Last time I generated the stacktrace a few seconds after starting banshee. This time I left it running for about 5 minutes before dumping the trace. It looks pretty similar to the one above to me:
~$ banshee [Info 14:06:55.600] Running Banshee 2.2.1: [Ubuntu 11.10 (linux-gnu, i686) @ 2011-12-19 14:51:26 UTC] Full thread dump: "<unnamed thread>" tid=0x0xb74fbb60 this=0x0x56f18 thread handle 0x403 state : not waiting owns () at Mono.Addins.Serialization.BinaryXmlReader.Skip () <0x0000e> at Mono.Addins.Serialization.BinaryXmlReader.SkipToValue (string) <0x00063> at Mono.Addins.Serialization.BinaryXmlReader.ReadValue (string) <0x00013> at Mono.Addins.Database.FileDatabase.ReadObject (string,Mono.Addins.Serialization.BinaryXmlTypeMap) <0x0006b> at Mono.Addins.Database.AddinHostIndex.Read (Mono.Addins.Database.FileDatabase,string) <0x0001f> at Mono.Addins.Database.AddinDatabase.GetAddinHostIndex () <0x00087> at Mono.Addins.Database.AddinDatabase.GetAddinForHostAssembly (string,string) <0x0007f> at Mono.Addins.AddinRegistry.GetAddinForHostAssembly (string) <0x0003f> at Mono.Addins.AddinEngine.CheckHostAssembly (System.Reflection.Assembly) <0x000c3> at Mono.Addins.AddinEngine.ActivateRoots () <0x00043> at Mono.Addins.AddinEngine.Initialize (System.Reflection.Assembly,string,string,string) <0x0018f> at Mono.Addins.AddinManager.Initialize (string) <0x00043> at Banshee.ServiceStack.ServiceManager.InitializeAddins () <0x0003f> at Banshee.ServiceStack.ServiceManager.DefaultInitialize () <0x00013> at Banshee.ServiceStack.Application.Initialize () <0x0000b> at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient.Initialize (bool) <0x0003b> at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient..ctor (bool,string) <0x00023> at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient..ctor () <0x00017> at Nereid.Client..ctor () <0x00013> at (wrapper runtime-invoke) object.runtime_invoke_void__this__ (object,intptr,intptr,intptr) <0xffffffff> at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.InternalInvoke (System.Reflection.MonoCMethod,object,object[],System.Exception&) <0xffffffff> at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (object,System.Reflection.BindingFlags,System.Reflection.Binder,object[],System.Globalization.CultureInfo) <0x00197> at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Reflection.BindingFlags,System.Reflection.Binder,object[],System.Globalization.CultureInfo) <0x00024> at System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo.Invoke (object[]) <0x00042> at System.Activator.CreateInstance (System.Type,bool) <0x001c3> at System.Activator.CreateInstance (System.Type) <0x00013> at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient.Startup () <0x00017> at Hyena.Gui.CleanRoomStartup.Startup (Hyena.Gui.CleanRoomStartup/StartupInvocationHandler) <0x00087> at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient.Startup<T> () <0x00073> at Banshee.Gui.GtkBaseClient.Startup<T> (string[]) <0x000eb> at Nereid.Client.Main (string[]) <0x00017> at (wrapper runtime-invoke) <Module>.runtime_invoke_void_object (object,intptr,intptr,intptr) <0xffffffff> at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly (System.AppDomain,System.Reflection.Assembly,string[]) <0xffffffff> at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssemblyInternal (System.Reflection.Assembly,string[]) <0x0003b> at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly (string,System.Security.Policy.Evidence,string[]) <0x00027> at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly (string,System.Security.Policy.Evidence,string[]) <0xffffffff> at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly (string) <0x0001b> at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly (string) <0xffffffff> at Booter.Booter.BootClient (string) <0x0006b> at Booter.Booter.Main () <0x001b7> at (wrapper runtime-invoke) object.runtime_invoke_void (object,intptr,intptr,intptr) <0xffffffff> So it looks like banshee is well and truly hung at this point. