Play MP3 in FC4 .....diabled mp3 support !!
 

Iam trying to play an mp3 file on my fc4..and all I get is a box saying that due to conflict in proprietary issues fc4 has been ripped of its ability to play mp3s :S... what does that mean that I cant play mp3s on fedora 4...ive got a bunch of players installed and they all cant manage to play any of my songs...

I just followed the links to "Similar Threads" at the bottom of your post (and 1 or 2 of the sites they suggested)...

Have a look at:

the Fedora website and elsewhere on this site.

try to check if your question has been answered on the forum before posting next time :)
My two alltime favourite sites for FC installation and problem solving are the Unofficial Fedora Faq and the Stanton Finley Installation Notes.

I will check it out as soon as I get home...I actually searched..but it seems not good enough

Take the easy way out - that's what I did; download and install the following packages, of course for your version of Fedora :

xmms-mp3 (MP3 plugin for XMMS)

libxine (Audio/Video playing library)

totem-xine (Program that uses above)

xine-ui (Skinnable program that uses libxine)

Optional :

mplayer

mplayer -essentials (codecs for mplayer and xine)

Kplayer

Google for the packages, such as xmms rpm fc4

freshrpms.net has a whole bunch of packages for this. Installing xmms from its source (from the xmms website) I think installs an MP3 codec as well.

Quick route: Install either freshrpms or livna releases to add their yum repositories, yum bmp-mp3 or xmms-mp3 (bmp [beep media player] is a replacement for xmms written in GTK+2, unlike xmms' GTK+1 engine)

Thetargos, I would like to add the freshrpms repositories ..can you give me a little more detailed ifno...and thanks to all of you for the help concerning mp3 support.

I highly recommend the links provided above by linmix...since they cover alot of issues that all fedora users will face after the installation

Sure, you only need the freshrpms-release.noarch.rpm from:

http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrp....fc.noarch.rpm

Installing that package will make the freshrpms repository available to yum, so then you can simply use yum or yumex (found in Extras, there's i386, x86_64 and PPC builds) so you can install and browse the repos graphically.

Actually, yumex will install repos for you. The only thing you may need though are the pgp keys for the repos you want to use but a bit of googling will find them for you easily.

I installed fedora, and was not happy to see the mediaplayers disabled, if you want that kind of thing use another distro.

Not too many distros come with them, again it is a legal issue and Linux distributors are often sued/threatened/whatever for including them. You can get codecs but they're almost impossible to find for movies.

And your point was? Sorry, but that's kind of point out the obvious.

Of course other distros do include this functionality, distros like Xandros who actually license the techology (or are based on countries where US law does not apply). Fedora has to play by US jurisdiction's law, and that includes mp3, mov and all the WMF (Windows Media® Fornats). You do have players for free formats (.ogg, theora, maroska, etc).

Aditionally, there are several repos available fo fedora that do include the necessary packages to play mp3's and other proprietory formats. The fact that they don't come on the installation cds/dvd doesn't mean they can't be easly installed.

I had the same problem as you until I downloaded LimeWire. It has a built in mp3 player that works just fine on my system.

But LimeWire has the additional requirement of a Sun Java installation, which is not easier to do (for new users) than setting up a repo, then getting yumex and start adding packages in no time.

java
 

I had that problem too, but I found a really great step by step on how to install Java. I will see if I can find it again.

found it...
 

http://www.java.com/en/download/help...selfextracting

Pretty easy to figure out. The java vesion has changed since then so the file name is a bit different. Also, if you are not using mozilla (perhaps firefox) it is a differnt pluggins directory, but still works the same way.

The easiest way to set up java is (as you have pointed out) to install the self extracting version and then use the commands "alternatives" (/usr/sbin/alternatives) to set that installation as the system's default and create all necessary symbolic links.

For fedora a great resource is www.fedorafaq.org. Also have a look at the Stanton-Finley Installation Notes. Both explain in detail how to get mp3 support and java working.

video
 

Since we are on te subject of media... What is an easy way to get video support? MPlayer looks very complicated to install, as does VLC. Is there at least an up to date site that has clear directions for installing in fedora?

Again, first get the other repos installed (in a nutshell: go to http://stentz.freshrpms.net or http://rpm.livna.org) and install their releases to get their repos configured, then "yum-away!".

Note:
Livna and Freshrpms packages tend to be incompatible with one another, and freshrpms occasionally may not play all that well with Extras and Base, while Livna's are designed to; however there are packages that are not available on Livna (like VLC), which only requires a 'yum install videolan-client' when the Freshrpms repository is configured. Or if you have Yumex (a must!) you can install it graphically.

Edit:
Let us not forget about Ogle and Xine too! By far I like Xine more than mplayer, and only use the later, when the former can't open stuff... Ohh, and for its excellent plugin, a MUST have.

The links I provided have all the info you need, not only the repop to download from adn the packages you need, but also instruction on how to get and install the necessary codecs.

:cry: I know this has drifted from the original subject somewhat, but...
I try installing Xine from an .rpm that I get off stentz and I get this message.
Now what do I do?
"Error: Missing Dependency: libXvMCW.so.1 is needed by package xine-lib"


Edit: Also a file ending in '.ppc.rpm' what is that one for? It gives an eror with another missing dependency, but I have never seen the .ppc before.

the missing dependency is provided by xorg-x11-libs (check out rpmseek.com to find where a missing dependency can be found).

If you use an installer like yum this sort of dependency is usually resolved automatically.

ppc is an architectur (PowerPC). If you have a pentium or AMD processor (which you probably do) you need an i#86 package

If you are using yum, that should solve the dependency automagically. Follow the instructions at http://ayo.freshrpms.net to install the yum repo in stentz.

Hi, I have Fedora 4 x86_64 installed, I used the fedorafaq.org instruction on how to install the livna repositories in yum. I have Mplayer installed, can watch mpg, mpeg, wmw also installed XMMS to play mp3, got everything from the livna repositories, yum solved all dependencies :)

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I used yum and that was the message I recieved.
I have only had Linux for about two weeks now so I know pretty much nothing. Is there a site that has a video player that gives you all the correct install files and instructions on how to use them?

Have you looked at the fedorafaq.org or Stanton Finley setup guides, as has been suggested several times further up this thread? If you have, and following them gives you the error, that is a problem. If not, I suggest trying them. They are generally pretty good.

If yum can't find xorg-x11-libs then chances are you ONLY configured livna, but didn't create the basic setup for yum (i.e. update and extras from the fedora project) or specifically turne them off.
Read, copy and try again.