Media server locks up

[dsuden]

Using a SoundBlaster Live, and playing one song after another, Media Server eventually "jams up," resulting in no audio. Interestingly, there is still VU and progress bar activity if I am playing in SoundPlay. But in ProcessController, you can see things aren't looking healthy. Screen grab is included. I'll continue to monitor the situation and let you know if I find a trigger such as a particular kind of audio file, etc.

[dsuden]

Shows reaction in ProcessController

[dsuden]

As of R42714, this problem is still very much there. While sometimes the audio doesn't go silent from it, the AudioMixer control shown in ProcessController pegs at or near 100%. Eventually it takes the system down and I have to reboot.

When playing songs back-to-back, it sometimes takes a day, sometimes less, for this to occur, but it always does eventually and I have to reboot.

[Disreali]

According to your screen shot, media_server is not problem. It is actually media_addon_server. There are several open tickets about media_addon_server problems. It is possible this issue is already covered by one of them.

[dsuden]

This is an oldie, and involves an ancient piece of hardware...suggest it might be retirable.