Ubuntu
rhythmbox package

gstreamer crashes when opening WMA files

Bug #1374841 reported by gregreen
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This bug affects 11 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
rhythmbox (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Totem, Rhythmbox and VLC all crash immediately upon trying to load any WMA audio file. On the command line, Totem throws the following error:

(totem:7461): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_structure_new_empty: assertion 'gst_structure_validate_name (name)' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Ubuntu release: 14.04

gstreamer version:

  apt-cache policy ubuntu-restricted-extras
  ubuntu-restricted-extras:
    Installed: 60
    Candidate: 60
    Version table:
   *** 60 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/multiverse amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

What I expected to happen: The WMA audio files should play.

What happened instead: Every media player that uses gstreamer crashes immediately upon trying to open a WMA audio file.

Tags: gstreamer wma
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in rhythmbox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Alexander Karlstad (alexander.karlstad) wrote :

Have the same problem, only with WMV.

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Pierre van Male (vmalep) wrote :

In my case, when trying to open the properties window in Nautilus over a .mp4 file or if I try to play this file with Totem, I am getting the same error:
"(nautilus:7717): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_structure_new_empty: assertion 'gst_structure_validate_name (name)' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)"

I can open the file with VLC though...

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RUGANO (kuristocky-3) wrote :

I confirm this , whenever I happen to open a .wma file, I get this :

15:06 ~ $ cvlc Videos/Mafikizolo/Mafikizolo/Reunited/01\ Vimba\ Kanjani.wma
VLC media player 2.1.4 Rincewind (revision 2.1.4-0-g2a072be)
[0xe14d68] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
Segmentation fault
15:06 ~ $

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Pierre van Male (vmalep) wrote :

In my case, VLC is not affected, but Totem, Nautilus, Firefox and Shotwell are. Any video file makes them crash with the following Gstreamer error message:

"GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_structure_new_empty: assertion 'gst_structure_validate_name (name)' failed"

I installed all the bad and ugly plugins possible, to no avail.

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gregreen (gregreen) wrote :

Is there any activity on solving this bug? As it stands, Ubuntu has a regression that makes it incapable of playing one of the three most common audio codecs.

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