Multimedia software problems after update

English Multimedia
#1

Hi

I use 12.4 64 bit with Kde 4.8

That har worked fine, untill yesterday.

Yesterday i updated; using this method: Yast, viewing by repositories, system and install newer versions if possible…

There was quite a lot of issues in updating; most i solved by choosing not to install rather than breaking dependencies.

After the update the machine starts up with this xconsole message
Linux K2dd pulseaudio [3695] pulse pid.c: Daemon already running

Linux K2dd pulseaudio [3705] pulse pid.c: Daemon already running
After the update both Amarok and VLC player does not work.

Amarok gives this message:
Amarok could not find any collection plugins. It is possible that Amarok is installed under the wrong prefix, please fix your installation using:
$ cd /path/to/amarok/source-code/

$ su -c “make uninstall”
$ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=kde4-config --prefix && su -c “make install”
$ kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental
$ amarok
More information can be found in the README file. For further assistance join us at #amarok on irc.freenode.net.

The Machine has sound.

I tried the terminal, I wrote:

                     cd /path/to/amarok/pacman/

su -c “make uninstall”

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=kde4-config --prefix && su -c “make install”
kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental
amarok

And it returned thismake:
*** No rule to make target `uninstall’. Stop.
peter@1503022865:~> setup-pulseaudio --enable’
> rmmod snd-pcm-oss
>

I am a bit lost; I think the problem is easy, if you know exactly how to go about it.

If anyone has suggestions, you are welcome, very welcome

#2

I use 12.4 64 bit with Kde 4.8

This must be a typo. Do you mean 11.4 or 12.1?

And please when you post computer output do so between CODE tags: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/information-new-users/advanced-how-faq-read-only/451526-posting-code-tags-guide.html

#3

Just an addition…
I think I got mixed up in the beginning; obviously I use 12.1 and not 12.4; i am not u super beta user :wink:

By the way… it looks like Konqueror is also not working; it looks as if there are some major issues.

Maybe one should undo everything from yesterday???

#4

If I were you, I should first try to tidy up your dependancy problems. You avoided breaking by not installing things, but that does not mean that you should not have get them signaled at all.
Please first post what repos you have:

zypper lr -d
#5

First of all thank you for your reply.

I have done as you suggested, the outcome is:

peter@1503022865:~> zypper lr -d

| Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service

—±-----------------------------------±-----------------------------------±--------±--------±---------±-------±------------------------------------------------------------------------------------±-------
1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /repositories/KDE:/Release:/48/openSUSE_12.1 |
2 | Updates-for-openSUSE-12.1-12.1-1.4 | Updates for openSUSE 12.1 12.1-1.4 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /update/12.1 |
3 | libdvdcss | libdvdcss | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/12.1/ |
4 | nvidia | nvidia | Yes | No | 99 | rpm-md | ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.1/ |
5 | openSUSE-12.1-12.1-1.4 | openSUSE-12.1-12.1-1.4 | Yes | No | 99 | yast2 | cd:///?devices=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TSSTcorp_CDDVDW_SH-S223C_R4136GAB245963,/dev/sr0 |
6 | packman | packman | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /suse/openSUSE_12.1/ |
7 | repo-debug | openSUSE-12.1-Debug | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | Index of /debug/distribution/12.1/repo/oss |
8 | repo-debug-update | openSUSE-12.1-Update-Debug | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | Index of /debug/update/12.1 |
9 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-12.1-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/12.1/repo/non-oss |
10 | repo-oss | openSUSE-12.1-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/12.1/repo/oss |
11 | repo-source | openSUSE-12.1-Source | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | Index of /source/distribution/12.1/repo/oss |
peter@1503022865:~>

#6

Maybe I should add; as far as I remember I did a packman switch as in multimedia guide.
Example of Packman switch in KDE

When I look that place now instead of the 'switch system packages to the version in this repository

The line is: ‘switch system packages’

#7

Well, it is allmost unreadable (I guess that after you posted almost 200 times here and read undoubtly much more posts, there would be no need to tell you to post computer output between CODE tags: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/information-new-users/advanced-how-faq-read-only/451526-posting-code-tags-guide.html , but alas), but it does look not to bad. I guess you did the same repo switch as you did for Packman also for the KDE 4.8 repo? And I hope the Packman one weas the last of those two? Else, do the Packman again.

But as posting without CODE tags has a particular devastating effect on the* zypper lsr -d* output, I would not mind if you reposted it.

#8

It has not been to my attention, no disrespect intended, and i did not understand all of your first message, now I do.

