i386 0:1.0.1-1.lvn8 set to be updated
---> Package timidity++-patches.i386 0:2.13.2-4.fc8 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
 Package                Arch      Version          Repository        Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
 gstreamer-plugins-bad  i386      0.10.5-14.lvn8  livna            529 k
 gstreamer-plugins-ugly  i386      0.10.6-5.lvn8    livna            260 k
Installing for dependencies:
 directfb                i386      1.0.0-3.fc8      fedora            1.0 M
 libcdaudio              i386      0.99.12p2-8.fc7  fedora            46 k
 libmad                  i386      0.15.1b-6.lvn8  livna              84 k
 libmms                  i386      0.4-1.lvn8      livna              40 k
 libmodplug              i386      1:0.8.4-2.fc8    fedora            167 k
 libquicktime            i386      1.0.1-1.lvn8    livna            387 k
 libsidplay              i386      1.36.57-14      fedora            84 k
 libtimidity            i386      0.1.0-4.fc8      fedora            47 k
 mjpegtools-libs        i386      1.9.0-0.4.rc2.lvn8  livna            271 k
 mpeg2dec                i386      0.4.1-3.lvn8    livna            102 k
 neon                    i386      0.27.2-2        fedora            109 k
 timidity++-patches      i386      2.13.2-4.fc8    fedora            8.5 M
 wildmidi-libs          i386      0.2.2-5.fc8      updates            47 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install    15 Package(s)       
Update      0 Package(s)       
Remove      0 Package(s)       

Total download size: 12 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:

Installed no probs but still the same errors when trying to play any MP3 I have.

The MP3s are on a CD and play on other O/S just fine so I know its not the MP3s.

Any ideas please.

PatrickNew 08-24-2008 11:52 PM

Hrm, according to this post on fedoraforum.org (http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=106220), the codec should have been in gstreamer-ugly. Are you sure that one is installed?

keratos 08-25-2008 04:25 AM

Yes..It is installed.

Strange!

I erased all gstreamer*, rythmbox, all dependencies etc and rebooted then reinstalled everything I had before.

Its working now.

How bizzare.


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