Banshee doesn't detect iPod

theta · 2010-11-09 17:31:40

I have Arch x86_64 installed on a Intel Core 2 Duo with an nVidia 8600 GT GPU. Kernel Version is 2.6.35

I have installed banshee 1.8 from the extra repository. My iPod is being detected by gtkPod but not by banshee. The iPod gets mounted automatically in gnome.
The CLI o/p while starting banshee is :

[Info  22:34:20.267] Running Banshee 1.8.0: [source-tarball (linux-gnu, x86_64) @ 2010-10-16 19:22:30 UTC]
[Warn  22:34:20.577] Hardware manager extension failed to load - System.Exception: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Hal was not provided by any .service files (in `NDesk.DBus.Proxies')
  at org.freedesktop.DBus.IBusProxy.StartServiceByName (System.String flags, UInt32 ) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at NDesk.DBus.Bus.StartServiceByName (System.String name, UInt32 flags) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at NDesk.DBus.Bus.StartServiceByName (System.String name) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Hal.Manager..ctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Banshee.HalBackend.HardwareManager..ctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoCMethod:InternalInvoke (System.Reflection.MonoCMethod*,object,object[],System.Exception&)
  at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. (in `mscorlib')
  at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo.Invoke (System.Object[] parameters) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at System.Activator.CreateInstance (System.Type type, Boolean nonPublic) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at System.Activator.CreateInstance (System.Type type) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Mono.Addins.TypeExtensionNode.CreateInstance () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Mono.Addins.InstanceExtensionNode.CreateInstance (System.Type expectedType) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Banshee.Hardware.HardwareManager..ctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
[Warn  22:34:20.578] Service `Banshee.Hardware.HardwareManager' not started: No HardwareManager extensions could be loaded. Hardware support will be disabled.
[Warn  22:34:20.578] Caught an exception - System.Exception: No HardwareManager extensions could be loaded. Hardware support will be disabled. (in `Banshee.Services')
  at Banshee.Hardware.HardwareManager..ctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoCMethod:InternalInvoke (System.Reflection.MonoCMethod*,object,object[],System.Exception&)
  at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
[Info  22:34:21.081] Updating web proxy from GConf
[Warn  22:34:21.127] Caught an exception - System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object (in `Banshee.AudioCd')
  at Banshee.AudioCd.AudioCdService.Initialize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Banshee.ServiceStack.ServiceManager.StartExtension (Mono.Addins.TypeExtensionNode node) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
[Warn  22:34:21.127] Extension `Banshee.AudioCd.AudioCdService' not started: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
[Warn  22:34:21.128] Caught an exception - System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object (in `Banshee.AudioCd')
  at Banshee.AudioCd.AudioCdService.Initialize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at Banshee.ServiceStack.ServiceManager.StartExtension (Mono.Addins.TypeExtensionNode node) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
[Warn  22:34:21.128] Extension `Banshee.AudioCd.AudioCdService' not started: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
[Info  22:34:21.128] All services are started 0.693328

Last edited by theta (2010-11-09 17:33:41)

mahrz · 2010-11-10 21:21:09

I have the exact same problem here, different device but the same error message. HAL is not installed but I thought that banshee moved to udev with v1.8? So far I did not find a way to fix it...

theta · 2010-11-12 18:12:18

I think banshee has not shifted to udev from v1.8. I started the HAL daemon and it detected it. But still it sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. So I just need to restart the daemon manually before executing the banshee binary.

InVitamMortemque · 2010-11-28 23:56:34

I'm also having this problem. Anyone know of a way to make it work without HAL?

City-busz · 2010-12-28 22:01:24

You could try to install banshee from my repository which built with libgpod support instead of ipod-sharp until Arch devs add this feature to the official repo.

Arch Linux

#1 2010-11-09 17:31:40

Banshee doesn't detect iPod

#2 2010-11-10 21:21:09

Re: Banshee doesn't detect iPod

#3 2010-11-12 18:12:18

Re: Banshee doesn't detect iPod

#4 2010-11-28 23:56:34

Re: Banshee doesn't detect iPod

#5 2010-12-28 22:01:24

Re: Banshee doesn't detect iPod

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