Amarok 1.4.4 has flat-out stopped working

[Scott]

Daniel Pittman spake thusly on 01/03/2007 12:48 AM:
 >.... Perhaps this will assist in locating some more
> detail of where, exactly, it is hanging:
> 
>   sudo aptitude install strace
>   strace -f amarok
> 
> Wait until that blocks, then see what it shows it was doing at the end.
> I suspect that something like 'open("/dev/dsp"...)' will be on the
> list...

What do you mean by "blocks"?

It's giving me (as I write this) a never ending screen of

> [pid 15167] nanosleep({0, 100000}, NULL) = 0
> [pid 15167] waitpid(15169, 0xbf994720, WNOHANG) = 0

Does that eventually stop after 10 minutes or so?

> 
> You can also use this to find out all the files it opens:
> 
>   strace -fe open amarok

Well I got bored with the previous step after 5 minutes of the same 
thing repeating itself so I tried this and ...

$ ubuntu at scottbox:~$ strace -fe open amarok
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libpng12.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libz.so.1", O_RDONLY)    = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXext.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libX11.so.6", O_RDONLY)  = 3
open("/usr/lib/libSM.so.6", O_RDONLY)   = 3
open("/usr/lib/libICE.so.6", O_RDONLY)  = 3
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libgcc_s.so.1", O_RDONLY)    = 3
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libaudio.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXt.so.6", O_RDONLY)   = 3
open("/usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXi.so.6", O_RDONLY)   = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXrender.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXft.so.2", O_RDONLY)  = 3
open("/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXau.so.6", O_RDONLY)  = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libresolv.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libidn.so.11", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libkdefx.so.4", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 3
Process 15174 attached
[pid 15174] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libpng12.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libz.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXext.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libX11.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libSM.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libICE.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/lib/libgcc_s.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libaudio.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXt.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXi.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXrender.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXft.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXau.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/home/ubuntu/.DCOPserver_scottbox__0", 
O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4
[pid 15174] open("/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15174] open("/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15174] open("/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15174] open("/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5
Process 15174 detached
--- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
Process 15175 attached
[pid 15175] open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libpng12.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libz.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXext.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libX11.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libSM.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libICE.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libDCOP.so.4", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/lib/libgcc_s.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libaudio.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXt.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXi.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXrender.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXft.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXau.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/home/ubuntu/.DCOPserver_scottbox__0", 
O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4
[pid 15175] open("/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15175] open("/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15175] open("/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15175] open("/home/ubuntu/.ICEauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5
[pid 15175] open("/home/ubuntu/.Xauthority", O_RDONLY) = 7

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	Scott
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