I had this bug, here is the workaround I used
1. Go to the import errors tab, select all, right click, select remove
from library
2. go to Edit Preferences Music and deselect watch my library for
new files
This means you have to manually add new files, but it's much less
annoying than the
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Bug still present in Lucid.
but thanks knarf!
this worked for me:
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge gnome-codec-install
no complains, although rhythmbox still plays wma files.
i guess if you want to play a file with a new codec now, you have to reinstall
the packet first:
sudo apt-get install
Bug still present in Maverick with Rhythmbox 0.12.8-1ubuntu3
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In Lucid Rhythmbox keeps asking me to install an extra codec as well (wma) But
it never finds it
Allthough it plays .wma fine.
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Well it also occurs to me in Lucid.
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Bug still present in Karmic with Rhythmbox 0.12.7,
thanks knarf, your workaround worked like a charm.
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Instead of fiddling with filenames you can just purge the gnome-codec-
install package:
sudo dpkg -P gnome-codec-install
or
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge gnome-codec-install
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i have the same problem.
and since i have about 25.000 songs in my library, i don#t want to move
hundredt of wma files elsewhere.
the workaround
sudo mv /usr/bin/gstreamer-codec-install /usr/bin/gstreamer-codec-install_
works for now, but i hope there will be a solution soon:
1. a hook, not to
since the file is a link:
/usr/bin/gstreamer-codec-install - /etc/alternatives/gstreamer-codec-install
and
/etc/alternatives/gstreamer-codec-install - /usr/bin/gnome-codec-install
so i did
mv /usr/bin/gnome-codec-install /usr/bin/gnome-codec-install_
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Thanks Bernt, that was driving me batty, your workaround works as well
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Still happens on Karmic.
Thanks for the solution, Bernt.
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My workaround for this bug
(a little bit like the suggestion from sanktnelson)
sudo mv /usr/bin/gstreamer-codec-install /usr/bin/gstreamer-codec-
install_dosnt_work
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Got this in Karmic as well, rhythmboy 0.12.5.. is there really no
workaround to just stop it triggering the codec install thingie?
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You should open anew bug about karmic issues
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I've already reported that upstream on the same bug, and the problem is
that with some corrupt MP3 files, GStreamer searches for an ID3 tag
demuxer. This is apparently fixed using decodebin2, but Rhythmbox has
not switched to it yet. We can continue to track this on bug 343707, and
let this one
Why is it so hard to just give the option of completely disabling the
stupid codec search? Or at least display the offending files? Either one
would be fine, at least in the latter case I could fix the offending file.
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Rhythm keep asking me to install Windows Media Audio decoder also.
I did this (below), and it works.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
reference:
http://www.ubun2.com/question/205/how_play_wmv_wma_format_video_files_linux
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Opps, I am sorry. After several trial, I realized that the Rhythm still
asks for Windows Media Audio (when I scan a new folder (of songs).
The method I posted above did not help, at least not in my case. :(
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the issue described there is fixed if people still have issues in karmic
they should open new bugs rather
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Karmic now ships with rhythmbox 0.12.5. Can you check if this is still
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still tries to install:
ID3 tag demuxer
Windows Media Audio decoder (multiple times)
Windows Media Audio 9 decoder
gst-inspect |grep wma shows:
typefindfunctions: video/x-ms-asf: wmv, wma, wm, asf
ffmpeg: ffenc_wmav1: FFmpeg Windows Media Audio 1 encoder
eris23, could you attach some of these files you are having issues with
to the upstream bug at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=537113
so that they have some test files? Attached to this bug report would
also be ok. Thanks in advance.
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Since it's mentioned that not many users have this problem I'm jumping
off the fence. This is really annoying. Ubuntu Jaunty and Rhythmbox
0.12.0
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Here's a radical idea: since nobody seems to be doing anything about
this, and since I've never had a use for that codec installation thing
in _any_ program, I just got rid of it completely:
sudo rm /usr/bin/gstreamer-codec-install
There. Problem solved.
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Does that hack sustain upgrades?
If not, can you try something with xargs for me?
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There work going on upstream. They plan to fix this in some release soon, which
should hopefully be in Karmic. See for example (already old):
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/rhythmbox-devel/2009-March/msg00081.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/rhythmbox-devel/2009-May/msg00037.html
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really annoying. I set rhythmbox to use my standard mp3 directory for
its database, since I don't want the files taking up space twice. It
asks me several times if it should download codecs while it scans the
directory for new files. I can't turn it off and I can't identify the
offending files, at
I don't understand nothing.
I have one PC with Jaunty desktop x86 installed with this bug, and one Netbook
with netbook-remix-i386 Jaunty edition installed who haves not this problem.
Ironically the Music folder is the same!!...with the same files...because it is
shared in both machines by NFS
it should just skip file types it can not play.
i.e. *.nfo *.jpg *.m3u *.pls *.txt
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it should just skip file types it can not play.
it does that but using the file type detection and not the naming only
and there is some buggy cases which are listed incorrectly and trigger
the bug
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netcyrax, in this case unsupported files are actually broken ones, so
deleting them effectively is a solution. One of the troubles is, what
Rhythmbox reports is so obscure that it's hard to tell what's wrong.
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Confirmed here too. Ubuntu 9.10 32-bit edition.. Deleting the
unsupported files, not a solution!
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I had the same problem with one .url file. I deleted it. That fixed the problem.
Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit.
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I have the same problem, with .sit files, and tries to install codecs
every time.
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Same problem to you guys. Files coming up in error side panel are .nfo,
.url, txt. Rbox is continually searching even after cancel as well, as
if new music is in there.
Something to do with ext4? I have no idea, not a technical user.
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Oh, I get other non-music file types coming up as well, html, rtf, m3u.
Can't install the packages it asks for.
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I can also confirm on a fully up-to-date Jaunty installation. It keeps
asking me to search for a Windows Media Audio codec, then fails to find
one.
It does, however, play WMA files without issue... Leading me to believe
it is not properly detecting a codec that actually is there.
Sean
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I can also confirm this problem in Jaunty Release Candidate.
I can also confirm it is very annoying, as a dual-booter - although (on an
unrelated topic) I love the improved Januty boot speed.
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I also have this problem on Jaunty, with all the latest updated of
2009-04-15.
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ld2ndR, I am still having this problem (re-indexing files with errors on
every startup) with the package version you listed.
Would be nice not only to have Rhythmbox remember which files have no
suitable codecs, but to have an option to disable the codec search
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Seems that it doesn't occurred anymore since rhythmbox 0.12.0-0ubuntu4
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Hi, I have the same problem for a few days already. In my case I do have some
text files - .txt, .nfo, .doc, but it looks the problem may be caused by .NTF
file
GStreamer error: failed to change state
and I got this annoying codec search.
Actually I can't see what codec is searching for.
For
Confirming here too.
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I can confirm this bug... Quite annoying. I've switched off Watch my
Library for new files and we'll see what happens. It's a workaround
until this gets straightened out at least.
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Thank you for your answer, Sebastien. By now I have noticed that only
one *.txt file of all that happen to be in my library folder causes
Rhythmbox to search for a codec. I have reported a separate bug #343707
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gstreamer and rhythmbox know how to filter txt files and don't ask for
codecs for those, if you have a such issue that's a new and different
bug and you should file a new bug with an example
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I'm really surprised this bug has low priority. Having a *.txt file
somewhere in the library I have to tell Rhythmbox not to try finding a
codec for text/html every time I start it — is that sane? I mean, every
time I start Rhythmbox I'm presented with annoying evidence that this
piece of software
I guess so. See upstream report - there's more work needed than a little
fix, as you would have to detect non-media files, remember what files
were asked for, and search for codecs in the background...
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isn't this a problem with something thinking that certain non-media
files are media files?
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Why is this low priority? This will annoy the hell out of any user. Is
it that uncommon to have an unsuported file in your music library?
Everytime i start rhythbox i am bombarded with around 10 of these
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the issue is an annoyance but not destroying any data or a security
issue and not so many users seems to have such files in their library
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Having a similar problem, pretty annoying. It really should just ignore
files it knows it cannot play, or find a codec for, like if you do the
search once and there is nothing, ignore from then onwards.
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** Tags added: qa-jaunty-desktop
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You can always uncheck EDIT/PREFERENCES/MUSIC(tab) / watch my library
for new files for a quick workaround. It stops the searching of
codecs. Of course if you add new music you will need to recheck it
once , but then turn it back off. At least it stops the searching for
codecs every time...
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Yes there is a workaround. Move the songs the codecs are asked for to
folder that is not included in your library.
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HA! That's hilarious, Ingo.
Now, do tell: just how does one discover WHICH files those might be? :)
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Haha, to some extent you are right ;-).
BUT: For me this worked, because I could easily locate the files through the
panel on the left. The files were listed under the Errors tab.
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How about the Rhythmbox can play midis once behavior? What's with
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Any workarounds for this? It's very annoying.
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on the topic of work-arounds, here's the codec I'm asked to install
(from .xsession-errors
Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|rhythmbox-
metadata|audio/x-gst-fourcc-QDMC decoder|decoder-audio/x-gst-fourcc-QDMC
(ignoring)
I searched the ubuntu aptitude for what seemed the key parts
there is a similar request on
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this behaviour is new since upgrading to Ubuntu 8.04; on each restart it
tells me that SOME FILE has an unknown codec, but it does not identify
that file nor does it find the missing codec. Very annoying. I have
not added any files since before the upgrade, so the prior behaviour
must have
I've found something weird:
On any run of Rhythmbox, the first time I try to play a midi file, it
plays fine. The second time (whether I replay the same file or a
different one), it brings up the codec search box, and it won't play.
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If you see it like that, you are right Alex.
I think it should be fixed, too, and I believe that more people than one could
imagine run into this problem, since virtually everybody who has migrated from
Windows to Linux will have incompatible file formats stored in his library
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/is/ a problem with Rhythmbox, because it doesn't keep track of which
files (or file types) have been seen before, and for which a codec
Confirmed, I have encountered this bug as well. I have added
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I have studied the behaviour of this bug in the recent days, and found out that
this does not seem to be a problem directly resulting from a problem with
Rhythmbox.
It occurs, because everytime I start Rhythmbox, it keeps reindexing certain
files, which can't be imported at all. They are listed
Is this reproducible with another new user created on your system? May
you tell us a few easy steps in order to reproduce that behavior? thanks
in advance.
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additionally this error is very annoying for those of us that store
things in our music libraries that are in codecs that are unsupportable
at the moment. it's the right place to keep those music files, but the
codec search is never going to succeed. at the least there ought to be a
way to
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