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abourke 02-11-2010 08:31 PM

xmms2 playback problem
 
Hi,

Im running opensuse 11.2 with "Lxde".

Problem is I cant get xmms2 to work from the command line.

I think i need to get mad (mp3) support to work.

I installed libmad0 but when I check the installed plugins, theres nothing there to handle mp3's.

Heres the installed plugins:
Code:

aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2 plugin_list
asf - Advanced Systems Format demuxer
gvfs - Transport for glibs virtual filesystem
vocoder - Phase vocoder effect plugin
speex - Speex decoder
wave - Wave decoder
ices - Icecast source output plugin
apefile - Monkey's Audio file format demuxer
html - Reads HTML playlists
id3v2 - ID3v2 tag container handler
smb - Access SMB/CIFS fileshares over a network
pls - Playlist parser for PLS files.
daap - Accesses iTunes (DAAP) music shares
modplug - Module file decoder
rss - reader for rss podcasts
diskwrite - Dumps audio data to disk
replaygain - Replaygain effect
equalizer - Equalizer effect
cue - Playlist parser for cue files
alsa - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture output plugin
pulse - Output to a PulseAudio server
karaoke - Voice removal effect plugin
xml - XML plugin
tta - True Audio Codec TTA file format parser
m3u - Playlist parser for m3u's
musepack - Musepack Living Audio Compression
file - Plain local file transport
ao - libao output plugin
sid - libsidplay2 based SID decoder
wavpack - WavPack decoder
xspf - reader for xspf playlists
cdda - CD Digital Audio Transport
gme - Game Music Emulator music decoder
null - null output plugin
ofa - Open Fingerprint calculator
icymetaint - Decode & use shoutcast stream metadata
curl - HTTP transport using CURL
airplay - Airport Express output plugin
normalize - Volume normalizer
mp4 - MPEG-4 Part 14 file format demuxer
nulstripper - Strips leading NUL bytes
vorbis - Xiph's Ogg/Vorbis decoder
flv - Extracts an audio stream from an FLV
flac - Free Lossless Audio Codec decoder
oss - OpenSoundSystem output plugin
jack - Jack audio server output plugin
asx - Playlist plugin for Advanced Stream Redirector files.
ringbuf - Buffer
magic - Magic file identifier
converter - Sample format converter
segment - Handling segment information specified by startms/stopms
visualization - visualization hook

Heres the steps I tried:
Code:

aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2-launcher
Log output will be stored in /home/aubrey/.cache/xmms2/xmms2d.log
xmms2 started
aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2 playlist create aubrey
aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2 current

aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2 playlist list
  Default
->aubrey
aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2 mlib add /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/*.mp3
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Candi Staton & The Source - You Got The Love.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Dario G -Sunchyme.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/David Guetta - everytime we  touch.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/David Guetta Feat Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over (Main).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/David Morales - Needin' U.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008 (Klass&Sunny Fish Extended Vocal.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Humate - Love Stimulation.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/iio - rapture.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Jakatta - American Dream.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Jakatta feat. Seal - My Vision (Original).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Layo And Bushwacka - Love Story (Tim Deluxe Remix).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Members Of Mayday - Sonic Empire.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Milky - Just The Way You Are.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Mylo - In My Arms (Sharam Jey Remix).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/N Joi - Anthem (Hoxton Whores 2006 Mix)320.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Orbital - Funny Break [One Is Enough].mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul Van Dyke - Nothing But You (Club Mix).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul Van Dyke - Tell Me Why (Club mix).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul Van Dyke - We Are Alive.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel 2009-_pvd_radio_mix_09.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul Van Dyk - Together we will conquer.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Perasma - Swing to Harmony.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Raven maize -the real life.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me (Radio Edit).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Svqr-unlimited dreams.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Telepopmusik - Breathe.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Three Drives - Greece 2000 (original mix).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Ultrabeat - Feeling Fine.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Ultrabeat-never ever (radio edit).mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Ultrabeat - Starry Eyed Girl.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Underworld - Born Slippy.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Underworld - Jumbo.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Utah Saints - somehting good 08.mp3 to medialib
Added /media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Xpansions - Elevation (Move Your Body).mp3 to medialib
aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2 mlib loadall aubrey
aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2 playlist load aubrey
aubrey@linux-mowc:~> xmms2 play

nothing plays!!!


