Hello again, I have re-booted into the next kernel back from the one above, and when in this kernel, the .wmv files play just fine.
The problem only just started about one and a half days ago when I last ran updates after being notified there were some to download. Whatever was in that update broke mplayer, and totem. Here in a bit I will re-boot to the new kernel, and look up what the updates were, and report them here. Never mind, I just looked it up in Synaptic's History, and here are the files which were updated. Upgraded the following packages: libnm-glib0 (0.6.6-0ubuntu5) to 0.6.6-0ubuntu5.8.04.1 libnm-util0 (0.6.6-0ubuntu5) to 0.6.6-0ubuntu5.8.04.1 network-manager (0.6.6-0ubuntu5) to 0.6.6-0ubuntu5.8.04.1 xserver-xorg-video-amd (2.9.0-1ubuntu2.4) to 2.9.0-1ubuntu2.5 xserver-xorg-video-geode (2.9.0-1ubuntu2.4) to 2.9.0-1ubuntu2.5 xterm (229-1ubuntu1) to 229-1ubuntu1.1 I suspect the video updates, as although I have an AMD 3400+ cpu, I have an onboard Nvidia video card so I wasn't even sure I should be using those updates. I am also attaching output from my message log file which shows errors with pulseaudio - Jan 7 00:19:35 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 00:23:13 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 00:42:54 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 00:51:11 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 01:06:32 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 01:26:32 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 01:37:45 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 02:00:34 ray-desktop kernel: [124429.268935] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.11 Jan 7 02:00:34 ray-desktop kernel: [124429.269136] NET: Registered protocol family 31 Jan 7 02:00:34 ray-desktop kernel: [124429.269140] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized Jan 7 02:00:34 ray-desktop kernel: [124429.269146] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized Jan 7 02:26:32 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 02:27:25 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 02:38:52 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 02:47:59 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 02:52:06 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 02:52:19 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 03:30:12 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 03:30:42 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 03:31:43 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 03:32:56 ray-desktop last message repeated 3 times Jan 7 03:46:32 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 03:48:49 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 03:51:12 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 03:53:04 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 03:55:33 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:02:58 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:03:44 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 04:08:48 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:12:23 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:15:39 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:16:50 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 04:17:47 ray-desktop last message repeated 3 times Jan 7 04:18:33 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:22:53 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:28:39 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:29:30 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 04:46:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 04:51:39 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:00:44 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:01:33 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:02:53 ray-desktop last message repeated 3 times Jan 7 05:03:35 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 05:09:57 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:11:18 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:13:08 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:26:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 05:42:19 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:43:15 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:44:29 ray-desktop last message repeated 10 times Jan 7 05:45:33 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 05:59:37 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:26:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 06:27:02 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:27:16 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:28:48 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:31:11 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:34:55 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:40:28 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:48:44 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:50:07 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:50:24 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 06:51:59 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 06:53:12 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:54:07 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 06:55:36 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:56:19 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:57:48 ray-desktop last message repeated 2 times Jan 7 06:58:42 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 06:59:35 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 07:00:12 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 07:04:14 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 07:07:24 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 07:26:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 07:46:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 07:56:48 ray-desktop syslogd 1.5.0#1ubuntu1: restart. Jan 7 08:24:48 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 08:25:12 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 08:46:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 09:03:35 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 09:06:18 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 09:26:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 09:31:02 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 09:46:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 10:06:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 10:11:49 ray-desktop pulseaudio[6353]: sink-input.c: Failed to create sink input: too many inputs per sink. Jan 7 10:26:33 ray-desktop -- MARK -- Jan 7 10:27:59 ray-desktop kernel: [84748.261582] nautilus[8976]: segfault at 1c000020 eip b770c2d6 esp bfe0e900 error 4 Jan 7 10:29:05 ray-desktop kernel: [84798.337592] klauncher[7959]: segfault at 00000095 eip b74ceee7 esp bfc53d10 error 4 Jan 7 10:29:05 ray-desktop kernel: [84802.598061] klauncher[14306]: segfault at 00000095 eip b74a3ee7 esp bf83eb50 error 4 As you can see this error repeats itself over and over again, and culminates in several segfaults in Nautilus and Klauncher. After re-booting into 2.6.24-21-generic the problem goes away. Later, Ray Parrish -- Totem Movie Player 2.22.1 will no longer play a .wmv file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314690 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs