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GStreamer applications cannot play .gsm sound files in Intrepid

Bug #290527 reported by Gabriel Bauman
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GStreamer
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gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I have a service that emails me my voicemail messages in .gsm format. I have all available gstreamer0.10-* plugins installed, including universe packages.

Totem and other GStreamer players cannot play these .gsm files. I get an error saying "Cannot determine type of stream."

I can play the files using the command-line program sox and libsox-fmt-gsm.

There used to be a gstreamer0.8-gsm package in older versions of Ubuntu. Perhaps this plugin got dropped when the 0.10 series changed to the good/bad/ugly packaging.

Find attached a demo sound file and a totem debug log.

$ lsb_release -r
Release: 8.10

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Gabriel Bauman (gabrielbauman) wrote :
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Gabriel Bauman (gabrielbauman) wrote :
Changed in gstreamer0.10:
status: New → Confirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

thank you for your bug report, that's an upstream issue and should be sent to bugzilla.gnome.org

Changed in gstreamer0.10:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab) wrote :

This also affects Hardy.

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Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab) wrote :

I've filed the same bug upstream and linked to it.

GSM is a common audio format for voice mail attachments.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gstreamer0.10:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Changed in gstreamer:
status: Unknown → New
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Changed in gstreamer:
status: New → Confirmed
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status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

this has been fixed upstream, thanks for reporting.

Changed in gstreamer0.10:
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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John Pye (jdpipe) wrote :

This is still a problem in Intrepid. Will the fix come through with Jaunty, do you think?

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Eugene van der Merwe (eugene-snowball) wrote :

I am having this problem in Ubuntu 9.04. Could we have an update?

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Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab) wrote :

@Pedro I only see a patch upstrem, no one confirming this is fixed or works. Can't find any references to it in this changelog either:
https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gstreamer0.10https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gstreamer0.10/+bug/290527

This was marked fixed back in January, I don't see anything in karmic nor -proposed either.

Can you clarify what nextsteps should have been ? If there's anything I can do (testing) for upstream's benefit, I'd be glad to.

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Dave (david-ayres3) wrote :

Are there any updates on this issue?

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Dave (david-ayres3) wrote :

I apologize, I just saw the link to the upstream bug report. It says it was committed back in January, but I'm still experiencing the issue. Am I the only one?

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Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

This should be fixed in Ubuntu 9.10. Thanks for reporting.

Changed in gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Dave (david-ayres3) wrote :

Martin, I'm running 9.10. Totem says Pause | 0:00 (Streaming) and when I hit play, the "visual effects" play for what I would approximate as the time of the recording, however the time does not change and no audio is heard.

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Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Thanks. I posted your comment on the upstream bug. Let's wait for them to respond.

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Fitch (brafferton) wrote :

Nope! not fixed in 9.10
Cannot hear the gsm file when I move my cursor on it and cannot play back in TKUsr (yes I know that application is obsolete. - but there is nothing else that will upload a gsm file to the modem - except now it doesn't)

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Dallman Ross (spamless) wrote :

I have the same problem. I'm using Karmic 64-bit under an AMD chipset. Have no sound trying to play GSM files.

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Christian (c-pradelli) wrote :

It's not working in Lucid 64 bits

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