RC3 is still freezing after two songs played

[Merowinger]

I had the same problem with the RC1, but it's still there and I can close it only using the task manager.

[DJ Egg]

Hello.

We can't reproduce this problem.

Please attach a Winamp Info Tool log

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=161361#plugins

[Merowinger]

It seems to work after a clean, fresh install. I've used to Winamp Backup Tool to save my old settings and after I imported them in the new version, the problems begin to appear. The song is playing but Winamp is freezing and I have to use the task manager.

Is there another way to save the media library at least? It's very big and import it again would take a long time.

[Merowinger]

Okay, that's not right. I didn't import my old stuff via WBT and after some songs played it's still freezing. Fresh install, only plugin is the last.fm scrobbler.

[NJK]

Okay, that's not right. I didn't import my old stuff via WBT and after some songs played it's still freezing. Fresh install, only plugin is the last.fm scrobbler.

and does it freez without the plugin active?

[Merowinger]

I'm gonna test this on my laptop this evening.

[Mikey7]

Okay, that's not right. I didn't import my old stuff via WBT and after some songs played it's still freezing. Fresh install, only plugin is the last.fm scrobbler.

I experienced freezing (of the stream or song, not Winamp itself) with the Maiko WASAPI plugin - were you using this for output by any chance? Going back to Not-So-Yasapi fixed the issue for me.

[Merowinger]

I experienced freezing (of the stream or song, not Winamp itself) with the Maiko WASAPI plugin - were you using this for output by any chance? Going back to Not-So-Yasapi fixed the issue for me.

I'm gonna take a look today, but this name says nothing to me. As I said: only the scrobbler is installed. And if this one is the problem and there are no alternatives, I have to use an older version of Winamp, because I still wanna scrobble to last.fm in the future.

[Merowinger]

Well, didn't expect that: running the RC4 on my laptop, withoutthe scrobbler plugin. Same problem! Winamp plays a song and then freezes. Report is attached.

I was pretty sure that the scrobbler is the problem, but the plugin was not installed and the scrobbler wasn't running in the background.

[DJ Egg]

Oh, that's not good :-(

Does it still happen if you switch to the default English translation instead of the de-de lang pack?

[Merowinger]

I'm gonna give it a try.
Even the 5.8 beta worked perfectly well.

[Merowinger]

Damn, I had hopes... Some more songs were playing, but now It's freezed again. Never in the middle of a song, always after it's finished. No error message, just freezing and I can't maximize the window.

[DJ Egg]

What file formats are you playing?
Are they all mp3, or other formats?
Or are they hi-res flac files?

The report says DirectSound Output is active.
Please confirm. Just so we know for sure it's not a problem when playing e.g. wma files with Wasapi Output

Also, for troubleshooting purposes... please uncheck "Use dither" in: Winamp => Prefs => Playback
Also uncheck "Remove silence at beginning/end of track" in: Prefs => Plugins => Output => DirectSound => Config => Other tab

[Merowinger]

Yes, only MP3s.

How can I confirm? Is the active plugin the first one in the list? I attached a screenshot of the output plugin screen. I've removed the Wasabi Output after reading post #7.

1. Done
2. Was already unchecked

I'm gonna make a new try tomorrow.

[DJ Egg]

Yes, only MP3s.

How can I confirm? Is the active plugin the first one in the list? I attached a screenshot of the output plugin screen. I've removed the Wasabi Output after reading post #7.

1. Done
2. Was already unchecked

I'm gonna make a new try tomorrow.

The active Output plugin is whichever one is selected/highlighted,
so in your case = DirectSound Output.

There's a known issue (in the RC builds) where playing hi-res 24bit/352.8kHz flac files with DirectSound Output causes a hang/freeze - but we've not been able to reproduce it with mp3 or other formats.