I cannot watch the video as adobe flash apparently also is missing, but i will try to repost following the guidelines.

peter@1503022865:~> zypper lr -d
#  | Alias                              | Name                               | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                                 | Service
---+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | 4.8                                | 4.8                                | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Release:/48/openSUSE_12.1/           |        
 2 | Updates-for-openSUSE-12.1-12.1-1.4 | Updates for openSUSE 12.1 12.1-1.4 | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.1/                                           |        
 3 | libdvdcss                          | libdvdcss                          | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/12.1/                                                |        
 4 | nvidia                             | nvidia                             | Yes     | No      |   99     | rpm-md | ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.1/                                            |        
 5 | openSUSE-12.1-12.1-1.4             | openSUSE-12.1-12.1-1.4             | Yes     | No      |   99     | yast2  | cd:///?devices=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TSSTcorp_CDDVDW_SH-S223C_R4136GAB245963,/dev/sr0 |        
 6 | packman                            | packman                            | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1/                                         |        
 7 | repo-debug                         | openSUSE-12.1-Debug                | No      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/12.1/repo/oss/                      |        
 8 | repo-debug-update                  | openSUSE-12.1-Update-Debug         | No      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/12.1/                                     |        
 9 | repo-non-oss                       | openSUSE-12.1-Non-Oss              | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/repo/non-oss/                        |        
10 | repo-oss                           | openSUSE-12.1-Oss                  | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/repo/oss/                            |        
11 | repo-source                        | openSUSE-12.1-Source               | No      | Yes     |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/12.1/repo/oss/                     |        
peter@1503022865:~>
#9

I see your point; i did not know that, now I do, thank you.

#10

That is allright. As the feature is not easy to find, we have to tell almost everybody, but I guessed that you knew allready after so long an existance here on the forums :wink:

As said the repos list looks fine, allthough I would disable the libdvdcss one (#3) and the cd/dvd one (#5).

Then we come back to my question: did you use the “Switch system packages…” to the KDE 4.8 repo first and the one to Packman later?

This is because you want to have the 4.8 KDE packages rather then the 4.7 ones from the OSS repo.
But you want the Packman one’s even more then the KDE 4.8 ones.

If this was not done (or if you are not sure) do the Switch again for Packman. If there are dependancy problems, first report here before installing.

BTW, if you do not understand something of a post, please ask first. Else the poster wil get the idea that you do understand what he said.
For posters it is allways a trade off between telling not enough or telling trivial things. One realy has to make a lot of assumptions guessing the knowledge/experience level of the other. And that often goes wrong.

#11

Very good points Henk.
I can see the point about posting and the tradeoff.
I will tell another time; - lets call it a shyness in not understanding.

That said.

What did I do?

I cant remember; i will look into it.

#12

And now I did look into it.

I had a common 12.1. It had issues with KDE, so i upgraded to 4.8 following advice here.

I can see that I was advised to add this repro: Index of /repositories/KDE:/Release:/48/openSUSE_12.1

And to then on 48 use the switcher on it.

That means that before converting to 4.8 I had use the switcher in the common 12.1 month earlier.
But I would have followed the advice to the letter, meaning that after putting the new repository I would immidiately have switched 48.

If the sound was off having changed to a new KDE I would then have done multimedia guide. That I cannot remember.

Would you like me to do the switch again for pacman??

#13

Would you like me to do the switch again for pacman??

Yes, that is what I said and what I tried to explain why I said it.
Doing it again does no harm. I see three possible outcomes:

  1. it does not offer you any installs, this would mean that everything you need from Packman is allready there;
  2. it does offer you things to install from Packman without further problems, finish the install and now everything should be better.;
  3. it does offer you things to install, but complains about dependancies, do NOT install, but report back here.
#14

did the switch once , but did not install, the switch has issues of dependencies.

I tried to print screen but that does not seem to work either, so I wrote it.

Here it is…

 	 	 	   Kscd-4.7.2-3.1.7x86_64 requires libkcompactdisc4=4.7.2, but this requirement can not be provided

Uninstallable providers: libkcompactdisk4-4.7.2-2.1.2x86:_64 [opensuse 12.2-12.1.-1.4]
libkcompactdisk4-4.7.2-2.1.2i586 [repo-oss]
libkcompactdisk4-4.7.2-2.1.2x86:_64 [repo-oss]

conflic resolution
□ deinstallation of kscd-8.3-213.2x86_64

following actions will be done
downgrade of libkcompactdisc4-4.8.3-213.2x86_64 to libkcompactdisk4-4.7.2-2.1.2x86:_64
install libkcompactdisk4-4.7.2-2.1.2x86:_64 (with vendow change)

□ keep obsolete kscd-8.3-213.2x86_64
□ keep obsolete kscd-8.3-213.2x86_64
□ break kscd by ignoring some of its dependencies

#15

Hm, I do not immediatly know an answer to this (but I wanted to let you know II read your post).

There also seem to be some problem with th KDE4.8 repo (another thread) and some systems down in the openSUSE Build Service.

I suggest to wait a few hours if somebody has some clue.

#16

Problem is there is a lot of missing packages in Release 48 repo, basically making it broken.
There is post in the ML about it, but no response from the devs.

#17

So there is nothing that can be done about it?

Could I change back the update, or

mend it somehow, (others might have had tjis problem?) or

is the best option actually to either change back to the original version of KDE

or toi reinstall 12.1 with the original kde version…?

(which i switched to 4.8 after an automatic update made my screen freeze)

#18

Remove R48 repo/s
And do

su -
zypper dup

then run the switch on packman
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/Switcher%20Pics/11.4_packman_switch.png

#19

I advise the same. You will then be at KDE 4.7 and up-to-date Packman. That is a good starting point to go to KDE 4.8 later when that repo settles down.

#20

Right, now I did that following those steps.

Amarok works. Still cannot make screenshots.

However I still have a xconsole message; is that saved as text file somewhere, i cant mark and copy the text in it.?