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to banshee in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/925701 Title: banshee user interface won't appear in 11.10 Status in “banshee” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When I try to start banshee from the sound menu nothing appears to happen and ps confirms no banshee processes start. When I start it from a terminal all I get is: ~$ banshee [Info 20:24:43.144] Running Banshee 2.2.1: [Ubuntu 11.10 (linux-gnu, i686) @ 2011-12-19 14:51:26 UTC] - nothing else. With debug: ~$ banshee --debug ** Running Mono with --debug ** [1 Info 20:25:16.603] Running Banshee 2.2.1: [Ubuntu 11.10 (linux-gnu, i686) @ 2011-12-19 14:51:26 UTC] [1 Debug 20:25:16.617] Initializing GTK - nothing else. With sudo: ~$ sudo banshee [sudo] password for lucas: [Info 20:26:19.815] Running Banshee 2.2.1: [Ubuntu 11.10 (linux-gnu, i686) @ 2011-12-19 14:51:26 UTC] [Warn 20:26:20.583] DBus support could not be started. Disabling for this session. - System.ArgumentNullException: Argument cannot be null. Parameter name: address (in `dbus-sharp') at DBus.Bus.Open (System.String address) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at DBus.Bus.get_Session () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 System.Exception: Unable to open the session message bus. (in `dbus-sharp') at DBus.Bus.get_Session () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at DBus.BusG.Init () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at Banshee.ServiceStack.DBusConnection.Connect (System.String serviceName, Boolean init) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at Banshee.ServiceStack.DBusConnection.Connect (System.String serviceName) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 [Info 20:26:21.359] Updating web proxy from GConf [Warn 20:26:21.436] Caught an exception - System.ArgumentNullException: Argument cannot be null. Parameter name: address (in `dbus-sharp') at DBus.Bus.Open (System.String address) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at DBus.Bus.get_Session () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 [Warn 20:26:21.436] Extension `Banshee.SoundMenu.SoundMenuService' not started: Unable to open the session message bus. [Warn 20:26:21.438] Caught an exception - System.ApplicationException: No support GNOME Settings Daemon could be reached. (in `Banshee.MultimediaKeys') at Banshee.MultimediaKeys.MultimediaKeysService.Banshee.ServiceStack.IExtensionService.Initialize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at Banshee.ServiceStack.ServiceManager.StartExtension (Mono.Addins.TypeExtensionNode node) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 [Warn 20:26:21.438] Extension `Banshee.MultimediaKeys.MultimediaKeysService' not started: No support GNOME Settings Daemon could be reached. (Banshee:13053): Gtk-WARNING **: Refusing to add non-unique action 'CloseAction' to action group 'Global' [Warn 20:26:21.470] Caught an exception - System.ArgumentNullException: Argument cannot be null. Parameter name: address (in `dbus-sharp') at DBus.Bus.Open (System.String address) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at DBus.Bus.get_Session () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 [Warn 20:26:21.470] Extension `Banshee.SoundMenu.SoundMenuService' not started: Unable to open the session message bus. [Warn 20:26:21.471] Caught an exception - System.ApplicationException: No support GNOME Settings Daemon could be reached. (in `Banshee.MultimediaKeys') at Banshee.MultimediaKeys.MultimediaKeysService.Banshee.ServiceStack.IExtensionService.Initialize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at Banshee.ServiceStack.ServiceManager.StartExtension (Mono.Addins.TypeExtensionNode node) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 [Warn 20:26:21.471] Extension `Banshee.MultimediaKeys.MultimediaKeysService' not started: No support GNOME Settings Daemon could be reached. [Info 20:26:21.473] All services are started 0.8867 [Info 20:26:21.877] AmazonMP3 store redirect URL: https://one.ubuntu.com/music/store/amz/ [Info 20:26:22.177] nereid Client Started [Info 20:26:22.280] GStreamer version 0.10.35.0, gapless: True, replaygain: False - only with sudo does the banshee user interface appear. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling it several times but this appears to make no difference. How do I get the banshee UI to appear from the sound menu please without the need for a terminal or sudo? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: banshee 2.2.1-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic-pae 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Feb 2 20:21:01 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: banshee UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (111 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/banshee/+bug/925701/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp