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Old 05-30-2004, 12:32 PM   #1
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How to play mp3 with XMMS

Please advice me step by step
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Old 05-30-2004, 12:36 PM   #2
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If you're using Red Hat 9 then search the forum, this has been asked hundreds of times before.
 
Old 05-30-2004, 12:50 PM   #3
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but It never work, I click at "FILE+" to load mp3,but it can't
 
Old 05-30-2004, 12:53 PM   #4
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do you use redhat/fedora ? if you do you have to download the mp3 codec
 
Old 05-30-2004, 04:45 PM   #5
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What do you mean with 'it can't'? I tried XMMS a few times on RedHat(7.3, 8.0, 9.0) too, and I got a directory listing from which I could select the mp3's I wanted, but when I clicked on OK (or whatever the button was), nothing happened. I've never understand why. Now I'm using it on Mandrake 9.2 (from the install cd's), and now it works fine.
 
Old 05-30-2004, 04:53 PM   #6
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If you are using either RedHat Linux or Fedora Core, you can either head over to http:/www.xmms.org and download the plugin for your xmms. Or if you have yum installed on your system, then log in as root and run

yum install xmms-mp3

Fire up xmms at the prompt and play your mp3s all you want!

p.s. wish you would tell us what Linux distro you are using!!!
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Old 05-30-2004, 05:13 PM   #7
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Interesting answer y2k.
Is it possible that XMMS didn't start playing mp3's on my RedHat installation because I didn't installed the plugins?
 
Old 05-30-2004, 05:38 PM   #8
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Almost certainly. The plugins aren't included as standard, because mp3's have patent issues surrounding them.
 
Old 05-31-2004, 02:25 AM   #9
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Than that will be the reason why it didn't worked from me, and why it isn't standard installed with Mandrake.
Thanks for that info.
 
Old 05-31-2004, 05:29 PM   #10
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Hey, I go to http:/www.xmms.org for download plugin, There are many plugins,Which one?
I have the same problem as well as "Error1312"
I use linux redhat 9

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Old 05-31-2004, 05:48 PM   #11
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Download and run this file: http://orion.lcg.ufrj.br/RPMS/Update...p.fr1.i386.rpm
 
Old 05-31-2004, 06:08 PM   #12
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Thank u very much, I can do it, cheers...................
now, I 'm download skin, It ' s *.tar.gz, How to handle it,and How to change skin,
I mean that I save it in /home/ * , and how to select it from xmms skin menu.

Thank
 
Old 05-31-2004, 07:04 PM   #13
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this be the first advice ive givven on linux so be gental...

i had this problem...all i did was download xmms1.2.7 *i cant get 1.2.8 and up to work* on RH9 and compile and install and it installed everything i needed to play mp3's
 
  


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