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= How to deal with problems =
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== Some of the music is being rapidly skipped over ==
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You may not have installed the proper <i>codecs</i>. More about that here [[http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/FAQ#What_media_types_does_Amarok_support.3F FAQ: What Media Types Does Amarok Support]]
==== Some of the music is being rapidly skipped over ==== <!--T:2-->


== I installed the latest version of Amarok on Kubuntu/Ubuntu but the tracks are being rapidly skipped over ==
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You may not have installed the necessary ''codecs.'' More about that here:
[[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Various/FAQ#What_media_types_does_Amarok_support?|FAQ: What Media Types Does Amarok Support]].
Please refer to your distribution.


You probably do not have the phonon-xine backend installed. Follow these 3 steps to install the required packages:
==== After my iPod has been mounted, it is not shown in the Content Browser ==== <!--T:6-->


# Press <keycap>Alt+F2</keycap> and check the 'Run in terminal' option. Then type in the following command
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This should not happen. Check that the device has been properly mounted. Simply typing {{Input|1=mount}}in a console will show you all mounted devices.


{{Input|1=
==== After I have updated my collection, the additions are not shown in the Content Browser ==== <!--T:10-->
sudo apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg phonon-backend-xine}}
# A window will open up asking for your administrative password. Enter your password.[[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo Learn more about sudo]]


# After entering your password just type 'Y' without to quotes to install the packages. Restart Amarok and your music should start playing.
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From the top-level menu <menuchoice>Tools -> Update Collection</menuchoice>. If they don't show up, quit '''Amarok''' from the <menuchoice>Amarok</menuchoice> menu, or use <keycap>Ctrl + Q</keycap> to quit. Once you restart '''Amarok''', your collection should show your updates.


== After my iPod has been mounted, it is not shown in the Content Browser ==
==== Amarok cannot find the lyrics of the songs that I play ==== <!--T:12-->


This should not happen with the later versions of Amarok and Kubuntu/Ubuntu. Check that the device has been properly mounted by your operating system.
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Possibilities:


== Amarok cannot see the predefined playlists on my portable music player ==
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# The lyrics are not available in the sites checked on the Internet. You may wish to add more sites via the script menu.
# The track numbering system within an album in your collection is not correct.
# The title of your song contains special characters with a cedille, accent, etc. that do not show in your track title; therefore the lyrics script applet cannot find a match for your title. Check your tags and track numbering system with a tagger such as [http://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Picard Picard].


Wait for the next version of Amarok.
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== After I have updated my collection, the additions are not shown in the Content Browser ==
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Quit Amarok from the Amarok menu, or use Control Q to quit. Once you restart Amarok, your collection should show your updates.
More complex issues are covered in the [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual|Manual]], including [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Various/TroubleshootingAndCommonProblems|Troubleshooting and Common Problems]], and the [[Special:mylanguage/Amarok/Manual/Various/FAQ|Amarok FAQ]].


== Amarok cannot find the lyrics of the songs that I play ==


A number of possibilities exist:
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# The lyrics are not available in the sites checked on the Internet. You may wish to add more sites via the script menu (Tools &gt; Script Manager)
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# Your track numbering system within an album in your collection is not correct as Amarok would expect.
[[Category:Amarok2.8]]
# The title of your song contains special characters with a cedille, accent, etc. that do not show in your track title. Therefore Amarok cannot find a match for your title to search for the lyrics. You may wish to check your tags and track numbering system with a tagger such as [[http://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Picard Picard]]. Also see [[http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/FAQ Amarok FAQ ]]
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 1 July 2013

How to deal with problems

Some of the music is being rapidly skipped over

You may not have installed the necessary codecs. More about that here: FAQ: What Media Types Does Amarok Support. Please refer to your distribution.

After my iPod has been mounted, it is not shown in the Content Browser

This should not happen. Check that the device has been properly mounted. Simply typing

mount

in a console will show you all mounted devices.

After I have updated my collection, the additions are not shown in the Content Browser

From the top-level menu Tools -> Update Collection. If they don't show up, quit Amarok from the Amarok menu, or use Ctrl + Q to quit. Once you restart Amarok, your collection should show your updates.

Amarok cannot find the lyrics of the songs that I play

Possibilities:

  1. The lyrics are not available in the sites checked on the Internet. You may wish to add more sites via the script menu.
  2. The track numbering system within an album in your collection is not correct.
  3. The title of your song contains special characters with a cedille, accent, etc. that do not show in your track title; therefore the lyrics script applet cannot find a match for your title. Check your tags and track numbering system with a tagger such as Picard.

My question isn't answered here

More complex issues are covered in the Manual, including Troubleshooting and Common Problems, and the Amarok FAQ.