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linux errors no audio cannot play m3u mp3 ogg wav

The system is, Archlinux, architecture x86, 1GB RAM, 1.5GHz CPU. All dependencies are in system.

cannot play audio. tried to play types audio m3u (stream), mp3, ogg, wav

in Songbird error console...

multiple lines of:

Warning: Expected declaration but found '*'. Skipped to next declaration.
Source File: http://addons.songbirdnest.com/styles...
Line: 1101

and one line of subsequent per attempt to play audio:

Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004003 (NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER) [sbIMediacoreSequencer.playView]" nsresult: "0x80004003 (NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://songbird/content/bindings/playlist.xml :: sendPlayEvent :: line 1513" data: no]

When loaded Songbird at terminal (xterm) errors are:

: Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "mist",

(audio-bin:3552): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "mist",

(audio-bin:3555): GStreamer-WARNING **: Failed to load plugin '/usr/local/share/Songbird/gst-plugins/libgstautodetect.so': libgconf-2.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

(audio-bin:3555): GStreamer-WARNING **: Failed to load plugin '/usr/local/share/Songbird/gst-plugins/libgstpulse.so': libpulse.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

(audio-bin:3555): GStreamer-WARNING **: Failed to load plugin '/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstqtmux.so': /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstqtmux.so: undefined symbol: gst_tag_setter_reset_tags

(audio-bin:3555): GStreamer-WARNING **: Failed to load plugin '/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstffmpeg.so': /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstffmpeg.so: undefined symbol: gst_tag_setter_reset_tags

(audio-bin:3555): GStreamer-WARNING **: Failed to load plugin '/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstmxf.so': /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstmxf.so: undefined symbol: gst_byte_reader_skip

(audio-bin:3555): GStreamer-WARNING **: Failed to load plugin '/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstreal.so': /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstreal.so: undefined symbol: gst_plugin_add_dependency_simple

How to solve for audio?

Andrew
 
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2 people have this problem

  • Inappropriate?
    hey Andrew,

    Have you tried fiddling with different sound playback engines?
    Go to System > Preferences > Sound.

    Maybe try ALSA or one of the many other choices...
  • andrew
    Inappropriate?
    Michael, hi

    the system archlinux xfce4 is minimal. I cannot use an interface grapical to conform the sound. Recently, I used mandriva, then Songbird functioned.

    I can hear audio wav at terminal command aplay . For example, aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav to hear a record woman speak 'front centre'. aplay is not my preferred interface audio.

    I installed an other interface audio recently, eina, it cannot load the audio either. When I load (play) audio, eina or Songbird, in either the pointer is still at 0:00.

    I think the warnings 'GStreamer...Failed to load plugin...cannot open shared object file...undefined symbol...' indicate the error.

    I think gstreamer was installed in the system correctly before Songbird. The parts gstreamer for Songbird are independent in a subfold songbird?

    Is anyone experienced with linux to help solve the problem and inform me. Perhapse direct me to read guides, install some parts, create links, ask me paths to certain parts, set variables, or commands text in terminal.

    Parts installed per system requirements:
    glibc 2.10.1-2
    Xorg 1.0+
    gtk+ 2.16.1-1
    fontconfig 2.6.0-2
    libstdc++6 at /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 linked to /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.12

    I am interested to use Songbird for it is interoperative, like other programs Mozilla.
     
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  • andrew
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    solved problem for linux architecture x86. Solution was to install the part gstreamer0.10-good.

    I thought the part was installed. To emphasize my confusion, the parts ugly and bad were installed.

    A complication was when I read at the site Songbird official of some codecs gstreamer included and installed with Songbird in a subfold. I presume the codecs are used to test mostly for the switch to use them is off initially. I interpreted that when switched on the codecs in subfold are used rather than the codecs shared in a system. After I switched the variable to test Songbird the malfunction was same.

    One in the fold is named libgstogg.so (for ogg?) it did not load a file ogg. What use are the codecs in /Songbird/gst-plugins?

    For anyone interested, my limited knowledge, gstreamer is defined at site http://www.gstreamer.net/ as an open source multimedia framework. The program facilitates use of media for programmers and users.

    To programmers, it provides in interface for the program to load codecs (types of media) from a locale shared. I found a library gstreamer in a system at /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/. To read the names files there is an indicator of the codecs in a system. For example file named libgstflac.so, I think the system gstreamer 'gst' can load types flac 'flac'.

    I think all the files are created for 'framework' gstreamer. I noticed other 'frameworks' like VLC the names files are unique. Though I presume parts of the contents are written for a certain 'framework' some part is similar, there is the part to decode data.

    To users, the 'framework' (in Songbird it is gstreamer) provides a center like the fold /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/ to control media.

    I was correct to interpret the warning 'GStreamer...Failed...' to do something as related to gstreamer. I suggest if you encounter an error similar to check system requirements then check codecs (gstreamer).

    Andrew
     
    indifferent I’m learned
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    Thanks for posting back your findings, I'm sure it'll be useful to others. :0)
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