[SOLVED] no sound on Clementine

[Garthhh]

new install of M2
event sounds work

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I went through the list of Gstreamer items
I don't see anything that fits the description [the bad & ugly are there]
I installed Clem before enabling tainted
I have nonfree & tainted enabled now
I tried to uninstall & reinstalled Clem [didn't delete the clem db files]

[doktor5000]

By any chance, do you have gstreamer0.10-decoders and gstreamer0.10-decoders-audio installed?

If that is the case, try to quit clementine and remove ~/.gstreamer-0.10/ folder (inside your home directory, not as root!)

[Garthhh]

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removed the file
opened clem
same error

[dyfi]

I experienced similar problems with Clementime. Also Rhythmbox occasionally lost sound.

Uninstalled both and installed Exaile which at present is working perfectly.

[doktor5000]

If that is the case, try to quit clementine and remove ~/.gstreamer-0.10/ folder (inside your home directory, not as root!)

[Garthhh]

amarok does play, I don't really want to spend enough time to figure out how to use it

I have used Exaile in the past, not bad

I guess I'll take it up with the devs on Clem
I have clem version 0.7 working well on a couple of M1 machines
I'm hoping to have Playlists be portable between all 3 & at least see if Clem version 1 works with my devices

[doktor5000]

Sorry, but if im posting something that might help you with your problem, and you don't follow this even after i repeat it, i'm afraid i can't help you any further.
No need to take this up with the devs of clementine, as it is a local problem to your installation. Clementine is working fine here on Mageia 1 & 2.

[Garthhh]

Sorry, but if im posting something that might help you with your problem, and you don't follow this even after i repeat it, i'm afraid i can't help you any further.
No need to take this up with the devs of clementine, as it is a local problem to your installation. Clementine is working fine here on Mageia 1 & 2.

Well, I did what I understood you told me to, which yielded no different results
I do the best I can
I suppose not being able to read your mind I didn't do it right

[doktor5000]

Well, what does that have to do with reading ones mind? I just suggested toyou to remove a folder, and then start clementine again.
You didn't mention anywhere that you tried this and that it didn't work. How is that so hard?

May i ask how exactly you tried to remove it?

[Garthhh]

Well, what does that have to do with reading ones mind? I just suggested toyou to remove a folder, and then start clementine again.
You didn't mention anywhere that you tried this and that it didn't work. How is that so hard?

May i ask how exactly you tried to remove it?

here
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=2968&p=22498#p22435
I also included a screen shot of some of the gstreamer decoders you mentioned [you left out any context for the comments?]

to remove the files
I quit clem
I opened dolphin
changed the view so I could see the hidden files
set them to the trash
restarted clem
as I wrote on the post I linked to
same error

[doktor5000]

Can you try to run clementine under a freshly created user, or maybe xguest?

[Garthhh]

I can't seem to access any files to populate the library as xguest
I have an external HDD with a backup copy too [equally inaccessible]

[doktor5000]

So please try to create a new user via MCC and try with that one, does the problem still persist?

[Garthhh]

won the battle
lost the war
I can create a user, but can't connect it to any of the files

[Garthhh]

further
when I try to use the ex hdd as home
I get an error
can't enter home directory using /

when creating a new user
since I can't browse to find which directory I would like home to be [exhdd]
I am probably not doing it right [I don't speak terminal]
I tried probably 10 different combinations

I can see the exhdd when I loginto guest
but it doesn't show up on clem under root/media as would be expected

[Garthhh]

thanks for the tips Dok [though I wouldn't mind understanding how to get the other users to be able to share some of the home folder]
I tried a bunch of variations
here is what finally worked

removed the
config for clem
gstreamer files
uninstalled clem
restarted computer
reinstalled clem
success

[doktor5000]

removed the
config for clem
gstreamer files

This is what made it work, as reinstalling or rebooting doesn't change much there.

[Garthhh]

nope
tried all that 1st
steps
1] turned off clem,sent gstreamer 10 file [gsf] to the trash, restarted clem

2]turned off clem, uninstall clem, sent gstreamer 10 file [gsf] to the trash, reinstall clem, restarted clem

3]turned off clem, uninstall clem, remove clem config, sent gstreamer 10 file [gsf] to the trash, reinstall clem, restarted clem

4]turned off clem, uninstall clem, remove clem config, sent gstreamer 10 file [gsf] to the trash, restart notebook, reinstall clem, restarted clem

listen to music, build playlist, copy to sd card,
listen to music while using tractor to move rocks

I took the little side journey as you suggested, trying to use a different user, but I never did figure out how to connect the new user to home in such a way clem could use to populate the library there

sorry my experience doesn't meet your expectations, I'll try harder in the future

[doktor5000]

sorry my experience doesn't meet your expectations, I'll try harder in the future

Well, no need to try harder for me. If it works the way you solved, just be happy and spread the word. All's fine