When I started amaroK today I got a message saying that some of my album covers from Amazon had to be deleted for some copyright reasons, then it hanged. \'top\' showed amarokapp running at 0% so I killed it. Now, everytim it runs, I get the message \"multiple background tasks running\" and amaroK hangs again. How can I get around this problem?

Thanks for your help.

here\'s the output of \'amarok --version\':
Qt: 3.3.4
KDE: 3.4.3
amaroK: 1.3.3

and the backtrace file from ~/.kde/share/apps/amarok:
==== file `which amarokapp` =======
/local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/bin/amarokapp: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.5, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), not stripped


==== (gdb) bt =====================
Using host libthread_db library \"/lib/libthread_db.so.1\".
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -1085323552 (LWP 23400)]
0x006ef731 in __waitpid_nocancel ()
from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#0 0x006ef731 in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#1 0x0826efa8 in amaroK::Crash::crashHandler(int) ()
#2
#3 0x013252c5 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#4 0x013267eb in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
#5 0x007fe26c in kDebugBackend(unsigned short, unsigned, char const*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#6 0x007fefcf in kdbgstream::flush() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#7 0x0809caf6 in endl(kdbgstream&) ()
#8 0x010b0dae in KIO::Scheduler::_scheduleJob(KIO::SimpleJob*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#9 0x081f2500 in RefreshImages::finishedXmlFetch(KIO::Job*) ()
#10 0x081f30d6 in RefreshImages::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
#11 0x02d319e3 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#12 0x010d2f6a in KIO::Job::result(KIO::Job*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#13 0x010b820c in KIO::Job::emitResult() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#14 0x010b9e2c in KIO::SimpleJob::slotFinished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#15 0x010bd9ee in KIO::TransferJob::slotFinished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#16 0x010d4f3d in KIO::TransferJob::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#17 0x010d5344 in KIO::StoredTransferJob::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#18 0x02d31a65 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#19 0x02d31861 in QObject::activate_signal(int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#20 0x010acfbe in KIO::SlaveInterface::finished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#21 0x010a9e96 in KIO::SlaveInterface::dispatch(int, QMemArray const&) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#22 0x010a8fe0 in KIO::SlaveInterface::dispatch() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#23 0x010a5e98 in KIO::Slave::gotInput() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#24 0x010a8748 in KIO::Slave::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#25 0x02d31a65 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#26 0x02d31b98 in QObject::activate_signal(int, int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#27 0x03090cf5 in QSocketNotifier::activated(int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#28 0x02d4d1c4 in QSocketNotifier::event(QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#29 0x02cd42e9 in QApplication::internalNotify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#30 0x02cd3920 in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#31 0x007eb249 in KApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#32 0x02cc3230 in QEventLoop::activateSocketNotifiers() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#33 0x02c7d06f in QEventLoop::processEvents(unsigned) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#34 0x02ce689f in QEventLoop::enterLoop() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#35 0x02ce6764 in QEventLoop::exec() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#36 0x02cd4518 in QApplication::exec() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#37 0x08265357 in main ()
#0 0x006ef731 in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#1 0x0826efa8 in amaroK::Crash::crashHandler(int) ()
No symbol table info available.
#2
No symbol table info available.
#3 0x013252c5 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#4 0x013267eb in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
No symbol table info available.
#5 0x007fe26c in kDebugBackend(unsigned short, unsigned, char const*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#6 0x007fefcf in kdbgstream::flush() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#7 0x0809caf6 in endl(kdbgstream&) ()
No symbol table info available.
#8 0x010b0dae in KIO::Scheduler::_scheduleJob(KIO::SimpleJob*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#9 0x081f2500 in RefreshImages::finishedXmlFetch(KIO::Job*) ()
No symbol table info available.
#10 0x081f30d6 in RefreshImages::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
No symbol table info available.
