Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] No MusicBrainz auto fill of album information

["Tracy L. Cann" <TracyLCann zoomtown com>]

Hi. I'm in the process of uploading all of my CD's to create a library
in Rhythmbox in a different laptop I recently purchased. I've uploaded
23 albums now. All 23 have had the same problem, not autofilling the
album information.

Yes, I've gone to the MusicBrainz website and found all of my albums on
their site.

No I haven't done anything to change Rhythmbox. I am using Ubuntu 10.04
LTS. The only "updates" are what Ubuntu does through Update Manager. I'm
basically a newbie and don't do any programming or custom modifications.

The last time I know it worked correctly was in September or October
2010 When I last purchased some CD's and loaded them into a desktop PC
which also has Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. The autofill feature is no longer
working on that PC either.

Also to clarify, I can input a CD, NOT enter the album information,
click on the "Submit Album" button and it opens Mozilla Firefox and the
MusicBrainz site with the CORRECT album. It is finding the right album,
just not autofilling the album and song information in Rhythmbox.

Thanks.
Sincerely,
Tracy L. Cann

On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 12:25 +0000, Peter wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Tracy L. Cann <TracyLCann zoomtown com> wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > MusicBrainz is not automatically filling in the album information when I
> > put in a new CD. This has happened with the last four albums I've
> > inserted. These are common albums, not obscure albums, like Pearl Jam's
> > Ten and AC/DC's High Voltage.
> 
> Can you find these albums if you search the MusicBrainz website?
> 
> > I am typing in the album information which is a pain in the ass and
> > hitting the "Submit Album" button which opens the MusicBrainz website
> > and displays the album information. Then there is a note about joining
> > MusicBrainz to submit information. This requires creating an account and
> > giving a valid e-mail address. I suspect they are simply collecting
> > e-mail addresses so they can sell them or send spam.
> 
> No, MusicBrainz is legit.
> 
> > Please contact MusicBrainz and ask them to go back to autofilling the
> > album information for the convenience of Rythmbox users.
> 
> That is what the "Submit Album" button does. MusicBrainz requires
> some end user validation to prevent spam albums or other abuse.
> 
> > Or, please find another database that will work with Rythmbox as it used
> > to.
> >
> > Rythmbox is a great application. Please keep up the good work.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Tracy L. Cann
> 
> Maybe you'd found a bug in RB's MusicBrainz support. You say
> it used to work, did you update your installation or something?
> 
> Peter