[GRLUG] Linux software recommendation for mp3 player

Michael Mol mikemol at gmail.com
Wed May 16 22:43:32 EDT 2007


On 5/16/07, john-thomas richards <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
> On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 08:30:25PM -0400, Michael Mol wrote:
> > > After installing Banshee and its 136 dependencies (on a new Debian
> > > install - thank you, apt), I get this error (apologies for the bad line
> > > wrapping):
> > >
> > > jtr at cousy:~$ banshee &
> > > [1] 8447
> > > jtr at cousy:~$ Argument cannot be null.
> > > Parameter name: key
> > > System.ArgumentNullException: Argument cannot be null.
> > > Parameter name: key
> > > at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,NDesk.DBus.Bus].GetPrev (System.String , System.Int32& ) [0x00000]
> [snip]
> > > startup, System.String[] args) [0x00000] at Banshee.BansheeEntry.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00000]
> > >
> > > [1]+  Exit 1                  banshee
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Working fine on Ubuntu Feisty.  (Not exactly a fresh install, but...)
> >
> > Looks like a mono error, though.  What version of Debian?
>
> I am running Debian Etch.  If it is a mono problem, that gives me some
> direction.

The style of error reminded me of Java, and when I looked at the
dependencies for Banshee, there were several Mono packages listed.
I'd bet on a version incompatibility.  You might try compiling either
Mono or Banshee from source.

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:wq


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