Mp3 player
 

ok i have redhat linux 9 and im trying to use xmms, i got the plugin to play mp3s, but i plays a second of it then locks up.... is this common?

I R :newbie:

well i hope its not common, otherwise you'll have a very unpleasent music listening experience :p
open up a terminal, and type :
xmms
and when its opening and when it locks up, look for some unusual errors that get outputted to the terminal (if any). ..

nope, it just kinda freezes and the bottom bar stops working, so i have to restart the comp =/

I would look at the player and at the sound server closely. First, you can try download/compiling/installing the most current version of the player. Second, you can try changing sound servers ( say, from ALSA to OSS ) and see if that helps. Third, you can just use the Yum ( yellow dog updater, http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/ ) to upgrade everything. Fourth, you can check you mp3 source by playing it on another computer, I read all of mine from a network drive, but maybe you are playing from a CD or some other storage device.

Just a few ideas to help you solve your problem. :)

Did you ever get this fixed?