Vorbis files, particularly ones that are rated at a bitrate of 128 kbps, are prone to not play. On some occasions they do. Other files, are prone to not play after playing a particular song. When I say "not play", I mean that the tags are there, the length of the song is correctly identified, and the slider moves along like it is playing, but no sound is coming out of the speakers.
Heres the output of <i>rhythmbox -d</i> if it helps any.
[0x8122890] [rb_shuffle_play_order_get_next] rb-play-order-shuffle.c:172 (19:55:26): choosing next entry in shuffle
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_open_location] rb-shell-player.c:888 (19:55:26): Opening file:///winshare/music/Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is.ogg...
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:629 (19:55:26): syncing pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:640 (19:55:26): PAUSING pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:629 (19:55:26): syncing pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:631 (19:55:26): PLAYING pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_set_replaygain] rb-player-gst.c:894 (19:55:26): Scale : 0.000001 New volume : 0.000001
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:629 (19:55:26): syncing pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:631 (19:55:26): PLAYING pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_sync_with_source] rb-shell-player.c:1841 (19:55:26): playing source: 0x8492098, active entry: 0x85208b0
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_set_window_title] rb-shell.c:1914 (19:55:26): setting title to "Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is"
[0x8122890] [rb_header_sync] rb-header.c:416 (19:55:26): syncing with node = 0x85208b0
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_sync_buttons] rb-shell-player.c:1908 (19:55:26): syncing with source 0x8492098
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_set_playing_entry] rb-shell-player.c:1025 (19:55:26): Success!
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_hidden_notify] rb-shell.c:2687 (19:55:26): shell is visible, not notifying
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_sync_with_source] rb-shell-player.c:1841 (19:55:26): playing source: 0x8492098, active entry: 0x85208b0
[0x8122890] [rb_header_sync] rb-header.c:416 (19:55:26): syncing with node = 0x85208b0
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_sync_buttons] rb-shell-player.c:1908 (19:55:26): syncing with source 0x8492098
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_clipboard_entryview_changed_cb] rb-shell-clipboard.c:585 (19:55:26): entryview changed
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_clipboard_sync] rb-shell-clipboard.c:387 (19:55:26): syncing clipboard
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_clipboard_entryview_changed_cb] rb-shell-clipboard.c:585 (19:55:26): entryview changed
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_clipboard_sync] rb-shell-clipboard.c:387 (19:55:26): syncing clipboard
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_clipboard_entryview_changed_cb] rb-shell-clipboard.c:585 (19:55:26): entryview changed
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_clipboard_sync] rb-shell-clipboard.c:387 (19:55:26): syncing clipboard
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2281 (19:55:26): info: 0
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2300 (19:55:26): Got info_available but entry isn't an iradio station
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2281 (19:55:26): info: 4
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2300 (19:55:26): Got info_available but entry isn't an iradio station
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2281 (19:55:26): info: 20
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2300 (19:55:26): Got info_available but entry isn't an iradio station
[0x8122890] [slider_moved_callback] rb-header.c:614 (19:55:29): slider is not dragging
Here's the output of one that is working
19:58:46): Opening file:///winshare/music/Bach - Bourre in E Minor.ogg...
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:629 (19:58:46): syncing pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:640 (19:58:46): PAUSING pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:629 (19:58:46): syncing pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:631 (19:58:46): PLAYING pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_set_replaygain] rb-player-gst.c:894 (19:58:46): Scale : 4.365078 New volume : 4.365078
[0x8122890] [rb_player_set_replaygain] rb-player-gst.c:906 (19:58:46): replay gain too high, reducing value to 4.000000
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:629 (19:58:46): syncing pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_player_sync_pipeline] rb-player-gst.c:631 (19:58:46): PLAYING pipeline
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_sync_with_source] rb-shell-player.c:1841 (19:58:46): playing source: 0x8492098, active entry: 0x8553a80
[0x8122890] [rb_header_sync] rb-header.c:416 (19:58:46): syncing with node = 0x8553a80
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_sync_buttons] rb-shell-player.c:1908 (19:58:46): syncing with source 0x8492098
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_set_playing_entry] rb-shell-player.c:1025 (19:58:46): Success!
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_hidden_notify] rb-shell.c:2687 (19:58:46): shell is visible, not notifying
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_sync_with_source] rb-shell-player.c:1841 (19:58:46): playing source: 0x8492098, active entry: 0x8553a80
[0x8122890] [rb_header_sync] rb-header.c:416 (19:58:46): syncing with node = 0x8553a80
[0x8122890] [rb_shell_player_sync_buttons] rb-shell-player.c:1908 (19:58:46): syncing with source 0x8492098
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2281 (19:58:46): info: 0
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2300 (19:58:46): Got info_available but entry isn't an iradio station
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2281 (19:58:46): info: 4
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2300 (19:58:46): Got info_available but entry isn't an iradio station
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2281 (19:58:46): info: 20
[0x8122890] [info_available_cb] rb-shell-player.c:2300 (19:58:46): Got info_available but entry isn't an iradio station
I tried playing these files with totem-gstreamer to see if it was an obvious issue with gstreamer, but they worked fine
Thanks for your bug. Do you still have the issue? What version of Ubuntu do you use?