[csw-users] Solaris 10 Digital Audio - further info

[Ian Baines]

Hi

Sorry about following up my own posts but I have more info and a
resolution.

This problem is not user related. I created two different test users,
one using Solaris 10 JDS and one only using CSWgnome. Neither new user
could use any digital audio application.

The problem has to be system related and only happened when CSWgnome was
installed.

After researching a number of dead ends, I rebooted and the problem
solved itself for all users and Gnome versions. I still have no idea
what caused it.

Ian

On Mon, 2005-04-25 at 20:31 +0100, Ian Baines wrote: 
> Hi all,
> 
> Having installed CSWgnome on Solaris 10, I have some issues with Digital
> Audio.
> 
> Prior to the installation, I had Realplayer 10 for solaris sparc
> (Nightly build 10.0.3.820) installed under Sun JDS and running well for
> local audio, video and streaming audio & video. Also Sun's Java media
> player worked fine for digital audio and video.
> 
> Having installed CSWgnome the video works fine but both programs now
> generate very loud white noise from all digital audio sources.
> 
> Sadly, this also happens under Sun JDS so the installation of CSWgnome
> has in some way trashed the Solaris digital audio system.
> 
> Audio CDs will play using Gnome CD player (as expected using analog
> link) using either desktop. XMMS will play only with CD analog, not with
> digital audio extraction confirming my above suspicion.
> 
> Using applications>Desktop Preferences>Advanced>Multimedia Systems
> Selector under CSWgnome, if either 'Test' button is pressed, Gstreamer
> dies with a "gstreamer-properties" has quit enexpectedly application
> error.
> 
> I also have tried the Gnome Music Player and this immediately errors
> with "rhythmbox" has quit unexpectedly'.
> 
> However if Rhythmbox is started from the command line using
> 
> rhythmbox --no-registration
> 
> i.e. bypassing missing bonobo server entry, it does bring up it's GUI
> but with lots of critical errors logged.
> 
> I believe there should be a GNOME_Rhythmbox.server entry in
> the /opt/csw/lib/bonobo/servers folder. There seems to be no help built
> for this app in /opt/csw/share either.
> 
> My guess is that CSWgstreamer could be one culprit. Can anyone confirm
> any of this behaviour and suggest any remedies?

-- 
Ian Baines
GPG: 0xb0a47fbc