Found the problem, I had GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH pointing to /usr/lib instead of /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10, now I don't get the error messages. But I had to recreate my host directory structure and put the gst-plugin-scanner in the same path the hosts thinks it should be in. This seems like a bug. I want to build gstreamer in location A on my build machine, but it will reside in location B on my host target. Is there a way to do that? Also, I have all of the plugins copied over on my host machine, but when I run gst-inspect I only see the plugins below. Why do the base and good plugins not show up? coreelements: valve: Valve element coreelements: multiqueue: MultiQueue coreelements: typefind: TypeFind coreelements: tee: Tee pipe fitting coreelements: filesink: File Sink coreelements: queue2: Queue 2 coreelements: queue: Queue coreelements: output-selector: Output selector coreelements: input-selector: Input selector coreelements: identity: Identity coreelements: funnel: Funnel pipe fitting coreelements: filesrc: File Source coreelements: fdsink: Filedescriptor Sink coreelements: fdsrc: Filedescriptor Source coreelements: fakesink: Fake Sink coreelements: fakesrc: Fake Source coreelements: capsfilter: CapsFilter coreindexers: memindex: A index that stores entries in memory staticelements: bin: Generic bin staticelements: pipeline: Pipeline object Total count: 3 plugins, 20 features <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Nicholas Butts <<a href="mailto:nbutts@appareo.com">nbutts@appareo.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I've crossed compiled gstreamer to an ARM target. When I run gst-inspect I see the first error message and then many error message similar to the next message. I've set GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER to a directory that contains the gst_plugin-scanner program, but it doesn't appear to work. Any ideas? Thanks in advanced. (gst-inspect-0.10:1372): GStreamer-WARNING **: External plugin loader failed. This most likely means that the plugin loader helper binary was not found or could not be run. If you are running an uninstalled GStreamer setup, you might need to update your gst-uninstalled script so that the GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER environment variable gets set. (gst-inspect-0.10:1372): GStreamer-WARNING **: Failed to load plugin '/usr/lib/perl/5.8.4/auto/B/B.so': /usr/lib/perl/5.8.4/auto/B/B.so: undefined symbol: PL_maxo </blockquote></div> -- Nicholas Butts SENIOR FIRMWARE ENGINEER Appareo Systems, LLC 1810 NDSU Research Circle N Fargo, ND 58102 P: (701) 356-2200 F: (701) 356-3157 <a href="http://www.appareo.com">http://www.appareo.com</a> <a href="mailto:nbutts@appareo.com">nbutts@appareo.com</a> NOTICE: This message {including attachments} is covered by the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2521, is CONFIDENTIAL and may also be protected by ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER PRIVILEGE. If you believe that it has been sent to you in error, do not read it. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error and then delete it.