Amarok 1.2Beta3 crashes [solved]

[nchancock]

Hey all,

 

I recently downloaded ans compiled (after MUCH work) amarok v1.2beta3. It crashed after the initial startup with an error about having a problem with libthread_db.so.1

 

So I removed it and (any trace of it) from my system and tried an rpm package of it. Same thing.

 

I've tried googling the error, but the posts all semm to have to do with an earlier version and the bug was supposedly fixed.

 

Anyone else have the same problem? Any ideas?

[devries]

Mandake uses urpmi to install software (see the faqs).

 

urpmi.addmedia mcnl http://www.mandrakeclub.nl/sources/official/10.1/i586 with hdlist.cz

 

Copy/past that in a console and type urpmi amarok.

 

Good luck

[nchancock]

I tried your suggestion devries, here's what I did:

 

su

urpmi.addmedia mcnl http://www.mandrakeclub.nl/sources/official/10.1/i586 with hdlist.cz

 

urpmi amarok --- already installed, duh.

urpme amarok

 

urpmi amarok --- amarok installed ok

amarok &

 

and ... CRASH ... DOH!

 

Anyway, here's the backtrace:

(no debugging symbols found)...Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".
0xffffe410 in ?? ()

...

#83 <signal handler called>

...

Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".

 

(most of that I edited out, cuz it looked irrelevant.)

 

So that's where I'm at right now. What can I do?

 

EDIT:

On a lark, I tried deleting the amarokrc file in ~/.kde/share/config and running again.

 

Result: it gets through the first-time config run and THEN crashes. bummer.

[nchancock]

SOLVED!!!

 

After much trial and tribulation and many crashes, it is finally working. Thank you, thank you, I'll be signing autographs in the foyer ;).

 

I decided that the problem must have been in one of the packages I installed whilst trying to get the dang thing to build.

 

Reasoning:

1) amaroK worked BEFORE I tried to build 1.2beta3.

2) I had to install a bunch of packages to get it to build.

3) The build worked, but the product didn't.

4) Thus it must be in one of the packages.

 

Actions:

1) Remove all the gstreamer plugins and xmms plugins. ---> amaroK opens now, won't play anything though.

2) Start adding the plugins back one at a time.

a) gstreamer-plugins ----> still works, doesn't include the alsasink module

\B) gstreamer-alsa -------> works, hangs on playing mp3's

c) gstreamer-mad ------> doesn't hang. but crashes now -

3) Maybe the problem is in the settings -- change the playback setting to hardware mixing ------------------> all fixed, plays my mp3's, doesn't crash, volume mixing works, everybody's happy.

 

 

So there you have it ... a letter opener (for all you MST3K fans out there.)