Internet radio browser GUI for music/video streams from various directory services.

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Changes to "FAQ" between 2015-05-21 20:24:58 and 2015-05-21 20:52:06

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That's not an actual FAQ. More a list of questions that came up once.


 1. <h3> Streamtuner2 doesn't start. </h3>

    Check the list of [dependencies](index#~Dependencies) first.

    Start it from a terminal instead to get more useful information. Alternatively enable the debug mode even:
    Start it from a terminal instead to get more useful information. Alternatively enable the [debug mode](wiki/debugging) even:

        streamtuner2 -D

    That'll reveal a bit more searchable error causes. (Don't google for Gtk warnings though. They're seldomly relevant. And nobody cares.)

 2. <h3> Channel lists keep empty. </h3>

    Again try to debug the startup first. If you're using an ancient distro package (2.0.8 is still distributed in some), then install a [newer package](http://sourceforge.net/projects/streamtuner2/files/) from the Sourceforge project page.
    Again try to [debug](wiki/debugging) the startup first. If you're using an ancient distro package (2.0.8 is still distributed in some), then install a [newer package](http://sourceforge.net/projects/streamtuner2/files/) from the Sourceforge project page.

      * Some directory services change their layout or listing details more frequently than others. So naturally ST2 won't be able to read them out forever. Look for updates.

      * Alternatively try the <kbd>☒ PyQuery parsing</kbd> configuration setting.

      * Check that you haven't set the <kbd>☒ Filter bitrate</kbd> plugin to some excessively high value. If you expect to find only 192kbit/s radio stations in *all* channels, you're going to be disappointed. ;}

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 4. <h3> Category lists empty, or no stations are found. </h3>

    Use "Channel &gt; Reload category tree" to update the genre list. If the directory service/website is down, you'll often get an empty list. Try again at a later time.


 5. <h3> Player doesn't start. </h3>

    Please check the configuration dialog (F12). If any of the entries contain red markers, then the listed audio player isn't actually installed. You should get a similar notice on the console when running `streamtuner2 -D`
    Please check the configuration dialog (F12). If any of the entries contain red markers, then the listed audio player isn't actually installed. You should get a similar notice on the console when running [`streamtuner2 -D`](wiki/debugging)


 5. <h3> Stream recording doesn't work. </h3>

    This is usually a misconfiguration.

     1. **No window appears.**
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    The "server" search is not implemented for all channels however. Only the major ones and non-static lists can actually return something.

 9. <h3> Crashes while switching tabs </h3>

    That's probably a known problem. It's just difficult to reproduce and fix still. The main issue is concurrent threads clashing with the Gtk user interface handling.

    If you can reproduce it (using the -D debug mode), then please send in a bug report. Otherwise, and if this happens more than once, just enable the "no-threading" mode in the settings dialog.
    If you can reproduce it (using the [<kbd>-D</kbd> debug mode](wiki/debugging)), then please send in a bug report. Otherwise, and if this happens more than once, just enable the "no-threading" mode in the settings dialog.

 10. <h3>Channel errors about undefined conf.* variables</h3>

    When upgrading from a previous ST2 version, you might encounter some plugins failing with initialization errors. If so, run streamtuner2 once with `-D` flag to have new config options applied. (Not actually seen this happening, but could be...)
    When upgrading from a previous ST2 version, you might encounter some plugins failing with initialization errors. If so, run streamtuner2 once with [<kbd>-D</kbd>](wiki/debugging) flag to have new config options applied. (Not actually seen this happening, but could be...)