cddb return code 500

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. insert a CD
2. run rubyripper
3. scan CD

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expect to see the track names listed.  Instead I see Unknown disc 
information and Track 01 Track 02 etc.

1) What version of rubyripper are you using? On what operating system?
-> 0.5.7 on Linux 2.6.29-gentoo-r5 #12 SMP PREEMPT Sun Sep 13 15:26:53 CDT 
2009 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7600 @ 2.33GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

2) Are you using the gtk2 or the commandline interface?
-> either

3) Is the problem gone with the default settings? If so, please attach your
settings file ($HOME/.rubyripper/settings).
-> I've tried several server settings for the freedb server (including the 
one that works in grip).

Here's my current settings:
req_matches_all=2
naming_various=%f/%a (%y) %b/%n - %va - %t
vorbissettings=-q 4
flacsettings=--best -V
cd=#<Disc:0x7ff091bad680>
freedb=true
naming_normal=%f/%a (%y) %b/%n %a - %t
max_tries=15
wav=false
gain=album
req_matches_errors=5
noCapitals=false
editor=/usr/bin/emacsclient -c
username=anonymous
verbose=false
noSpaces=false
maxThreads=0
mp3=false
normalize=false
first_hit=true
cdrom=/dev/cdrom
create_cue=true
site=http://freedb2.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi
playlist=true
other=false
no_log=false
filemanager=nautilus --no-desktop
hostname=my_secret.com
eject=true
instance=main
debug=true
naming_image=%f/%a (%y) %b/%a - %b (%y)
basedir=/home/public/mp3
othersettings=
mp3settings=-V 3
image=true
rippersettings=
offset=667
vorbis=false
flac=true

4) Does the problem only happen on a specific disc? If so, please attach
the output of cdparanoia -Q. Also the freedb output would be nice if it may
be related to it.
->  nope, any disc (or at least all three I tried)

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by andrew.h...@gmail.com on 5 Nov 2009 at 3:50

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and I forgot to mention: it worked the first time I used the program with the 
default settings.  Then it stopped.

Original comment by andrew.h...@gmail.com on 5 Nov 2009 at 2:00

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Return code 500 indicates that the request is invalid for cddb. Could you 
please try 
with latest git (see the wiki page).

Original comment by boukewou...@gmail.com on 6 Feb 2010 at 10:22

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Since I can not reproduce this, I have gotten no feedback and only you reported 
the 
problem, I can only assume the error is fixed meanwhile.

Original comment by boukewou...@gmail.com on 26 Apr 2010 at 8:09

• Changed state: Fixed

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I am also getting this error... came out of nowhere and now does not go away 
again, let me know how to help fixing this...

preparing to contact freedb server
Scanning disc with cdrdao
Created query string: 
/~cddb/cddb.cgi?cmd=cddb+query+GpKPkKIQ_yED5O0CSIIfnYzZ1Oo-&hello=Rasi+freebox+r
ubyripper+0.6.0&proto=6
Cdrdao version 1.2.3 - (C) Andreas Mueller <andreas@daneb.de>
/dev/cdrom: ATAPI iHAS424   B   Rev: GL14
Using driver: Generic SCSI-3/MMC - Version 2.0 (options 0x0000)

Reading toc data...

Track   Mode    Flags  Start                Length
------------------------------------------------------------
 1      AUDIO   2      00:00:00(     0)     03:38:32( 16382)
 2      AUDIO   2      03:38:32( 16382)     05:51:55( 26380)
 3      AUDIO   2      09:30:12( 42762)     06:25:38( 28913)
 4      AUDIO   2      15:55:50( 71675)     07:00:11( 31511)
 5      AUDIO   2      22:55:61(103186)     09:17:70( 41845)
 6      AUDIO   2      32:13:56(145031)     05:48:72( 26172)
 7      AUDIO   2      38:02:53(171203)     08:55:39( 40164)
 8      AUDIO   2      46:58:17(211367)     11:33:56( 52031)
Leadout AUDIO   2      58:31:73(263398)

cddb_query return code = 500. Return code not supported.

Original comment by rasi1...@googlemail.com on 4 May 2011 at 6:29

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I also get this issue for the last week or two - not specific to individual 
disks. Highly intermittent.

Original comment by stephen....@googlemail.com on 14 May 2011 at 6:39

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I also just got this issue, but got rid of it by uninstalling flactag package. 
I'm running rubyripper 0.6.2-1~getdeb3~trusty on Ubuntu 14.04.

Original comment by mikki...@gmail.com on 12 Mar 2015 at 6:52

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Comment #6 by mikki worked for me as well. Cheers :)

Original comment by ch...@kombine.co.uk on 24 Jul 2015 at 4:32