Re: Pipeline stuck at paused, doesn't wanna go to playing

Hi,

Is there really a need to pause the pipeline before a new source?

Best Regards,
Eslam



On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 7:32 PM cfd new <[email protected]> wrote:

> I guess the proper procedure is
> 1. stop the pipeline first
> 2. disconnect the source element from the pipeline
> 3. add/remove source
> 4. reconnect
> 5. play
>
> On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 04:00:40 a.m. EDT, Eslam Ahmed via
> gstreamer-devel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a pipeline that I add/remove sources from it at runtime without
> changing the pipeline state.
>
> At some point, the pipeline changes state from PAUSED to PAUSED all of a
> sudden. In which case I move the pipeline to PLAYING after which the
> current state becomes PAUSED and the PENDING STATE becomes PLAYING yet it
> gets stuck in this state indefinitely and the newly added source doesn't go
> to playing state. However, other sources are still playing.
>
> What's the best way to debug such a scenario? What could the problem be?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Best Regards,
> Eslam
>
>