And could you please try a) starting esd before playing b) gst-launch-0.10 filesrc location="/path/to/file" ! decodebin ! alsasink
** Changed in: gst-plugins-ugly0.10 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- gstreamer0.10 refuses to play certain valid MP3s (not all, but some) https://launchpad.net/bugs/42247 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs