I can confirm this issue. Rhytmbox tries to download codecs for text files. When i rescan my library (which i happens every time i start Rhytmbox) i get the following messages when i start Rhytmbox in debug mode...
$ rhythmbox -d [...] (09:26:03) [0x284fc30] [action_thread_main] rhythmdb.c:2891: executing RHYTHMDB_ACTION_LOAD for "file:///media/data_extern/mp3/Gentleman/1999_Trodin_On/Gentleman%20-%20Trodin%20On.m3u" (09:26:03) [0x16cd500] [rhythmdb_process_one_event] rhythmdb.c:2486: processing RHYTHMDB_EVENT_METADATA_LOAD (09:26:03) [0x16cd500] [rhythmdb_process_metadata_load] rhythmdb.c:2392: missing plugins during metadata load for file:///media/data_extern/mp3/Gentleman/2004_Confidence/Gentleman%20-%20Confidence.m3u (event = 0x7f4fbc04c290) Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|rhythmbox-metadata|audio/x-mpegurl decoder|decoder-audio/x-mpegurl (09:26:03) [0x16cd500] [missing_plugins_event] rb-missing-plugins.c:226: gst_install_plugins_async() result = 200 (09:26:03) [0x16cd500] [rhythmdb_process_metadata_load] rhythmdb.c:2402: processing missing plugins [...] (09:28:59) [0x31190a0] [action_thread_main] rhythmdb.c:2891: executing RHYTHMDB_ACTION_LOAD for "file:///media/data_extern/mp3/Jack_Johnson/2005_In_Between_Dreams/Jack%20Johnson%20-%20In%20Between%20Dreams.m3u" (09:28:59) [0x1648500] [rhythmdb_process_one_event] rhythmdb.c:2486: processing RHYTHMDB_EVENT_METADATA_LOAD (09:28:59) [0x1648500] [rhythmdb_process_metadata_load] rhythmdb.c:2392: missing plugins during metadata load for file:///media/data_extern/mp3/James_Blunt/2006_Monkey_on_My_Shoulder_EP/somelink.url (event = 0x7f1040401330) Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|rhythmbox-metadata|application/x-mswinurl decoder|decoder-application/x-mswinurl (09:28:59) [0x1648500] [missing_plugins_event] rb-missing-plugins.c:226: gst_install_plugins_async() result = 200 (09:28:59) [0x1648500] [rhythmdb_process_metadata_load] rhythmdb.c:2402: processing missing plugins [...]
I can confirm this issue. Rhytmbox tries to download codecs for text files. When i rescan my library (which i happens every time i start Rhytmbox) i get the following messages when i start Rhytmbox in debug mode...
$ rhythmbox -d thread_ main] rhythmdb.c:2891: executing RHYTHMDB_ ACTION_ LOAD for "file:/ //media/ data_extern/ mp3/Gentleman/ 1999_Trodin_ On/Gentleman% 20-%20Trodin% 20On.m3u" process_ one_event] rhythmdb.c:2486: processing RHYTHMDB_ EVENT_METADATA_ LOAD process_ metadata_ load] rhythmdb.c:2392: missing plugins during metadata load for file:// /media/ data_extern/ mp3/Gentleman/ 2004_Confidence /Gentleman% 20-%20Confidenc e.m3u (event = 0x7f4fbc04c290) 0.10|rhythmbox- metadata| audio/x- mpegurl decoder| decoder- audio/x- mpegurl plugins_ event] rb-missing- plugins. c:226: gst_install_ plugins_ async() result = 200 process_ metadata_ load] rhythmdb.c:2402: processing missing plugins thread_ main] rhythmdb.c:2891: executing RHYTHMDB_ ACTION_ LOAD for "file:/ //media/ data_extern/ mp3/Jack_ Johnson/ 2005_In_ Between_ Dreams/ Jack%20Johnson% 20-%20In% 20Between% 20Dreams. m3u" process_ one_event] rhythmdb.c:2486: processing RHYTHMDB_ EVENT_METADATA_ LOAD process_ metadata_ load] rhythmdb.c:2392: missing plugins during metadata load for file:// /media/ data_extern/ mp3/James_ Blunt/2006_ Monkey_ on_My_Shoulder_ EP/somelink. url (event = 0x7f1040401330) 0.10|rhythmbox- metadata| application/ x-mswinurl decoder| decoder- application/ x-mswinurl plugins_ event] rb-missing- plugins. c:226: gst_install_ plugins_ async() result = 200 process_ metadata_ load] rhythmdb.c:2402: processing missing plugins
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(09:26:03) [0x284fc30] [action_
(09:26:03) [0x16cd500] [rhythmdb_
(09:26:03) [0x16cd500] [rhythmdb_
Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|
(09:26:03) [0x16cd500] [missing_
(09:26:03) [0x16cd500] [rhythmdb_
[...]
(09:28:59) [0x31190a0] [action_
(09:28:59) [0x1648500] [rhythmdb_
(09:28:59) [0x1648500] [rhythmdb_
Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|
(09:28:59) [0x1648500] [missing_
(09:28:59) [0x1648500] [rhythmdb_
[...]