Bug#475735: [gstreamer0.10-plugins-base] gstreamer fail to initialize with error "Error re-scanning registry , child terminated by signal > Could not initialize GStreamer"

[Alessio Gaeta]

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Package: gstreamer0.10-plugins-base
Severity: grave

I get the error in subject whenever I use a gstreamer application
(totem, rhytmbox). It occurs since yesterday, but I do not remember
which updates I (actually, update-manager...) made.

I tried to trace what happens:

with the command 'gst-inspect-0.10' (and debugging symbols installed) I
get an output like

- ---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<
(gst-inspect-0.10:30242): GStreamer-WARNING **: removing plugin that is
still in registry

(gst-inspect-0.10:30243): GStreamer-WARNING **: removing plugin that is
still in registry

(gst-inspect-0.10:30243): GStreamer-WARNING **: removing plugin that is
still in registry

(gst-inspect-0.10:30243): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(gst-inspect-0.10:30243): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref:
assertion `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed
- ---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<

with the command 'gst-inspect-0.10 --gst-debug-level=5' (and debugging
symbols installed) I get errors like

- ---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<
LOG           GST_REGISTRY
gstregistry.c:816:gst_registry_scan_path_level:<registry
0> examining file: /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstossaudio.so
0:21:44.852546301 24213 0x8050688 LOG        GST_REFCOUNTING
gstobject.c:325:gst_object_ref:0x8074580 0x
8074580 ref 0->1

(gst-inspect-0.10:24213): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
0:21:44.852581453 24213 0x8050688 DEBUG         GST_REGISTRY
gstregistry.c:860:gst_registry_scan_path_level:<registry
0> plugin already registered from path "
l/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstadder.so"

(gst-inspect-0.10:24213): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref:
assertion `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed
0:21:44.852612261 24213 0x8050688
- ---8<---8<---8<---8<---8<

All errors seem to be related to libraries shipped with packages
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base and gstreamer0.10-plugins-good

Errors disappear forcing removal of gstreamer0.10-plugins-base: that way
I get a normal 'gst-inspect-0.10' output (the plugins list).

All said occurs even removing .gstreamer directory in my home; however,
on the database rebuild (first run of a gstreamer program) I get only
one row with

(gst-inspect-0.10:30364): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref:
assertion `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed

at the end of the output. Next executions give results described above.

Bug report marked as grave because forbid the execution of many Gnome
software and core components, gnome-system-settings above all.


- --- System information. ---
Architecture: i386
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.24-gas-machine

Debian Release: lenny/sid
  850 testing         security.debian.org
  850 testing         ftp.it.debian.org
  800 unstable        www.debian-multimedia.org
  800 unstable        opensync.gforge.punktart.de
  800 unstable        ftp.it.debian.org
  750 experimental    ftp.it.debian.org
  500 stable          wine.budgetdedicated.com

- --- Package information. ---
Depends                                              (Version) | Installed
==============================================================-+-===========================
libc6                                               (>= 2.7-1) | 2.7-10
libcdparanoia0                                                 |
3.10+debian~pre0-6
libglib2.0-0                                       (>= 2.16.0) | 2.16.1-2
libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0                   (>= 0.10.19) | 0.10.19-1
libgstreamer0.10-0                                (>= 0.10.18) | 0.10.19-1
libogg0                                            (>= 1.0rc3) | 1.1.3-3
liboil0.3                                          (>= 0.3.10) | 0.3.14-3
libtheora0                          (>= 0.0.0.alpha7.dfsg-1.1) | 1.0~beta2-4
libvisual-0.4-0                                     (>= 0.4.0) | 0.4.0-2.1
libvorbis0a                                         (>= 1.1.2) |
1.2.0.dfsg-3
libvorbisenc2                                       (>= 1.1.2) |
1.2.0.dfsg-3
libx11-6                                                       | 2:1.0.3-7
libxml2                                            (>= 2.6.27) |
2.6.31.dfsg-2
libxv1                                                         | 2:1.0.4-1

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Alessio Gaeta
http://meden.uni.cc

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