diff --git a/gst/elements/gstasyncdisksrc.c b/gst/elements/gstasyncdisksrc.c
index b9d47ae01c..86d93ecd92 100644
--- a/gst/elements/gstasyncdisksrc.c
+++ b/gst/elements/gstasyncdisksrc.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ gst_asyncdisksrc_init (GstAsyncDiskSrc *asyncdisksrc)
 {
 //  GST_FLAG_SET (asyncdisksrc, GST_SRC_ASYNC);
 
-  g_print("init\n");
   asyncdisksrc->srcpad = gst_pad_new ("src", GST_PAD_SRC);
   gst_pad_set_get_function (asyncdisksrc->srcpad,gst_asyncdisksrc_get);
   gst_pad_set_getregion_function (asyncdisksrc->srcpad,gst_asyncdisksrc_get_region);
@@ -245,6 +244,8 @@ gst_asyncdisksrc_get (GstPad *pad)
 
   src->curoffset += GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf);
 
+  g_print ("offset %d\n", src->curoffset);
+
   if (src->new_seek) {
     GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buf, GST_BUFFER_FLUSH);
     src->new_seek = FALSE;
@@ -291,6 +292,8 @@ gst_asyncdisksrc_get_region (GstPad *pad, gulong offset, gulong size)
   GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = offset;
   GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buf, GST_BUFFER_DONTFREE);
 
+  g_print ("offset %d\n", offset);
+
   if ((offset + size) > src->size) {
     GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf) = src->size - offset;
     // FIXME: set the buffer's EOF bit here
@@ -327,6 +330,7 @@ gboolean gst_asyncdisksrc_open_file (GstAsyncDiskSrc *src)
       return FALSE;
     }
     GST_FLAG_SET (src, GST_ASYNCDISKSRC_OPEN);
+    src->new_seek = FALSE;
   }
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -348,13 +352,14 @@ gst_asyncdisksrc_close_file (GstAsyncDiskSrc *src)
   src->map = NULL;
   src->curoffset = 0;
   src->seq = 0;
+  src->new_seek = FALSE;
 
   GST_FLAG_UNSET (src, GST_ASYNCDISKSRC_OPEN);
 }
 
 
-static 
-GstElementStateReturn gst_asyncdisksrc_change_state (GstElement *element) 
+static GstElementStateReturn 
+gst_asyncdisksrc_change_state (GstElement *element) 
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ASYNCDISKSRC (element), GST_STATE_FAILURE);
 
diff --git a/gst/gstautoplug.c b/gst/gstautoplug.c
index 8b05e2bb29..15169aeef5 100644
--- a/gst/gstautoplug.c
+++ b/gst/gstautoplug.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-//#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
+#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
 #include "gst_private.h"
 
 #include "gstautoplug.h"
diff --git a/gst/gstbin.c b/gst/gstbin.c
index 6e766a066f..ad1ec93a7b 100644
--- a/gst/gstbin.c
+++ b/gst/gstbin.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-//#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
+#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
 #include "gst_private.h"
 
 #include "gstbin.h"
diff --git a/gst/gstbuffer.h b/gst/gstbuffer.h
index 5f5a13f00c..86bcdc0384 100644
--- a/gst/gstbuffer.h
+++ b/gst/gstbuffer.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ typedef enum {
   GST_BUFFER_DONTFREE,
   GST_BUFFER_FLUSH,
   GST_BUFFER_EOS,
+  GST_BUFFER_DISCONTINUOUS,
 } GstBufferFlags;
 
 
diff --git a/gst/gstpipeline.c b/gst/gstpipeline.c
index b6a44161c6..0e974e3693 100644
--- a/gst/gstpipeline.c
+++ b/gst/gstpipeline.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-//#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
+#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
 #include "gst_private.h"
 
 #include "gstpipeline.h"
@@ -360,7 +360,9 @@ gst_pipeline_autoplug (GstPipeline *pipeline)
     pad = (GstPad *)gst_element_get_pad_list (element)->data;
 
     base_factories[i] = factories[i] = gst_autoplug_caps (src_caps, pad->caps);
-    i++;
+    // if we have a succesfull connection, proceed
+    if (factories[i] != NULL)
+      i++;
 
     elements = g_list_next(elements);
   }
diff --git a/gst/gstplugin.c b/gst/gstplugin.c
index 25f2485502..3fade713ba 100644
--- a/gst/gstplugin.c
+++ b/gst/gstplugin.c
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ gst_plugin_load_absolute (gchar *name)
   if (module != NULL) {
     if (g_module_symbol(module,"plugin_init",(gpointer *)&initfunc)) {
       if ((plugin = (initfunc)(module))) {
-//        DEBUG("gstplugin: plugin %s loaded\n", plugin->name);
         INFO(0,"plugin %s loaded", plugin->name);
         plugin->filename = g_strdup(name);
         plugin->loaded = TRUE;
@@ -403,17 +402,21 @@ gst_plugin_load_elementfactory (gchar *name)
   while (plugins) {
     plugin = (GstPlugin *)plugins->data;
     factories = plugin->elements;
+    
     while (factories) {
       factory = (GstElementFactory*)(factories->data);
+      
       if (!strcmp(factory->name,name)) {
 	if (!plugin->loaded) {
           gchar *filename = g_strdup (plugin->filename);
-//	  DEBUG("gstplugin: loading element factory %s from plugin %s\n", name, plugin->name);
+	  gchar *pluginname = g_strdup (plugin->name);
+	  
           INFO("loaded elementfactory %s from plugin %s",name,plugin->name);
 	  gst_plugin_remove(plugin);
 	  if (!gst_plugin_load_absolute(filename)) {
-	    DEBUG("gstplugin: error loading element factory %s from plugin %s\n", name, plugin->name);
+	    DEBUG("gstplugin: error loading element factory %s from plugin %s\n", name, pluginname);
 	  }
+	  g_free (pluginname);
 	  g_free (filename);
 	}
 	factory = gst_plugin_find_elementfactory(name);
@@ -446,18 +449,22 @@ gst_plugin_load_typefactory (gchar *mime)
   while (plugins) {
     plugin = (GstPlugin *)plugins->data;
     factories = plugin->types;
+    
     while (factories) {
       factory = (GstTypeFactory*)(factories->data);
+      
       if (!strcmp(factory->mime,mime)) {
 	if (!plugin->loaded) {
           gchar *filename = g_strdup (plugin->filename);
-//	  DEBUG("gstplugin: loading type factory for \"%s\" from plugin %s\n", mime, plugin->name);
+	  gchar *pluginname = g_strdup (plugin->name);
+	  
           INFO(GST_INFO_PLUGIN_LOAD,"loading type factory for \"%s\" from plugin %s",mime,plugin->name);
 	  gst_plugin_remove(plugin);
 	  if (!gst_plugin_load_absolute(filename)) {
-	    DEBUG("gstplugin: error loading type factory \"%s\" from plugin %s\n", mime, plugin->name);
+	    DEBUG("gstplugin: error loading type factory \"%s\" from plugin %s\n", mime, pluginname);
 	  }
 	  g_free (filename);
+	  g_free (pluginname);
 	}
 	return;
       }
diff --git a/gst/gstprops.c b/gst/gstprops.c
index 6e03d114e1..766b0e4315 100644
--- a/gst/gstprops.c
+++ b/gst/gstprops.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-#define DEBUG_ENABLED
+#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
 #include "gst_private.h"
 
 #include "gstprops.h"
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@
 
 static gboolean 	gst_props_entry_check_compatibility 	(GstPropsEntry *entry1, GstPropsEntry *entry2);
 	
+static guint _arg_len[] = {
+  0,  // GST_PROPS_END_ID_NUM = 0,
+  0,  // GST_PROPS_LIST_ID_NUM,
+  1,  // GST_PROPS_INT_ID_NUM,
+  2,  // GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE_ID_NUM,
+  1,  // GST_PROPS_FOURCC_ID_NUM,
+  1,  // GST_PROPS_BOOL_ID_NUM,
+};
 
 void 
 _gst_props_initialize (void) 
@@ -177,32 +185,66 @@ gst_props_new (GstPropsFactoryEntry entry, ...)
   va_list var_args;
   GstPropsFactoryEntry value;
   gint i = 0;
-  gint size;
+  gint size, skip;
   GstPropsFactoryEntry *factory;
+  gboolean inlist = FALSE;
+  GstProps *props;
 
+#define add_value(value) {\
+    DEBUG ("%d %p\n", i, value);\
+    factory[i++] = value;  \
+    if (i >= size) {       \
+      size += 16;          \
+      factory = (GstPropsFactoryEntry *) g_realloc (factory, size*sizeof(GstPropsFactoryEntry));\
+    }\
+}
 
   size = 16;
   factory = (GstPropsFactoryEntry *) g_malloc (size*sizeof(GstPropsFactoryEntry));
 
   va_start (var_args, entry);
-
+  // property name
   value = (GstPropsFactoryEntry) entry;
-
+  
+  // properties
   while (value) {
-    DEBUG ("%p\n", value);
+    if (!inlist) {
+      // add name
+      add_value (value);
 
-    factory[i++] = value;
-
-    if (i >= size) {
-      size += 16;
-      factory = (GstPropsFactoryEntry *) g_realloc (factory, size*sizeof(GstPropsFactoryEntry));
+      // get value
+      value = va_arg (var_args, GstPropsFactoryEntry);
     }
+    switch (GPOINTER_TO_INT (value)) {
+      case GST_PROPS_END_ID: 
+	g_assert (inlist == TRUE);
 
