Problem installing Soundbridge Commander for streaming audio

[renopithicus]

I want to use my Roku Soundbridge now that I've migrated from Windows to Kubuntu. The connection between the Soundbridge and my computer is wireless, and I'm using a Netgear WGT624 v.3 router.

There is a program called Soundbridge Commander that I have downloaded and installed on my computer. It is supposed to allow me to control my Soundbridge (tune the internet radio tuner, play mp3 files, etc.) from my computer.

When I start Soundbridge Commander, it does get as far as seeing and recognizing my Soundbridge on my wireless network. However, it doesn't get much further than that:

steve@SteveOld:~$ java -jar SoundBridgeCommander.jar
service added: SoundBridge
service resolved: SoundBridge
Found Service Info.
New SoundBridgeCommander(SoundBridge,10.0.0.4,0,0)
Exception during event dispatch:
java.lang.Error: Graphics2D not implemented. Cairo was not found or disabled at configure time
at gnu.java.awt.peer.gtk.GdkGraphics2D.static{} (GdkGraphics2D.java:104)
at java.lang.VMClass.step8 (VMClass.java)
at java.lang.Class.initialize (Class.java:149)
at gnu.java.awt.peer.gtk.GdkGraphicsEnvironment.creat eGraphics (GdkGraphicsEnvironment.java:72)
at java.awt.image.BufferedImage.createGraphics (BufferedImage.java:291)
at java.awt.image.BufferedImage.getGraphics (BufferedImage.java:323)
at com.roku.soundbridge.Images.getContrastingForegrou nd (Images.java:109)
at com.roku.soundbridge.SoundBridgeCommander.updateFr omPreferences (SoundBridgeCommander.java:447)
at com.roku.soundbridge.SoundBridgeCommander.SoundBri dgeCommander (SoundBridgeCommander.java:432)
at com.roku.soundbridge.SoundBridgeCommander.addSB (SoundBridgeCommander.java:473)
at com.roku.soundbridge.SoundBridgeCommander$13.actio nPerformed (SoundBridgeCommander.java:502)
at com.roku.soundbridge.MDNSBrowser.actionPerformed (MDNSBrowser.java:62)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed (AbstractButton.java:770)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$1.actionPerformed (AbstractButton.java:1573)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (DefaultButtonModel.java:298)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed (DefaultButtonModel.java:403)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseRe leased (BasicButtonListener.java:187)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent (Component.java:3114)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent (Component.java:2975)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent (Container.java:908)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl (Component.java:4846)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl (Container.java:1647)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent (Component.java:2342)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.handleEvent (Container.java:2193)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl (Container.java:1638)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl (Window.java:623)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent (Component.java:2342)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent (EventQueue.java:474)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run (EventDispatchThread.java:75)
at java.lang.VMThread.callRun (VMThread.java:124)
at java.lang.Thread.callRun (Thread.java:398)
at java.lang.VirtualMachine.runThread (VirtualMachine.java:137)
Search returned error: GetConnectedServer: GenericError

The problem seems to be here: "java.lang.Error: Graphics2D not implemented. Cairo was not found or disabled at configure time". Does anyone know what this means or how I can fix it? I'm still a relative noob with Kubuntu.

Thanks.

[Snowhog]

Re: Problem installing Soundbridge Commander for streaming audio

Almost looks like you downloaded the Windows version - 'Cairo' is/was the code version name for Vista. The Linux version of Soundbridge Commander can be downloaded from SourceForge.net here.

[renopithicus]

Re: Problem installing Soundbridge Commander for streaming audio

No, I downloaded the linux version (from SourceForge). I have found other linux users in other forums who've encountered the same problem, but so far have not found a workaround. I am sure there is a workaround, though, as plenty of Kubuntu users are using SoundBridge Commander.

The search for a fix continues...

[Snowhog]

Re: Problem installing Soundbridge Commander for streaming audio

The search for a fix continues...

Ah, the statement from a true devotee. Search away pilgrim, search away.