[mythtv-users] MythMusic crashes frontend when trying to import CD's

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Monday 22 December 2003 20:29, James Colannino wrote:
> Hey everyone.  I ran into a problem with MythMusic.  I can play MP3's
> just fine, but trying to rip from the CD always crashes the frontend,
> causing me to have to start it up again.  It won't even start to read
> from the CD before the frontend exits unexpectedly.  I have all the
> pre-requisites installed.  I'm using Fedora Core 1 with the ATrpms
> packages.  I can use an external program such a grip to rip my music,
> so I know I don't have a bad CD-ROM.  Anyone have similiar problems
> or have any ideas about what could be wrong?  I tried leaving the
> backend on in the foreground so I could see any messages it may
> provide, but it tells absolutely nothing regarding MythMusic, and
> actually, I guess the backend is only for TV functions, so that's
> probably why it isn't telling me anything.  Oh yeah, and I'm using
> version 0.12.  Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
>
> James

This was typically the case if there was a problem opening the 
destination file for writing (directory doesn't exist; directory exists 
but isn't writable; file already exists and isn't writable; filename 
has problematic chars in it (this happens to me because my music 
filesystem is VFAT)).  Some of the issues have been addressed by a 
patch recently, IIRC, but you'll want to examine your music ripping 
setup and make sure your directories & permissions are correct.  Also, 
look at the terminal output from mythfrontend when this happens; it 
will likely tell you exactly which file it's dying on.

-JAC