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This page tells you how to resolve problems in some applications if you receive strange/weird error messages or conditions.

!! Various sound applications under [GNOME] 2.x ([GStreamer])

[GNOME] 2 has moved to using the [GStreamer] for audio processing, including recording and playback. Some applications may say things like:''''

  <verbatim>
  GStreamer-ERROR **: No default scheduler name - do you have a registry ?
  aborting...
  </verbatim>

Or:''''

  <verbatim>
  Failed to create the player: Couldn't initialize scheduler.
  Did you run gst-register?
  </verbatim>

The answer is to run the command <tt>gst-register-0.8</tt> under your normal user account.

If you have installed both [GStreamer] 0.8 and 0.9, or have run <tt>gst-register-0.8</tt> as both root and yourself, delete the configuration files created by [GStreamer] in <tt>root</tt>’s and your home directory, and re-run <tt>gst-register-0.8</tt> (probably similar for 0.9) __only__ as root and try to start Rhythmbox again.

!! tar(1)

  <verbatim>
  tar: Failed open to read on /dev/nrst0 <No such file or directory>
  </verbatim>

You're using a [BSD]-derived tar(1), but using [GNU] tar(1) options. It got confused and is trying to use the default tape drive device. See PortabilityNotes for tar(1) option discussion.

!! find(1)

  <verbatim>
  find: paths must precede expression
  Usage: find [path...] [expression]
  </verbatim>

Your shell glob(s) matched files in the current path. Surround your expression with single or double quotes and it should work.

!! See also

* CommonErrors
* [SSHErrors]
* FunnyApplicationErrorMessages
* ErrorMessages, for [POSIX]/libc error conditions

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Last edited on Friday, July 7, 2006 9:26:51 am by AristotlePagaltzis

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