Clarification: the codec is missing, but it would be nice if either (a)
Totem, or the codec installer thing, would tell me that I need to
restart Totem in order for things to work; or (b) even better, if no
restart was required.
I will update the bug description a little bit more.
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: totem
I am revisiting this bug after several months, and want to add a high-
level summary.
- The overall process was: get an error message dialog, do what the
- program guides me through doing in order to resolve the problem, assume
- things would be fixed now, be miffed they were not. Restarting didn't
- fix anything the first time, just threw me into a second loop of the
- same stuff. Finally, only after yet another restart, things were
- working. There was no indication at any point that a restart would be
- helpful; it's just something I happened to stumble into.
+ The overall process was: when trying to play a video clip, for which the
+ required codecs are not available, get an error message dialog,
+ suggesting the installation of a codec package. Do what the program
+ guides me through doing in order to resolve the problem, assume things
+ would be fixed now; be miffed they were not. Restarting Totem
+ eventually worked, but this is not obvious; either, the program should
+ tell you that you must quit Totem and try again, or (better) no restart
+ should be necessary.
---- Original description follows ----
Not sure if this is a problem with totem, the easy codec install thing
(gnome-app-installer?) or some part of the gstreamer can of worms which
I'm not even pretending to have any beginning understanding of. Sorry.
I started Totem on a couple of MP4 files and it said I have to install
all kinds of scary codecs. I did, and expected it to then be able to
play the video, but playback was still incomplete -- sound but no
pictures.
Restarting Totem allowed me to view those videos, but isn't this
supposed to work without requiring a restart?
This is a "persistent" live USB installation of Ubuntu 7.10.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ totem *.mp4
** Message: don't know how to handle audio/mpeg, mpegversion=(int)4,
framed=(boolean)true, codec_data=(buffer)1190, rate=(int)48000, channels=(int)2
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|totem|MPEG-4 AAC
decoder|decoder-audio/mpeg, mpegversion=(int)4, framed=(boolean)true (MPEG-4
AAC decoder)
** (gnome-codec-install:13965): WARNING **: return value of custom widget
handler was not a GtkWidget
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/AppInstall/AppInstall.py:1261: GtkWarning:
gtk_tree_model_sort_sort: assertion `tree_model_sort->default_sort_func !=
NULL' failed
item.applications.set_default_sort_func(None)
** Message: Missing plugins installed. Updating plugin registry ...
** Message: Plugin registry updated, trying again.
** Message: don't know how to handle video/x-h264,
codec_data=(buffer)0142000dffe100156742000d92540a0f908000003200000bb5478a155001000468ce3c80,
width=(int)320, height=(int)240, framerate=(fraction)29969/1000
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|totem|H.264
decoder|decoder-video/x-h264 (H.264 decoder)
** (gnome-codec-install:14236): WARNING **: return value of custom widget
handler was not a GtkWidget
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/AppInstall/AppInstall.py:1261: GtkWarning:
gtk_tree_model_sort_sort: assertion `tree_model_sort->default_sort_func !=
NULL' failed
item.applications.set_default_sort_func(None)
** Message: Missing plugins installed. Updating plugin registry ...
** Message: Plugin registry updated, trying again.
** Message: don't know how to handle video/x-h264,
codec_data=(buffer)0142000dffe100156742000d92540a0f908000003200000bb5478a155001000468ce3c80,
width=(int)320, height=(int)240, framerate=(fraction)29969/1000
sh: jackd: not found
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|totem|H.264
decoder|decoder-video/x-h264 (ignoring)
** Message: All missing plugins are blacklisted, doing nothing
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ totem *.mp4
sh: jackd: not found
sh: jackd: not found
On the second try, things were dandy (apart from the jackd warning
message).
These files were downloaded from the Intarweb, not sure if copyright
would allow me to upload them here. The original site is apparently
thepartyparty.com but I don't think MP4 format is available directly
from there.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ file *.mp4
GeorgeBushsingingSun.mp4: ISO Media, MPEG v4 system, version 1
Imagine Rx2008.mp4: ISO Media, MPEG v4 system, version 2
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ md5sum *.mp4
f4d52be731cd080dd3bc09a85acdcd4d GeorgeBushsingingSun.mp4
c82be52e0e8a4063d2d5dbbf8cacd7a8 Imagine Rx2008.mp4
I added empty lines before the prompts just for legibility.
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Interactive codec installer should not require restart of Totem
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159130
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