#11 0x02d319e3 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#12 0x010d2f6a in KIO::Job::result(KIO::Job*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#13 0x010b820c in KIO::Job::emitResult() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#14 0x010b9e2c in KIO::SimpleJob::slotFinished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#15 0x010bd9ee in KIO::TransferJob::slotFinished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#16 0x010d4f3d in KIO::TransferJob::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#17 0x010d5344 in KIO::StoredTransferJob::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#18 0x02d31a65 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#19 0x02d31861 in QObject::activate_signal(int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#20 0x010acfbe in KIO::SlaveInterface::finished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#21 0x010a9e96 in KIO::SlaveInterface::dispatch(int, QMemArray const&) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#22 0x010a8fe0 in KIO::SlaveInterface::dispatch() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#23 0x010a5e98 in KIO::Slave::gotInput() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#24 0x010a8748 in KIO::Slave::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#25 0x02d31a65 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#26 0x02d31b98 in QObject::activate_signal(int, int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#27 0x03090cf5 in QSocketNotifier::activated(int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#28 0x02d4d1c4 in QSocketNotifier::event(QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#29 0x02cd42e9 in QApplication::internalNotify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#30 0x02cd3920 in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#31 0x007eb249 in KApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
No symbol table info available.
#32 0x02cc3230 in QEventLoop::activateSocketNotifiers() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#33 0x02c7d06f in QEventLoop::processEvents(unsigned) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#34 0x02ce689f in QEventLoop::enterLoop() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#35 0x02ce6764 in QEventLoop::exec() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#36 0x02cd4518 in QApplication::exec() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
No symbol table info available.
#37 0x08265357 in main ()
No symbol table info available.
==== (gdb) thread apply all bt ====
Thread 1 (Thread -1085323552 (LWP 23400)):
#0 0x006ef731 in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#1 0x0826efa8 in amaroK::Crash::crashHandler(int) ()
#2
#3 0x013252c5 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#4 0x013267eb in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
#5 0x007fe26c in kDebugBackend(unsigned short, unsigned, char const*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#6 0x007fefcf in kdbgstream::flush() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#7 0x0809caf6 in endl(kdbgstream&) ()
#8 0x010b0dae in KIO::Scheduler::_scheduleJob(KIO::SimpleJob*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#9 0x081f2500 in RefreshImages::finishedXmlFetch(KIO::Job*) ()
#10 0x081f30d6 in RefreshImages::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
#11 0x02d319e3 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#12 0x010d2f6a in KIO::Job::result(KIO::Job*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#13 0x010b820c in KIO::Job::emitResult() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#14 0x010b9e2c in KIO::SimpleJob::slotFinished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#15 0x010bd9ee in KIO::TransferJob::slotFinished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#16 0x010d4f3d in KIO::TransferJob::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#17 0x010d5344 in KIO::StoredTransferJob::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#18 0x02d31a65 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#19 0x02d31861 in QObject::activate_signal(int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#20 0x010acfbe in KIO::SlaveInterface::finished() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#21 0x010a9e96 in KIO::SlaveInterface::dispatch(int, QMemArray const&) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#22 0x010a8fe0 in KIO::SlaveInterface::dispatch() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#23 0x010a5e98 in KIO::Slave::gotInput() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#24 0x010a8748 in KIO::Slave::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4
#25 0x02d31a65 in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#26 0x02d31b98 in QObject::activate_signal(int, int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#27 0x03090cf5 in QSocketNotifier::activated(int) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#28 0x02d4d1c4 in QSocketNotifier::event(QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#29 0x02cd42e9 in QApplication::internalNotify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#30 0x02cd3920 in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#31 0x007eb249 in KApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#32 0x02cc3230 in QEventLoop::activateSocketNotifiers() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#33 0x02c7d06f in QEventLoop::processEvents(unsigned) ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#34 0x02ce689f in QEventLoop::enterLoop() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#35 0x02ce6764 in QEventLoop::exec() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#36 0x02cd4518 in QApplication::exec() ()
from /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#37 0x08265357 in main ()
#0 0x006ef731 in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/libpthread.so.0


