Some songs will not play, a gstreamer error pops up

I'm using version 1.0.0, build 860 with Windows XP. This happens with all m4a files, and has not yet happened with any other file type. Thanks for replying so quickly!

I have the same issue. Also 1.0.0, build 860, Windows XP Home SP3.
Also mpeg-4 files. Sucks!

I also have the same issue, also with 1.0.0 and with windows XP Professional and all .M4a files

I have the same issue. Also 1.0.0, build 860, Windows XP Home SP3.
Also mpeg-4 files.

I had this problem. it was because i didnt have quicktime installed. so i grabbed the quicktime alternative and that fixed my problem for good. so give that a try

This happens to me with random mp3's (and possibly ogg's) it appears to happen with totally random songs in my library.

I'm running 32-bit Linux (Ubuntu)

I had an old version of quicktime because I never use that. I uninstall that and install the new version and everything works ok with m4a.

I'm using 1.0.0 (Build 860) on Ubuntu 8.10 x64, and I'm getting this problem too. So far, all of my FLACs and MP3s seem to work.

Also, M4As will play just fine using Rhythmbox. I'm pretty sure that Rhythmbox uses gstreamer to play files, too.

How come i did not need quicktime for songbird 0.7 to play m4a songs, i only needed the quicktime add-on and now with 1.0 i need quicktime?

Can't Play music - big problem and has only happened since upgraded.

Installed Quicktime and quicktime addon restarted songbird and problem was solved. Thanks for your help.

Do you have to install also Quicktime?

I have uninstalled songbird because after following all of this advice (installing the quicktime add-on, reinstalling quicktime, filing a bug report, following all other similiar bug reports), the problem has not been fixed. A media player that doesn't play all of my media is useless.

I have the same issue. Also 1.0.0, build 860, Mac OSX 10.5.6.
Also mpeg-4 files.

Linux Ubuntu intrepid x86
It works in rhythmbox
gstreamer-0.10 is installed... I think songbird wants gstreamer-0.8, but I do not have these in my repository.

When I open the error console, I see two items pop up for every song that fails:

Warning: GStreamer warning: No decoder available for type 'audio/mpeg, mpegversion=(int)4, framed=(boolean)true, codec_data=(buffer)1210, rate=(int)44100, channels=(int)2'. Additional information: gsturidecodebin.c(586): unknown_type_cb (): /player/uridecodebin3

and

Error: GStreamer error: GStreamer encountered a general stream error. Additional information: qtdemux.c(2007): gst_qtdemux_loop (): /player/uridecodebin3/decodebin23/qtdemux3:
streaming stopped, reason not-linked

I guess songbird is linked against gstreamer-0.8.

I migrated from itunes, so 90% of my 140 Gb library is aac, they all fail! Only a minority (10 or so) are with drm, I know I will never be able to play them in songbird on linux ... so I wait patiently for itunes plus versions ... but can I not build and link songbird against gstreamer-.0.10 ?

i have the same issue, i upgraded to ubuntu 8.10 and installed gstreamer 0.10 now songbird is not playing anything

Error: GStreamer error: Failed to connect: Connection refused Additional information: pulsesink.c(385): gst_pulsesink_open (): /bin2/pulsesink0

Error: GStreamer error: Internal GStreamer error: state change failed. Please file a bug at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.c... Additional information: gstswitchsink.c(182): gst_switch_commit_new_kid (): /player/playsink1/abin/audiosink-bin/audio-sink:
Failed to set state on new child.

@All Windows users.

to play m4a files you need to have QuickTime or QTLite installled in your OS.

BTW, more informative error message instead of that generic "Gstreamer error" should be fixed
http://bugzilla.songbirdnest.com/show...
and working in the latest nightly builds.

@Linux users (thecarpy and Laura)

We have a few different problems playing different file types on Linux.
You rerrors are different.
I would suggest, you search GetSatisfaction and our Bugzilla for those specific errors. If nothing is found, the best way is to file new bug reports and indicate all the details, file types, build you're using, etc.

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