redhat 9 and mp3s
 

can anyone explain to me why my mp3s won't play? xmms popped up a note saying it doesn't support mp3 anymore but with noatun and kaboodle nothing happens.. the program pops up but doesn't do anything i use redhat 9 i just installed it like an hour ago and so far it sucks really really bad
i'm on kde if that helps anyone to help me..

Go to the xmms site and download the mp3 plugin

whats up with noatun and kaboodle tho? do they need plugins as well or is it one plugin for all?

# Redhat links
RedHat Linux Manuals
Get your mp3 support here
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
Easier software management: apt4rpm - Red Carpet
RedHat 8.0 Tips & Tricks

# Redhat 7.3 down configuration commands
setup leads to several configuration tools

# Redhat 7.3 up configuration commands
Configure soundcard:
redhat-config-soundcard
Configure X server:
redhat-config-xfree86
Configure network:
redhat-config-network

I don't know as I don't use them

ok i got that plugin you mentioned and went to install it now the installer is frozen
i can't find what it is in kpm to kill it got any ideas?

You can download mp3 support by downloading mpg123 here: http://havardk.xmms.org/dist/xmms-1.2.7-rh8-rh9-rpm/

i got that already but like i said i went to install it and the installer froze up on me.. does anyone know what it would be under in kpm or top?

Find the pid with ps -aux and then kill it with the kill command, kill -9 <pid>

How are you installing the plugin?

Try installing from the command line like this:

rpm -ivh packagename.0-0.rpm

ok well i got that thing killed and the rpm was installed but the mp3s are buzzing so bad almost like my speakers are blown but i know they are not blown because they sounded perfect before i installed redhat 9
i use the soundcard on my motherboard do you think it could be a hardware issue? i have a cheap soundcard in my drawer but i don't know if installing it will make a difference.. any comments?

Check your default sound levels...

ok now i reinstalled redhat 9 and installed that plugin for xmms again and it WAS working fine but now it just stopped
i click on an mp3 and it opens but does nothing
does anyone know what the hell is going on?

ok actually i looked at the preferences and everything and it said the plugin was correctly installed and what not but i changed the output plugin to a different one in the list and it works YaY! :D now i just gotta get mplayer :/