[RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

[MoonRise]

Re: [SOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

Made sure of the two you mentioned first and all works and works great except Amarok wants to error out after the first track of any CD I play. I can skip to the next track before the playing track finishes but don't bother skipping back to any previous track. Errors out then as well. Oh well. At least what you found for the actual starting and populating works. Thanks!!

[Snowhog]

Re: [SOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

Likely an issue with Amarok 2.2.2. I'm running KDE 4.3.5 and Amarok 2.2.0, which interestingly enough, on the About Amarok, shows it as running KDE 4.3.2, which I'm sure is just an oversight on the part of the developers.

I'm tickled pink that I figured this one out. I posted my finding on KDE Community Forums.

[MoonRise]

Re: [SOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

I wonder if my errors are due to a dependency that wasn't thought of and not upgraded?

[Snowhog]

Re: [SOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

You could always see about downgrading to Amarok 2.2.0. Rog131 has posts on downgrading packages. Don't know if that would cause other problems, or if you even want to consider it, but ...

[vinnywright]

Re: [SOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

the originall Open Audio CD with Amarok still dose nothing ............the Open with Amarok that was made dose work as expected but onley once...............that is to say if I use the "Open with amarok" device notifier action that was made I get amarok open and the cd showing and usabell...........now if I eject it from amarok and then put in a new cd amarok will eather display the info for the last cd or do nothing.

I first half to close amarok and then load a new cd..................2.6.31-17-generic KDE-4.3.5 Amarok-2.2.2 reporting it's self as on KDE-4.3.2

other wize nice 1

VINNY

[Snowhog]

Re: [SOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

Hmm. Well, there do appear to be some unresolved quirks. I'm looking into them. I guess the best that can be said, is that I have at least discovered the fix to getting Amarok to launch from the Device Notifier when a music CD is inserted. That's okay. Just means that there's some more sleuthing to do. Time to put Sherlock Tux back on the case.

[MoonRise]

Re: [ALMOST SOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

I do say, please carry on! Cheerio!

[Snowhog]

Re: [RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

Well, I've decided that the problem exists with Amarok itself. I've tried many combinations (from the CLI - the fastest way to test) of amarok commands. I can get amarok to launch and display the inserted music CD - once. After it is ejected and I close Amarok, insert a new music CD, and issue the (tested) command, Amarok launches, but, either shows the previously loaded music CD, or doesn't show a CD at all. What I have learned, is that if you 'wait for a while' before attempting again, with a new music CD, it works - sometimes. Yeah, frustrating to say the least.

So, I've decided not to pursue this case (for now), and wrote a Device Action that uses VLC to play music CDs. I wrote an additional one, also using VLC, to play DVDs.

My vlc-playcd.desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
X-KDE-Solid-Predicate=[ StorageVolume.ignored == false AND OpticalDisc.availableContent == 'Audio' ]
Type=Service
Actions=open;

[Desktop Action open]
Name=Open Music CD with VLC
Exec=vlc cdda://
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/vlc.png
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=desktop_kdemultimedia

My vlc-playdvd.desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
X-KDE-Solid-Predicate=[ StorageVolume.ignored == false AND OpticalDisc.availableContent == 'Data|VideoDvd' ]
Type=Service
Actions=open;

[Desktop Action open]
Name=Open DVD with VLC
Exec=vlc dvd://
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/vlc.png
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=desktop_kdemultimedia

Save both files in ~/.kde/share/apps/solid/actions and reboot your PC for the changes to be recorded and show in Device Notifier. I've tried both, and they work flawlessly.

[claydoh]

Re: [RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

I think you might want to take this up over at Amarok's forums. Many Amarok devs do hang in there, as well as KDE gurus. Some even use Kubuntu! It might clear up if it an Amarok thing, a K(U)buntu thing, or a KDE thing, and might see some attention.

[Snowhog]

Re: [RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

Thank you. I'll do that. I already posted in another area of the KDE Community Forum, but it wouldn't hurt to plug it in the Amarak section.

[Snowhog]

Re: [RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

Done. Post on KDE Community Forums can be read here.

[MoonRise]

Re: [RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

I like Amarok, but the CD thing has always been "flaky", in my experiences. I do wish they can get some of this fixed. I'll follow what Snowhog has on the Amarok forum.


Edit: Just read your post there. They recommended going to 2.2.2, but what happens with me with 2.2.2 are crashes when playing form CD.

[vinnywright]

Re: [RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

I wint and added my 2 cents worth to you'r post

VINNY

[MoonRise]

Re: [RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

they still insist on 2.2.2. I get crashes. Any of you tried what they said? If so, what was your results playing a CD?

[Snowhog]

Re: [RESOLVED] KDE 4.3.5 and the Device Notifier

Well, followed the instructions for adding the Stable version: Amarok 2.2. Upgraded to Amarok 2.2.2. I still have problems with getting Amarok to launch from my custom device action .desktop file. It worked initially, but can't get Amarok to launch with it all the time. Additionally, Amarok now crashes - reliably - after playing the first track of any music CD.

Amorak 2.* is definitely a de-evolution from the 1.4 version that we all loved. If the Amorak devs can't get the 2.2.* version working flawlessly 100% of the time, well for me, it will be the end of using Amorak. I'll uninstall it and just use VLC for my music needs. It launches reliably. It recognizes the loaded music CD reliably. And it doesn't crash.