-    value = va_arg (var_args, GstPropsFactoryEntry);
+	inlist = FALSE;
+	skip = 0;
+	break;
+      case GST_PROPS_LIST_ID: 
+      {
+	g_assert (inlist == FALSE);
+
+	skip = 0;
+	inlist = TRUE;
+	break;
+      }
+      default:
+	skip = _arg_len[GPOINTER_TO_INT (value)];
+        break;
+    }
+    do {
+      add_value (value);
+      value = va_arg (var_args, GstPropsFactoryEntry);
+    }
+    while (skip--);
   }
   factory[i++] = NULL;
 
-  return gst_props_register (factory);
+  props = gst_props_register (factory);
+
+  return props;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/gst/gstprops.h b/gst/gstprops.h
index 57079b1d7a..c60c7646fb 100644
--- a/gst/gstprops.h
+++ b/gst/gstprops.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef enum {
    GST_PROPS_BOOL_ID_NUM,
 } GstPropsId;
 
+#define GST_PROPS_END_ID GINT_TO_POINTER(GST_PROPS_END_ID_NUM)
 #define GST_PROPS_LIST_ID GINT_TO_POINTER(GST_PROPS_LIST_ID_NUM)
 #define GST_PROPS_INT_ID GINT_TO_POINTER(GST_PROPS_INT_ID_NUM)
 #define GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE_ID GINT_TO_POINTER(GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE_ID_NUM)
diff --git a/gst/gstscheduler.c b/gst/gstscheduler.c
index 35f0e66803..8a551aa6e0 100644
--- a/gst/gstscheduler.c
+++ b/gst/gstscheduler.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-//#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
+#define GST_DEBUG_ENABLED
 #include "gst_private.h"
 
 #include "gstscheduler.h"
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ void gst_bin_schedule_func(GstBin *bin) {
 
           g_assert(pad->peer != NULL);
           g_assert(pad->peer->parent != NULL);
-          g_assert(GST_ELEMENT(pad->peer->parent)->manager != NULL);
+          //g_assert(GST_ELEMENT(pad->peer->parent)->manager != NULL);
 
 	  DEBUG("peer pad %p\n", pad->peer);
           // only bother with if the pad's peer's parent is this bin or it's DECOUPLED
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstasyncdisksrc.c b/plugins/elements/gstasyncdisksrc.c
index b9d47ae01c..86d93ecd92 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstasyncdisksrc.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstasyncdisksrc.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ gst_asyncdisksrc_init (GstAsyncDiskSrc *asyncdisksrc)
 {
 //  GST_FLAG_SET (asyncdisksrc, GST_SRC_ASYNC);
 
-  g_print("init\n");
   asyncdisksrc->srcpad = gst_pad_new ("src", GST_PAD_SRC);
   gst_pad_set_get_function (asyncdisksrc->srcpad,gst_asyncdisksrc_get);
   gst_pad_set_getregion_function (asyncdisksrc->srcpad,gst_asyncdisksrc_get_region);
@@ -245,6 +244,8 @@ gst_asyncdisksrc_get (GstPad *pad)
 
   src->curoffset += GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf);
 
+  g_print ("offset %d\n", src->curoffset);
+
   if (src->new_seek) {
     GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buf, GST_BUFFER_FLUSH);
     src->new_seek = FALSE;
@@ -291,6 +292,8 @@ gst_asyncdisksrc_get_region (GstPad *pad, gulong offset, gulong size)
   GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = offset;
   GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buf, GST_BUFFER_DONTFREE);
 
+  g_print ("offset %d\n", offset);
+
   if ((offset + size) > src->size) {
     GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf) = src->size - offset;
     // FIXME: set the buffer's EOF bit here
@@ -327,6 +330,7 @@ gboolean gst_asyncdisksrc_open_file (GstAsyncDiskSrc *src)
       return FALSE;
     }
     GST_FLAG_SET (src, GST_ASYNCDISKSRC_OPEN);
+    src->new_seek = FALSE;
   }
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -348,13 +352,14 @@ gst_asyncdisksrc_close_file (GstAsyncDiskSrc *src)
   src->map = NULL;
   src->curoffset = 0;
   src->seq = 0;
+  src->new_seek = FALSE;
 
   GST_FLAG_UNSET (src, GST_ASYNCDISKSRC_OPEN);
 }
 
 
-static 
-GstElementStateReturn gst_asyncdisksrc_change_state (GstElement *element) 
+static GstElementStateReturn 
+gst_asyncdisksrc_change_state (GstElement *element) 
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ASYNCDISKSRC (element), GST_STATE_FAILURE);