Hi all -- "Desktop Joe" here -- same old problems -- sorry. Ubuntu Feisty worked great -- could rip to FLAC (Sound Juicer) and play CDs -- I was happy. Somewhere, something changed and while I could play previously-ripped music, when I played a CD, or ripped from a CD, I got chattering, squeaking, clicking noise. I was reduced to ripping on CDex on XP, and moving the FLAC files over. Ugh. The sound is as if it is detecting the wrong media type -- and trying to play a CD using the MP3 codec or something. I tried and tried to troubleshoot it, and gave up, thinking "Gutsy will give me a fresh start." It didn't. (Yes, I did a totally fresh install. My /home is on a separate partition). (Yes, I used a brand new user, so as not to inherit old config files -- still got the same problem). Now: I'm thinking that it's somewhere in gstreamer config. Sound Juicer and Rhythmbox both use gstreamer. I have begun testing gstreamer from the command-line, and have confirmed that it is installed, and I can make it play a sine wave. Not very far along yet. Now I am looking for a gstreamer buddy who might be willing to "guide" me through troubleshooting. I will do the work, I could use a pilot as in "have you tried X?" If there is anyone who can guide me, please pipe up. Thanks! I don't want to use alternate apps. I want to find, and fix, this problem. Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss