Can't play certain MP3s
#1
-Edit- Right, I've tried stripping the tags out, and reencoding the file, and it still doesn't work - although I'm very new at all this, so might be doing it wrong. Any pointers gratefully received! -Edit-


I have XBMC SVN (2:10.00~svn33778-karmic1) installed on Ubuntu 9.10 on an O2 Joggler. I'm trying to stream mp3s, in this case using SMB, from a ReadyNAS Duo. Some play, some don't.

This one;
http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecture...public.mp3
silently fails - although the system seems to think it's playing (text to that effect appears at the bottom of the screen, along with the 'equaliser' graphic, and the 'playback' screen will allow me to try to pause it) the elapsed time remains at 00:00:00.

http://pastebin.com/d9UxZw7H

This one;
http://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/publicLecture...dhwani.mp3
works perfectly normally.

http://pastebin.com/Wp42PHCj

I've tried copying the problematic file to the machine's drive, and it still won't play in XBMC - though both VLC and Audacious2 play it fine.

Can anyone see the problem, or shall I file a bug? I've seen similar threads, but they reckon things are fixed.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=6...post610275


Thanks.
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#2
I've tried your sample Lecture By Mirek Topolanek mp3 on Dharma beta 2 on Windows, and it played normally.

JR
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#3
Thanks for testing. Have now established that the problem is between the file and PAPlayer, because this configuration plays OK. [wonky capitalisation notwithstanding!]
Code:
joggler@joggler:~/.xbmc/userdata$ cat playercorefactory.xml
<playercorefactory>
<players>
   <player name="Mplayer" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="true" video="false">
     <filename>/usr/bin/mplayer</filename>
   </player>
</players>
</playercorefactory>

joggler@joggler:~/.xbmc/userdata$ cat advancedsettings.xml
<advancedsettings>
<audio>
  <defaultplayer>MPlayer</defaultplayer>
</audio>
</advancedsettings>

Presenting problems though - for example, if I try to play something else, it just plays over the top of the first thing! More digging to do...

ETA - VLC seems to work quite nicely, handling streams fine, and allowing rewind / ff. Problem solved from my point of view - if a dev would like me to provide any further information, or file a formal bug report, please let me know!

Thanks.
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#4
File plays fine using either windows media player or using xbmc dharma beta2 on windows 7
XBMC Frodo 12 - Windows 7 - Asrock Ion 330HT - Aeon Nox
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