Thread: xbmc crashes (segfaults) after upgrade to 13.04

after upgrading 13.04, can't run xbmc. segfaults on startup.

i've tried version in repos, , version team-xbmc ppa. both crash different segfaults. fresh ~/.xbmc directory.

here's crashlog repository version:

code:

############## xbmc crash log ###############    ################ system info ################   date: fri apr 26 17:19:57 cdt 2013   xbmc options:    arch: i686   kernel: linux 3.8.0-19-generic #29-ubuntu smp wed apr 17 18:19:42 utc 2013   release:       lsb version:        core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch      distributor id:     ubuntu      description:        ubuntu 13.04      release:    13.04      codename:   raring  ############## end system info ##############    ############### stack trace #################  =====>  core file: /home/alanm/core (2013-04-26 17:19:57.247637977 -0500)          =========================================  [new lwp 21613]  [thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]  using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".  core generated `/usr/lib/xbmc/xbmc.bin'.  program terminated signal 11, segmentation fault.  #0  0xb61a7e56 in snd_config_delete () /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libasound.so.2    thread 1 (thread 0xb50c4700 (lwp 21613)):  #0  0xb61a7e56 in snd_config_delete () /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libasound.so.2  #1  0x0873b212 in caesinkalsa::initialize(aeaudioformat&, std::string&) ()  #2  0x0872927d in caesinkfactory::create(std::string&, aeaudioformat&, bool) ()  #3  0x0872da2e in csoftae::getsink(aeaudioformat&, bool, std::string&) ()  #4  0x087312cc in csoftae::internalopensink() ()  #5  0x08732694 in csoftae::initialize() ()  #6  0x087285cc in caefactory::startengine() ()  #7  0x08b16435 in capplication::create() ()  #8  0x08bb4d69 in xbmc_run ()  #9  0x082e35d3 in main ()  ############# end stack trace ###############    ################# log file ##################    17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: -----------------------------------------------------------------------  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: starting xbmc (12.0-rc3 git:7a6cb7f), platform: linux (ubuntu 13.04, 3.8.0-19-generic i686). built on mar 13 2013  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: special://xbmc/ mapped to: /usr/share/xbmc  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: special://xbmcbin/ mapped to: /usr/lib/xbmc  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: special://masterprofile/ mapped to: /home/alanm/.xbmc/userdata  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: special://home/ mapped to: /home/alanm/.xbmc  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: special://temp/ mapped to: /home/alanm/.xbmc/temp  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: executable running is: /usr/lib/xbmc/xbmc.bin  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: local hostname: it-alanmlap  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: log file located: /home/alanm/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log  17:19:56 t:3037480704  notice: -----------------------------------------------------------------------  17:19:57 t:3037480704   error: caesinkoss::enumeratedevicesex - failed open mixer: /dev/mixer  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: load settings...  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: special://profile/ mapped to: special://masterprofile/  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: loading special://masterprofile/guisettings.xml  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: getting hardware information now...  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: loading player core factory settings special://xbmc/system/playercorefactory.xml.  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: loaded playercorefactory configuration  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: loading player core factory settings special://masterprofile/playercorefactory.xml.  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: special://masterprofile/playercorefactory.xml not exist. skipping.  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: no settings file load (special://xbmc/system/advancedsettings.xml)  17:19:57 t:3037480704   error: error loading special://profile/advancedsettings.xml, no <advancedsettings> node  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: default dvd player: dvdplayer  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: default video player: dvdplayer  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: default audio player: paplayer  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: disabled debug logging due gui setting. level 0.  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: log level changed 0  17:19:57 t:3037480704  notice: loading media sources special://masterprofile/sources.xml  17:19:57 t:3037480704   error: caesinkalsa::initialize - failed initialize device ""      ############### end log file ################    ############ end xbmc crash log #############

and here's crashlog ppa version (12.1, think)

code:

############## xbmc crash log ###############    ################ system info ################   date: fri apr 26 17:45:26 cdt 2013   xbmc options:    arch: i686   kernel: linux 3.8.0-19-generic #29-ubuntu smp wed apr 17 18:19:42 utc 2013   release:       lsb version:        core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch      distributor id:     ubuntu      description:        ubuntu 13.04      release:    13.04      codename:   raring  ############## end system info ##############    ############### stack trace #################  ############# end stack trace ###############    ################# log file ##################    17:45:25 t:3037878016  notice: -----------------------------------------------------------------------  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: starting xbmc (12.1 git:0d373cc), platform: linux (ubuntu 13.04, 3.8.0-19-generic i686). built on mar 17 2013  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: special://xbmc/ mapped to: /usr/share/xbmc  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: special://xbmcbin/ mapped to: /usr/lib/xbmc  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: special://masterprofile/ mapped to: /home/alanm/.xbmc/userdata  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: special://home/ mapped to: /home/alanm/.xbmc  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: special://temp/ mapped to: /home/alanm/.xbmc/temp  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: executable running is: /usr/lib/xbmc/xbmc.bin  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: local hostname: it-alanmlap  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: log file located: /home/alanm/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log  17:45:26 t:3037878016  notice: -----------------------------------------------------------------------      ############### end log file ################    ############ end xbmc crash log #############

i found latter log odd, there no actual errors or stacktrace. dies segfault.

help?

solved it. ~/.asoundrc had funky stuff in (i'd tried route audio through compressor @ 1 point). got rid of , rebooted, vòila! it's working.

except locks when exit. well, nothing's perfect...

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