gnome-video-thumbnailer started to crash
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gstreamer (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
| nautilus (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: nautilus
I used to have thumbnails for (most) video files shown in nautilus. A while ago it stopped generating new thumbnails. (Video files that already have thumbnails calculated still have their thumbnails shown correctly.) When I look at a new video file, the "computing preview" icon is shown for a while, then the normal video icon (just a roll of film on my theme) is shown.
I couldn't figure out what's wrong -- I assume the thumbnailer crashes, but I have no idea where to look for errors. I don't even know exactly what package generates the thumbnails and how. Are there several options? (As in, does it always use totem, or can I tell it to use mplayer or vlc to generate the thumbnails?)
I can look for more info if someone directs me.
(A few other issues, perhaps someone can help me: how do I get nautilus to rebuild the thumbnail for a file, other than deleting all thumbnails? And how do I get it to build higher-resolution thumbnails?)
| Bogdan Butnaru (bogdanb) wrote | #1 |
| Bogdan Butnaru (bogdanb) wrote | #2 |
| Bogdan Butnaru (bogdanb) wrote | #3 |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in nautilus: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
OK, I digged a bit more and I found out how thumbnails get generated. The thumbnailer registered for the files (or at least some that I tried) is "/usr/bin/
/usr/bin/
(which seems to be the correct way) and I got
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(process:21395): GStreamer-WARNING **: The GStreamer function gst_init_
called, but the GLib threading system has not been initialised
yet, something that must happen before any other GLib function
is called. The application needs to be fixed accordingly, please
file a bug against this application.
GThread-ERROR **: GThread system may only be initialized once.
aborting...
Aborted (core dumped)
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If you need the core dump, please tell me where I can find it, I never knew where they are placed.