I just upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04 and tested podcast downloads with Rhythmbox.
The bug does affect me too, though I would make some changes to the steps to reproduce: 1. Subscribe to a podcast 2. Doubleclick on an old episode to download it 3. Start playing it while it is still being downloaded 4. Try seeking a position by clicking on the seek bar. It doesn't work. (The seek bar is disabled.) Even after the download is completed, the seek bar still doesn't work. You have to start another (already downloaded) podcast and then start the one you really want to listen to again to get it to reappear As unlikely as it may seem, the specific podcast seems to matter. The bug happened for the exact same feed as the OP's, but not for two others that I tested. Can you reproduce the bug with this specific podcast? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to rhythmbox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/978825 Title: Seeking disabled when starting podcast after downloading it Status in “rhythmbox” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: 1. Subscribe to a podcast 2. Doubleclick on an old episode to download it 3. After it has been fully downloaded doubleclick it again to start playing it 4. The podcast starts playing, but the seek bar does not have a knob, leaving you unable to seek within it. You have to start another (already downloaded) podcast and then start the one you really want to listen to again to get it to reappear In case the specific podcast matters, I'm noticing this on the Skeptics Guide of the Universe (http://theskepticsguide.org/feed/rss.aspx?feed=SGU) (I haven't tested other podcasts, but it seems unlikely to me that it matters). Please let me know if you need more information or I can help in some other way to debug this problem! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: rhythmbox 2.90.1~20110908-0ubuntu1.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Apr 11 13:12:33 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/rhythmbox InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) SourcePackage: rhythmbox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-23 (139 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/978825/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
