Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

So, I installed the new OS and Skype. I love Skype on my n800. It works quite well. But when I use it and then try to use the media player I get the message: UNABLE TO PERFORM OPERATION ,TRY AGAIN. The only thing that seems to make the Media Player usefull after that is to reboot the device. It will then work again, but only until I use Skype again. Anyone else have this problem? Anyone know a fix?

thanks,
Neil

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

Not able to reproduce here - streaming audio (eg. BBC Radio 1) over the internet and playing mp3s all work fine while signed into Skype and with Skype minimized.

Initiating a Skype call interrupts media player, but that's to be accepted and I have to manually restart the audio when the call is finished - shame it doesn't just pause it and continue.

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

I can also steam audio and play audio no matter what but i cant stream video or pplay videos ever even after re booting forces me to use the buggy mplayer any suggestions?
Thanks

c22

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

Any particular bug you are worried about?
https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/?at...54&func=browse

I'm sorry guys, but until you report a bug, that's entirely your problem, even if mplayer is unusable for you because of it. I don't have remote mind reading capabilities and can't help anyone in this case. So please cooperate properly or just shut up. Spreading FUD just discourages other users from even trying mplayer which has a high probability to work flawlessly for them, or they could at least be responsible enough to provide sane bugreports.

This isn't directly addressed to you, but the general trend in this forum worries me. There are quite a number of people who want to get everything for free and take it as granted, but not so many bother to contribute anything back (a good bugreport is a valuable contribution).

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

Yes, i get what your saying, your putting your hard worked on programs out there for free and then people like me publicly put your program down and possibly turn others away from downloading it. My appologies, and I won't put down mplayer for the problems i have with it or anything else. I will pm you or post something on the link you provided above.

c22

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

[QUOTE=Serge;58540]Any particularor just shut up.

Telling users of this forum to do things your way or just shut up strikes me as undemocratic if not downright rude. You know there is just a possibility that some of us simply want to get a feel for what is the problem simply by asking if someone else is experiencing it. I'd be happy to participate in solving the bugs. I undeRstand these things are a work in progress. I'll make you a deal, I'll learn how if you will make an effort to be nicer about it. I think you should start with an appology. We're not sitting around wanting something for nothing. I have over $600 into this thing.

Neil
Seattle

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

Since when was the Internet a democracy? Although I'll grant you that Serge's comment may cut a little close to the bone for some.

The point is Serge doesn't necessarily expect help "solving" the bugs, but if no-one tells him what they are, they can't be fixed by anyone. As he eloquently put it: a good bug report is a valuable contribution.

Cheers,

Andrew

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

And how much of that $600 did you pay to Serge? Hmmm?

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

I had this problem, but I unticked Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connection in Skype settings and its been fine after.

Mim

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

^there ya go, back on track with a possible cause...

Also, to the OP: How long are you waiting until you resort to a reboot?
Programs don't release resources on these devices as quickly as on a Athlon 64 X2 5600+ box, LoL.

As to Serges remarks... I feel ya.

The whole thing could have been avoided by not adding the word "buggy" to the description.

It is hard to focus on the help that is requested when there are additional bits of off point info sprinkled in.
It's kind of like adding SPAM to your own post. :)

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

I think it was 5 bucks. Does he need more? I'd be happy to send more if it would help. :D I'll need a mailing address though.

Neil

ps

thanks to those who have replied with helpful comments. Much appreciated
and OK the net's not a democracy, what is it? What do we want this forum to be?

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

I think it's fabulous to make a snippy comment and have someone actually WORKING on that program immediately fire back with a grumpy reply. As long as we have users who communicate and developers who care, we're in good shape.

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

OK, I have tried what you suggest here with no positive effect. I have taken the time to confirm the problem. When I call out using Skype my media player subsequently fails to open it's files . When the device is rebooted the media player works again. I will report this bug when I have the time.

Neil

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

I solved my problem by on the web menu going to tools, then settings and then setting cache memory to the max level. So obviously Skype is gobbling up a lot of cache memory.
Neil

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

Unfortunately I was wrong when I wrote the above. I still have the same problem. When I complete a call with Skype, Media Player then can not open files.

Neil

Re: Skype makes media player disfunctional
 

Thanks for the tip on the ports, it fixed the 'sound is reserved by another application' error I kept getting in Rhapsody when I tried to play something and Skype was also running.

Now I can use both apps simultaneously without any problem. I had never noticed that setting...