java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service

[Deleted member 103]

Hi,

I got from a user from google play this error message:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service fg.ItalyStopWatch.smtimer: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Prepare failed.: status=0x1
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:2031)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2500(ActivityThread.java:124)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1022)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3806)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Prepare failed.: status=0x1
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:195)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent(BA.java:153)
at fg.ItalyStopWatch.smtimer.onCreate(smtimer.java:42)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:2021)
... 10 more
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Prepare failed.: status=0x1
at android.media.MediaPlayer.prepare(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.MediaPlayerWrapper.Load(MediaPlayerWrapper.java:86)
at fg.ItalyStopWatch.smtimer._service_create(smtimer.java:231)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:169)
... 13 more

The error message is produced by this app.
What may have triggered it?
With the devices I tested it had no problem.

Ciao,
Filippo

 

[Erel]

This is the relevant part:

Caused by: java.io.IOException: Prepare failed.: status=0x1
at android.media.MediaPlayer.prepare(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.MediaPlayerWrapper.Lo ad(MediaPlayerWrapper.java:86)
at fg.ItalyStopWatch.smtimer._service_create(smtimer. java:231)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:169)

It fails to load the media file. You can use Try / Catch to catch this error.

 

[Deleted member 103]

Hi Erel,
Thanks for the reply.

OK, I can use Try / Catch to catch this error, but the question is why the error is thrown?
Do I have every time before I want to use the media player, check that the media player has been initialized?

 

[Erel]

It fails because the native media player service failed to load the media file. It is impossible to say why it failed and whether it will succeed loading a different file.

 

[Deleted member 103]

Here is a part of the service:

Sub Process_Globals
   'These global variables will be declared once when the application starts.
   'These variables can be accessed from all modules.
    Private n As Notification

   Private phone1 As Phone
   Public mPlayer As MediaPlayer
   Public plyVolume As Float
   Public oldVolume As Int
   Private beep As MediaPlayer
End Sub

Sub Service_Create
   n.Initialize
   n.Icon = "icon_36_36"
   n.SetInfo(Main.AppName,"",Main)
   n.Sound = False
   n.Vibrate = False

   'Initiallisiere beeper
   beep.Initialize
   beep.Load(File.DirAssets,"beep.mp3")

   'Mediaplayer initiallisieren
   mPlayer.Initialize2("mPlayer")
   oldVolume=phone1.GetVolume(phone1.VOLUME_MUSIC)

End Sub

Can I improve something here?

 

[Erel]

Your code is correct. It is not clear why this device failed to load the mp3 file. To avoid such errors you can catch the error.

 

[Deleted member 103]

Thanks Erel, then I will use the try / catch.

 

[Amalkotey]

Hi Filippo,

meine Create Sub sieht immer so aus:

Sub Service_Create
   Try
      cToast.Initialize
      Global.InitializeLanguage
      If AppNotification.IsInitialized = False Then
         AppNotification.Initialize
         AppNotification.Icon = "icon"
         AppNotification.SetInfo2("ScreenOn-Widget (App)", Global.Trans.GetText("999"), "True", Main)
         AppNotification.Sound = False
         AppNotification.Vibrate = False
      End If
   Catch
      Exceptions.RuntimeException("nService.Service_Create")
   End Try
End Sub