Version:           2.1.1 (using 4.3.1 (KDE 4.3.1) "release 6", openSUSE 11.2)
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.31.5-0.1-default

I have tested removing Amarok and deleting the "~/.kde4/share/apps/amarok/" folder before the re-install.

There are 1 or more songs in the playlist.
When amarok is started from scratch (not running as a process)
The first song chosen from start-up WILL play.
Every song after that either will not play at all...
OR will wait ~1-10 min before playing.

Whether letting the songs consecutively play or manually choosing the next song, Amarok still doesn't play the song OR has a hang/wait time.

I am using Gstreamer... all songs are MP3... and I have run in "amarok --debug" mode with no errors being thrown.

The following happens just as the freeze/hang time starts (thrown out by "amarok --debug"):

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
amarok: BEGIN: void CurrentTrack::dataUpdated(const QString&, const QHash<QString, QVariant>&)
amarok: END__: void CurrentTrack::dataUpdated(const QString&, const QHash<QString, QVariant>&) - Took 0.00018s
amarok: BEGIN: virtual void CurrentTrack::constraintsEvent(Plasma::Constraints)
amarok:    placing album at X: 11.5  and Y: 13.5
amarok: END__: virtual void CurrentTrack::constraintsEvent(Plasma::Constraints) - Took 0.018s
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


Not sure how useful this output is, but hopefully it helps, looks like plasma is possibly causing a problem? But I don't want to speculate, I would like someone to please let me know if I have done something wrong or if there is a problem.

plugins installed (that I am aware of adding regarding amarok and may or may not be default):

gstreamer-0_10-32bit-0.10.24-3.1.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-utils-0.10.24-3.1.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-lang-0.10.25-999.pm.999.9.noarch
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-0.10.24-2.4.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-schroedinger-1.0.7-4.3.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-libnice-0.0.9-2.5.x86_64
libgstreamer-0_10-0-32bit-0.10.24-3.1.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3-0.10.10-42.pm.42.2.x86_64
gstreamer-utils-0.10.24-3.1.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-0.10.15-3.2.x86_64
phonon-backend-gstreamer-0_10-4.3.1-3.3.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegmux-0.10.4-42.pm.42.2.x86_64
libgstreamer-0_10-0-0.10.25-999.pm.999.9.x86_64
banshee-1-backend-engine-gstreamer-1.5.1-1.1.4.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-32bit-0.10.24-2.4.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg-32bit-0.10.9-999.pm.1000.1.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mpegdemux-0.10.23-42.pm.42.2.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good-extra-0.10.15-3.2.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg-0.10.9-999.pm.1000.1.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad-0.10.13-2.2.x86_64
python-gstreamer-0_10-0.10.16-2.3.x86_64
gstreamer-0_10-0.10.25-999.pm.999.9.x86_64

Thank You.