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Problems starting up - corrupt playlist, config files, database | Problems starting up - corrupt playlist, config files, database | ||
Problems scanning - corrupt tags, how to find the bad file, '''amarokcollectionscanner''' from the console: http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Batch_Mode | |||
Proper tagging: Kid3, EasyTag, Picard | Proper tagging: '''Kid3''', '''EasyTag''', '''Picard''' | ||
No sound, or bad sound -- | No sound, or bad sound -- Phonon backends, PulseAudio | ||
Amarok skips over tracks, or appears to play them without sound | '''Amarok''' skips over tracks, or appears to play them without sound | ||
I write a tag, but Amarok doesn't save it - You may have permissions problems. Try | I write a tag, but '''Amarok''' doesn't save it - You may have permissions problems. Try {{Input|chown -R username folder/}} | ||
How to make a backup of database (statistics) and config files: copy HOME/.kde/share/apps/amarok and $HOME/.kde/share/config/amarok* folders | How to make a backup of database (statistics) and config files: copy HOME/.kde/share/apps/amarok and $HOME/.kde/share/config/amarok* folders | ||
How to run '''Amarok''' from the command line: {{Input|amarok -d --nofork}} | |||
'''Amarok''' crashes, but '''Dr. Konqi''' doesn't pop up -- run in '''gdb''': {{Input|gdb --args amarok --debug --nofork}}, run, <wait for crash>, bt | |||
Amarok crashes, but Dr. | |||
How to file a bug | How to file a bug | ||
How to get personal support with problems: IRC (#amarok on Freenode IRC), Forum: http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=127, List: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok | How to get personal support with problems: IRC (#amarok on Freenode IRC), Forum: http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=127, List: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok | ||
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Revision as of 02:58, 5 January 2011
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Problems installing - bad packages, difficulties building from source
Problems starting up - corrupt playlist, config files, database
Problems scanning - corrupt tags, how to find the bad file, amarokcollectionscanner from the console: http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Batch_Mode
Proper tagging: Kid3, EasyTag, Picard
No sound, or bad sound -- Phonon backends, PulseAudio
Amarok skips over tracks, or appears to play them without sound
I write a tag, but Amarok doesn't save it - You may have permissions problems. Try
chown -R username folder/
How to make a backup of database (statistics) and config files: copy HOME/.kde/share/apps/amarok and $HOME/.kde/share/config/amarok* folders
How to run Amarok from the command line:
amarok -d --nofork
Amarok crashes, but Dr. Konqi doesn't pop up -- run in gdb:
gdb --args amarok --debug --nofork
, run, <wait for crash>, bt
How to file a bug
How to get personal support with problems: IRC (#amarok on Freenode IRC), Forum: http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=127, List: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok