Description of problem: I cannot get amarok to start since upgrading to 4.4.80 (not with 4.4.85 either). It does not seem to be related to the dbus updates as I tried to downgrade. I have tried switching Phonon backends, without success. It could be because of a missing 'requires:', since it works for others in fc13.x86_64 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): amarok-2.3.1-1.fc13.x86_64 dbus-1.2.24-1.fc13.1.x86_64 kdebase-runtime-4.4.85-1.fc13.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start amarok Actual results: $ amarok --debug QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" virtual QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::allDevices() error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" virtual QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::allDevices() error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::findDeviceByDeviceInterface(Solid::DeviceInterface::Type) error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" virtual QStringList Solid::Backends::KUPnP::KUPnPManager::allDevices() error: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown" Calling appendChild() on a null node does nothing. QGraphicsLinearLayout::removeAt: invalid index 1 <unknown program name>(14310)/: Communication problem with "amarok" , it probably crashed. Error message was: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken." " Additional info:
Getting tiered of this situation I just deleted ~/.kde/share/apps/amarok - sorry! no way back (I should have renamed it) - amarok now starts - hurrah!!
ok, I'd venture this may have been one of the "amarok hangs on next launch of there was an unclean shutdown and dynamic playlist was enabled", but at this point, we can probabaly not debug this further.