i'm running ubuntu 9.10 (minimal installation) with kde-minimal on top and i'm running into some trouble getting juk working. i grabbed the latest version from the ubuntu repository (v3.3 it seems). but when i try to play mp3 files, nothing happens. it looks like juk is just skipping past the songs without playing them.

i think i may be missing some packages. how can i fix this?

thanks.

i can see an error now. when i run juk from the command line and try to play a song, i get:

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TagLib: MPEG::Header::parse() -- Invalid sample rate.

not sure what that means.

The error message can be ignored.
Have you installed multimedia codecs? Make sure to install the Xine ones in particular.

do you know which ones in particular i should install? i'm trying to keep this system lean, so i'd rather not install a whole bunch of unnecessary ones.

edit: got it. i needed libxine1-ffmpeg.

but now i have a few more questions.

1. my keyboard shortcuts aren't sticking. whenever i set them, they get reset after i restart the program. i checked the jukrc file, and the shortcuts are properly set there. any ideas?
2. how can i make the playlist highlight selection jump to the current track? e.g., when i skip to the next track, i want that track to be highlighted in the playlist. right now, the playlist doesn't change.
3. when i search, i can play the song by hitting 'enter', but the search word remains. is there any way to clear the search upon hitting 'enter'?

For 2) if you click the upwards pointing arrow in the status bar it will take you to the currently playing song.

For 1) Shortcuts are likely set elsewhere, check the permissions of ~/.kde4, including subfolders, especially share/apps/juk and share/config. It should be owned by your user ( id -un ) and group ( id -gn ) and writable by your user.

i'm guessing there's no way to jump automatically to the currently playing song.

i don't have a ~/.kde4 folder, but i do have a ~/.kde one, and the permissions are fine. i can see the shortcuts specified in the rc file. they just disappear from the shortcuts dialog when juk restarts. maybe it's a bug.

another quick question. i've added the 'bitrate' column to juk, but the bitrates seem to be wrong. i've already checked the files in foobar2000 in windows (removed all tags, fixed all mp3 headers) and the bitrates are correct there.

is this a problem with juk?

If the bitrate is shown incorrectly, that could indicate a problem with TagLib. Make sure you only have one version of ID3 tags in your music files. eyeD3 should be able to help you here.

thanks, booksley. could there be a problem with the tags if i've already removed all of them with foobar2000 in windows?

i'll check out eyed3. is it possible to remove all the tags from all the files in a directory?

another question. for some reason, i'm having trouble with one mp3 file. when i play it, juk skips through fairly quickly, producing only noise (somewhat like scratching). the file works fine in windows.

Can you play the offending MP3 with another KDE application such as Dragon Player? Also, which Phonon backend do you have selected? ( System Settings > Multimedia > Backends )

i tried to play the file with kaffeine (doesn't work), kmplayer (doesn't work), and vlc (works).

for the backend, i'm using xine. that's the only one available.

as for the tags, i'm not sure what's wrong. i removed all the tags with foobar2000, but the information for some songs is incorrect (usually bitrate, but sometimes length, too).

If you use the command "mpg123 /path/to/offending/mp3/file.mp3" do you get the file to play correctly?

yes, the song plays correctly when i use mpg123.

Does it play with other Xine powered applications such as xine-ui?

i just tried xine-ui, and it does not work.