Rythmbox - Karmic 9.10

[akand074]

I recently installed Karmic and I have not been able to play music using Rythmbox it says: "Playback Error Unable to start playback pipeline" for every song. Though all the songs are working fine using VLC or even when I just hover over them. Anyone else having this problem? Possibly found a solution?

Never mind I seemed to have fixed it!

[eosha]

how did you fix it?

[akand074]

Yes, accidentally xD
Thanks! As of now, all previous bugs I had are gone and Karmic is running perfectly for me.

[Yanada]

For goodness sake, don't be so secretive. Don't just say you fixed it without sharing your solution with everyone else! That's what these forums are for.

I am having the same problem and I wish I had your insight to solve it.

(And what the heck is a "playback pipeline"?)

[john from dc]

hi all. i had this same problem, and it also occurred when i upgraded from jaunty to karmic.

i closed, removed, and reinstalled rhythmbox using the ubuntu software center per the advice here (http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2009/11/latest-ubuntu-karmic-fail---rh.html) and the problem seems to be gone.

i'm running 9.10 on a dell inspiron 700m with a mostly stock configuration. of course, take this advice with the appropriate dosage of salt due someone who just made their first post on here. i obviously have no idea what a playback pipeline is and hope i never have to find out.

cheers!

[thyquest]

I have a clean installation of 9.10. tried to completely remove Rhythmbox. Deleted all references of Rhythmbox in home folder, reinstalled, and still receiving the same error when trying to listen to anything:
"Unable to start playback pipeline"
Anyone has any valid solution for this?

[winchendonsprings]

This is not a solution for playing a file in Rhythmbox, but it will allow you to update your ipod with a song that Rhythmbox refuses to play.

step 1. drag song(s) from inside folder(nautilus) ontop of ipod icon that is mounted inside Rhythmbox.

That's it. Ipod updated.

I had an album that would not play in Rhythmbox, giving me the "Playback Error Unable to start playback pipeline." I wanted the album on my ipod but could not directly update it from dragging the files from within Rhythmbox ontop of the ipod icon. But from a folder, it worked.

[iMerlin]

Sigh, how was it fixed?

This is the most annoying thing anyone can do in a support forum, post a problem that others have and then just say "fixed" without sharing the solution.
](*,)

[akand074]

I didn't it was an accident as I stated earlier.. that was such a long time ago, I just remember it prompt me itself for some sort of file to download after restarting and it worked after that. Clean installs are usually better, you get less bugs.

[cabruca]

I have this problem too. How to fix it?

Thanks!

[peacefullstreet]

Hi everybody,

For me , i simply uninstalled rhytmbox desktop art and everything just work fine again.
Good luck to everyone!
Peace