Bad playlist entries for FLAC files when CUE is present

Bob Bell b_amarok at thebellsplace.com
Sat Apr 23 02:29:07 UTC 2011


I upgraded to Amarok 2.4.0, and this problem has been resolved.  Thank
you.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:49:35PM +0400, Sergey Ivanov wrote:
> Hi. This bug ( http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209341 ) was fixed
> in 2.4.0 release. You can update Amarok to get It work properly.
> 
> 2011/4/21 Bob Bell <b_amarok at thebellsplace.com>:
> > Apologies if this is a well known problem, but I can't find this exact
> > problem reported.
> >
> > I am running Amarok 2.3.2 on Ubuntu 10.10.  It supports MP3 and OGG
> > files fine, but there's an issue when adding FLAC files to the playlist.
> >
> > When I add a FLAC file to the playlist, the displayed track number and
> > name are from the last track in the directory, not the proper track.
> > The time displayed is accurate.
> >
> > If I right-click on the playlist entry and choose "edit track details",
> > I get the wrong track name again.  The bit rate and sample rate are
> > "-1".  The size is "16.0 EiB".  The rating is "-0.5".  The format is
> > "Unknown".  The location is something like
> > "file:///samba/Music/%20Christian/Chris%20Rice/Chris%20Rice%20-%20What%20A%20Heart%20Is%20Beating%20For/07%20-%20Lemonade.flac:0-185000".
> > The tags are for the last file in the directory.  The BPM are "8e-321".
> >
> > If I right-click the filename in the browser on the left and choose
> > "edit track details", all the information is correct.  The bit rate,
> > sample rate, size and rating all look reasonable.  The location is
> > something like "/samba/Music/ Christian/Chris Rice/Chris Rice - What
> > A Heart Is Beating For/07 - Lemonade.flac" (yeah, I'm real hard core).
> > The tags are all correct.  No BPM information is provided.
> >
> > The file plays fine, but playback stops after the file, and I need to
> > manually press "Play" to continue to the next song in the playlist.
> >
> > As I was researching this issue, I found another post where it was
> > suggested to run "amarok --debug --nofork".  I did so, and noticed that
> > it was querying the .cue file I had in the directory (my flacs were
> > created with rubyripper, which I configured to save a .cue file as
> > well), which I did not expect.  I tested the same process with the .cue
> > file removed, and Amarok added the file to the playlist without any of
> > the issues I'm mentioned.
> >
> > Therefore, it does appear that the .cue file is some how to blame.  I've
> > saved the debug output from the time I entered the directory with the
> > FLAC and .cue files.  The result with the cue file present is at
> > http://n01se.net/paste/2R7.  The (succesful) result with the cue file
> > removed is at http://n01se.net/paste/ib8.  The cue file itself is at
> > http://n01se.net/paste/sPJk, if that helps.
> >
> > I'd really like to get this resolved.  May I just don't understand
> > what's happening?  I'm happy to work on the issue with someone, if
> > that's what it takes.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Bob
> >
> > P.S. Please keep me Cc'd on replies, as I have not subscribed to the
> > list.
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Sergey Ivanov
> 



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