==== kdBacktrace() ================
[
0: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4(_Z11kdBacktracei+0x45) [0x802ed5]
1: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4(_Z11kdBacktracev+0x2b) [0x80325b]
2: amarokapp(_ZN6amaroK5Crash12crashHandlerEi+0xe5d) [0x826e83d]
3: /lib/libc.so.6 [0x1325398]
4: /lib/libc.so.6(abort+0xe7) [0x13267eb]
5: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4 [0x7fe26c]
6: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4(_ZN10kdbgstream5flushEv+0x6f) [0x7fefcf]
7: amarokapp(_Z4endlR10kdbgstream+0xb6) [0x809caf6]
8: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO9Scheduler12_scheduleJobEPNS_9SimpleJobE+0xfe) [0x10b0dae]
9: amarokapp [0x81f2500]
10: amarokapp [0x81f30d6]
11: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QObject15activate_signalEP15QConnectionListP8QUObject+0xb3) [0x2d319e3]
12: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO3Job6resultEPS0_+0x9a) [0x10d2f6a]
13: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO3Job10emitResultEv+0x7c) [0x10b820c]
14: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO9SimpleJob12slotFinishedEv+0x4c) [0x10b9e2c]
15: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO11TransferJob12slotFinishedEv+0x3e) [0x10bd9ee]
16: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO11TransferJob9qt_invokeEiP8QUObject+0x7d) [0x10d4f3d]
17: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO17StoredTransferJob9qt_invokeEiP8QUObject+0x44) [0x10d5344]
18: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QObject15activate_signalEP15QConnectionListP8QUObject+0x135) [0x2d31a65]
19: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QObject15activate_signalEi+0x99) [0x2d31861]
20: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO14SlaveInterface8finishedEv+0x2e) [0x10acfbe]
21: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO14SlaveInterface8dispatchEiRK9QMemArrayIcE+0xca6) [0x10a9e96]
22: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO14SlaveInterface8dispatchEv+0x70) [0x10a8fe0]
23: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO5Slave8gotInputEv+0x28) [0x10a5e98]
24: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkio.so.4(_ZN3KIO5Slave9qt_invokeEiP8QUObject+0x98) [0x10a8748]
25: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QObject15activate_signalEP15QConnectionListP8QUObject+0x135) [0x2d31a65]
26: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN7QObject15activate_signalEii+0xc0) [0x2d31b98]
27: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN15QSocketNotifier9activatedEi+0x25) [0x3090cf5]
28: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN15QSocketNotifier5eventEP6QEvent+0x44) [0x2d4d1c4]
29: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN12QApplication14internalNotifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0xb1) [0x2cd42e9]
30: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN12QApplication6notifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0xd8) [0x2cd3920]
31: /local/Marwan/usr/local/kde3.4.3/lib/libkdecore.so.4(_ZN12KApplication6notifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0xa9) [0x7eb249]
32: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN10QEventLoop23activateSocketNotifiersEv+0xd8) [0x2cc3230]
33: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN10QEventLoop13processEventsEj+0x3ff) [0x2c7d06f]
34: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN10QEventLoop9enterLoopEv+0xdb) [0x2ce689f]
35: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN10QEventLoop4execEv+0x24) [0x2ce6764]
36: /local/Marwan/usr/local/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3(_ZN12QApplication4execEv+0x20) [0x2cd4518]
37: amarokapp [0x8265357]
38: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xb3) [0x1312dfb]
39: amarokapp(_ZN8QPainter4saveEv+0x3d) [0x808b3a1]
]

Just upgrade. This has been fixed long ago. 1.3.8 is current.

*rolleyes*

Can\'t upgrade, 1.3.8 won\'t run on my machine (see this thread).
Commenting out the fixHyperThreading() did seem to work for a while, but like you said, amarok runs kind of flaky.

Guess I\'m gonna have to put up with a flaky amarok then

Thanks for all your work an effort to the entire amaroK team!