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axel

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Registered: 2007-12-10

Posts: 77

[Solved] Amarok stopped playing mp3s

When I try to open an mp3 file with amarok I get the following error:

The xine-engine claims it cannot play MP3 files.
You may want to choose a different engine from the Configure Dialog, or examine the installation of the multimedia-framework that the current engine uses.
You may find useful information in the FAQ section of the Amarok HandBook.

I tried to downgrade the latest packages I have upgraded but the problem still remains. I also tried to reinstall amarok-base amarok-engine-xine and codecs but with no result either. Mplayer plays mp3 files just fine. Kaffeine also gives me an error

10:42:08 AM: xine: couldn't find demux for >/home/***********.mp3<
10:42:08 AM: xine: found input plugin : file input plugin

Any ideas?

Last edited by axel (2008-01-07 09:35:17)

xxxspuddy

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Registered: 2007-05-15

Posts: 57

Re: [Solved] Amarok stopped playing mp3s

If I remember correctly, you can fix it by deleting the catalog-cache file in your ~/.xine directory

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axel

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Registered: 2007-12-10

Posts: 77

Re: [Solved] Amarok stopped playing mp3s

If I remember correctly, you can fix it by deleting the catalog-cache file in your ~/.xine directory

Thanks for the quick reply xxxspuddy! Yep that did solve the problem!