[Bug 22501] Re: serpentine couldnt start to burn (possible fix)

[NickBooker]

I think I've found a fix, but I haven't got time to further test the
solution because of exams and revision.

THE FIX

I've managed to get discs burning by changing the gstreamer pipeline in
the source_to_wav function in audio.py (directory /usr/lib/python2.4
/site-packages/serpentine/) - it appears to have frozen to start with
but it's just taking a while to start filling the progress bar (Althon
XP 2400+, 512MB RAM).

This diff works on version 0.6.91-0ubuntu3:
495c495
<         "audioconvert ! "
---
>         "audioconvert ! audioresample !"

On above mentioned version of the package, this change was made at line
495.

I've only tested this fix on one set of MP3 and OGG files with one 80
minute CDR.

PROBLEMS TO BE RESOLVED (unrelated bugs? problems with my solution?)

After burning, Serpentine claims in an error dialog that
    "Writing to disc failed.  The CD has already been recorded."
However the disc was blank, it burned successfuly and it plays perfectly.

Large temporary .wav files are left behind in my home directory with
names like tmp2iy1Ye.wav after burning, but automatically removed when
Serpentine is quit.  Are they kept for any reason, or can this be
classed as a bug?

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serpentine couldnt start to burn
https://launchpad.net/bugs/22501