Totem-player does not start to play .mp3-files

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Thanks!

Hi Chris,

thanks for your comment.

> At a minimum, we need:
> 1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
I double clicked an .mp3 in file-roller 2.22.3 Archiv-manager

> 2. the behavior you expected, and
I expected that Totem started to play the file

> 3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).
Totem showed up but didn't start playing.

Thanks and regards,
Olaf

do you get the issue if you don't use pulseaudio but alsa directly?

2008/9/1 Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden>:
> do you get the issue if you don't use pulseaudio but alsa directly?

The issue arises from time to time, every few days,
so if I would change to alsa directly and the error would not
arise a few days, that would prove nothing.

I searched /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog for Totem|totem
but did not find an entry.

Is there some logging possible with Totem?

>
> ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
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> Totem-player does not start to play .mp3-files
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263374
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do you get the issue after using flash in your webbrowser?

2008/9/1 Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden>:
> do you get the issue after using flash in your webbrowser?
I just tried it, and yes, totem refuses to work if started during
and after the replay of the video.

>
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> Totem-player does not start to play .mp3-files
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263374
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
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Is it possible to get logging information by totem?

the bug is rather a flash player one

2008/9/1 Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden>:
> the bug is rather a flash player one
May be, but totem should print an error
message if he can't play for whatever reason.

How can you get totem to produce some logging
information?

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> ** Changed in: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: totem => flashplugin-nonfree
> Status: Incomplete => New
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> Totem-player does not start to play .mp3-files
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263374
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
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A friend of mine has the same kind of problems with Rhythmbox. He cant use both Rhythmbox and Firefox with flash. Is there some bug filed about it.
I've searched flashplugin-nonfree rhythmbox and flashplugin-nonfree gstreamer but got no related bug.

And I don't have any linux box handy know, but does the new beta of flashplayer non free fixes the bug ?

No, it doesn't.
Also amarok 1.4 is affected. It hangs if you try to play something.