Makes sense, that would make this a long standing bug, is this posted on flyspray with all of these details somewhere?
Brandon On Tue, 03/28/06 at 11:41:34 +0100, gl wrote: > > OK, I think both are the same bug, related to reshuffling interfering with > existing playback. Try this (tested on today's CVS): > > - create or use a folder with 3 audio files. > - enable shuffling and shuffle-repeat > - play, then skip tracks twice (ie. to the last track in the list). > - on the last track, fast forward to near the end to let it end naturally. > > When the end is reached, nothing will happen, the WPS is still updated but > the track never finishes, another track never plays. You may be able to > press some buttons (eg. skip forwards/backwards), the WPS may still update, > but nothing will play. Going to the fileview usually crashes instantly, or > when you try to load another file. Either way, a hard lockup is imminent. > > Glancing at the code, I notice that sometimes > audio_flush_and_reload_tracks(); is called after randomise_playlist(), but > sometimes it isn't. So far haven't found the exact spot where it locks - > if somebody knows what they're looking for, please try, else I will play > with it again in the next few days. > -- > gl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Rockbox development" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:58 AM > Subject: Re: Track skipping & shuffling cause hard lockups. > > > > > >>How long is "long periods" because I took a post-tagcache build on a four > >>hour drive, and shuffled the whole time without a lockup on an H120, so > >>whatever problem you're having with lockups *may* be target-specific. > >>Also, have you tried non-shuffle for long periods to see if it locks up > >>to (with the same or a recent build?) Just wondering if it could be > >>something else (maybe an aging HD, or who knows what....) > > > >Well mine's an H140, so same target. I left it running overnight on > >repeat-all (non-shuffle), and that survived fine. I've seen shuffle fail > >after about 6 tracks, but it often takes more. I didn't update yesterday > >though so I'll test it again later. > >-- > >gl > >
