Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] rhythmbox won't open radio

[Alex Lancaster <alexl users sourceforge net>]

>>>>> "MG" == Mark Grieveson  writes:

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MG> Rhythmbox won't open radio stations (Groove Salad, Bluemars, or
MG> other stations from the internet).  It tells me "couldn't start
MG> playback (null)".  Once in a blue moon, several minutes later,
MG> it'll connect and start playing a station, without acknowledging
MG> that it's connected, thereby not allowing me any control (to make
MG> it stop the one station, I'll have to quit the program).  Often it
MG> will freeze, alleging that I've paused a station, at which point
MG> I'll have to force it to quit.

MG> It will play ogg or mp3 files on my system.  However, it won't
MG> stop, it'll only pause.  If, after I've played an ogg or mp3, I
MG> try to play an internet radio station, it'll reopen the last ogg
MG> or mp3 I played.  Once that's done, it'll just freeze.

MG> Does anyone have any tips on how to fix this?

Sounds like a gstreamer problem.  What versions of
gstreamer-plugins-base, -good, -ugly and -bad do you have?

Alex