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zodmaner

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Registered: 2007-07-11

Posts: 653

Rhythmbox error: Can't update podcast & use Magnatune Store plugin

Hi, well recently I noticed that Rhythmbox wasn't update my podcasts, hitting the 'Update all feeds' does nothing. Also the Magnatune plugin fails to load the playlist properly.

So I try running Rhythmbox from terminal and this is what I get:

(rhythmbox:5601): Rhythmbox-WARNING **: Unable to start mDNS browsing: MDNS service is not running

(rhythmbox:5601): RhythmDB-WARNING **: trying to sync properties of non-editable file

(rhythmbox:5601): RhythmDB-WARNING **: trying to sync properties of non-editable file

(rhythmbox:5601): RhythmDB-WARNING **: trying to sync properties of non-editable file

The line:

(rhythmbox:5601): RhythmDB-WARNING **: trying to sync properties of non-editable file

happens evey time Rhythmbox is trying to update feeds.

I checked on the Wiki to make sure that I got every libs installed (gnome-python, gstreamer-gnome-vfs, etc.) but it still doesn't work.

What is the problem? I used to be able to download feeds with Rhythmbox without and problem, until now. Is it because I need to open some ports for Rhythmbox to work? (I had firewall up and running recently.) Thanks for helping.

BTW: Rhythmbox have no problem playing internet radio. Weird.

UPDATE: I delete '~/,gnome2/rhythmbox' folder and podcast now seems to work (I can update and download a podcast). But I still get this error:

(rhythmbox:5601): Rhythmbox-WARNING **: Unable to start mDNS browsing: MDNS service is not running

When running Rhythmbox from terminal.

What does this error means? And how do I fix it? Thanks in advance for helping.

UPDATE2: Ok, now I think I know what cause this: Magatune Store plugin. It seems that it tries to write change into '/opt' folder (which it can't) and give this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/magnatune/MagnatuneSource.py", line 312, in __download_update_cb
    out.write(catalog.read("opt/magnatune/info/song_info.xml"))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/zipfile.py", line 471, in read
    zinfo = self.getinfo(name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/zipfile.py", line 462, in getinfo
    return self.NameToInfo[name]
KeyError: 'opt/magnatune/info/song_info.xml'

After the plugin tried and failed to write change into '/opt' folder, the problem with update & download podcast return.

Can anyone confirm this?

Last edited by zodmaner (2007-08-06 06:54:58)

Mefju

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From: Poland

Registered: 2006-07-12

Posts: 104

Re: Rhythmbox error: Can't update podcast & use Magnatune Store plugin

mDNS (multicast DNS) is related with avahi. If you want to share your music in LAN via avahi and DAAP plugin, then you should start avahi. Otherwise you can safely ignore this warning.

zodmaner

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Registered: 2007-07-11

Posts: 653

Re: Rhythmbox error: Can't update podcast & use Magnatune Store plugin

mDNS (multicast DNS) is related with avahi. If you want to share your music in LAN via avahi and DAAP plugin, then you should start avahi. Otherwise you can safely ignore this warning.

Thanks! So that's what cause it (I don't have avahi enable because I'm not on LAN). Glad to know that it was nothing serious.

zodmaner

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Registered: 2007-07-11

Posts: 653

Re: Rhythmbox error: Can't update podcast & use Magnatune Store plugin

Ok for anyone interest, I post the above questions on Rhythmbox IRC channel and got some answers regarding these error messages. It appears that the first error mesage:

(rhythmbox:5601): RhythmDB-WARNING **: trying to sync properties of non-editable file

Is nothing serious and seems to have been fixed in 0.11.x. So all is fine.

Magatune Store plugin error was caused by the location of the file on the server was moved. It was already fixed, so wait for 0.11.x or if you just can't wait, moch post me this link to the fix: http://svn.gnome.org/viewcvs/rhythmbox/ … 92&r2=5279

Huge thanks goes to moch for taking time to answer my questions.

Last edited by zodmaner (2007-08-09 04:52:29)