Heres the contents of my xmms2d.log:
Code:

--- Starting new xmms2d ---
 INFO: ../src/xmms/log.c:49: Initialized logging system :)
02:23:30  INFO: ../src/xmms/ipc.c:795: IPC listening on 'unix:///tmp/xmms-ipc-aubrey'.
02:23:31  INFO: ../src/xmms/main.c:517: Using output plugin: pulse
Starting XMMS2 mDNS Agent...
Need to have a socket listening to TCP before we can do that!
02:25:10 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Candi+Staton+%26+The+Source+-+You+Got+The+Love.mp3' (2)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Dario+G+-Sunchyme.mp3' (2)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/David+Guetta+-+everytime+we++touch.mp3' (3)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/David+Guetta+Feat+Kelly+Rowland+-+When+Love+Takes+Over+%28Main%29.mp3' (4)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/David+Morales+-+Needin%27+U.mp3' (5)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Guru+Josh+Project+-+Infinity+2008+%28Klass%26Sunny+Fish+Extended+Vocal.mp3' (6)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Humate+-+Love+Stimulation.mp3' (7)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/iio+-+rapture.mp3' (8)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Jakatta+-+American+Dream.mp3' (9)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Jakatta+feat.+Seal+-+My+Vision+%28Original%29.mp3' (10)
02:25:15 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Layo+And+Bushwacka+-+Love+Story+%28Tim+Deluxe+Remix%29.mp3' (11)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Members+Of+Mayday+-+Sonic+Empire.mp3' (12)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Milky+-+Just+The+Way+You+Are.mp3' (13)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Mylo+-+In+My+Arms+%28Sharam+Jey+Remix%29.mp3' (14)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/N+Joi+-+Anthem+%28Hoxton+Whores+2006+Mix%29320.mp3' (15)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Orbital+-+Funny+Break+%5bOne+Is+Enough%5d.mp3' (16)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul+Van+Dyke+-+Nothing+But+You+%28Club+Mix%29.mp3' (17)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul+Van+Dyke+-+Tell+Me+Why+%28Club+mix%29.mp3' (18)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul+Van+Dyke+-+We+Are+Alive.mp3' (19)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul+Van+Dyk+-+For+An+Angel+2009-_pvd_radio_mix_09.mp3' (20)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Paul+Van+Dyk+-+Together+we+will+conquer.mp3' (21)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Perasma+-+Swing+to+Harmony.mp3' (22)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Raven+maize+-the+real+life.mp3' (23)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Rui+Da+Silva+feat.+Cassandra+-+Touch+Me+%28Radio+Edit%29.mp3' (24)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Svqr-unlimited+dreams.mp3' (25)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Telepopmusik+-+Breathe.mp3' (26)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Three+Drives+-+Greece+2000+%28original+mix%29.mp3' (27)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Ultrabeat+-+Feeling+Fine.mp3' (28)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Ultrabeat-never+ever+%28radio+edit%29.mp3' (29)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Ultrabeat+-+Starry+Eyed+Girl.mp3' (30)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Underworld+-+Born+Slippy.mp3' (31)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Underworld+-+Jumbo.mp3' (32)
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Utah+Saints+-+somehting+good+08.mp3' (33)
02:25:16  INFO: ../src/plugins/wave/wave.c:420: Data chunk size doesn't match RIFF chunk size
02:25:16 ERROR: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1448: Couldn't set up chain for 'file:///media/disk/Soundtrack/Dance/Dance-Tracks/Xpansions+-+Elevation+%28Move+Your+Body%29.mp3' (34)
02:26:36 ERROR: ../src/xmms/outputplugin.c:439: Could not open output
02:26:36  INFO: ../src/xmms/xform.c:1471: Successfully setup chain for 'file:///usr/share/xmms2/mind.in.a.box-lament_snipplet.ogg' (1) containing file:magic:vorbis:segment

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get mp3 playback?

Peacedog 02-11-2010 09:55 PM

Hi abourke, Welcome to LQ. I think you need the Multimedia codecs package.
Good luck. ;-)

abourke 02-13-2010 04:19 AM

Hi, thanks for your response Peacedog.

I turns out I needed to get the mad-plugin to work for mp3 support. Unfortunately I couldnt find an rpm anywhere. http://www.mail-archive.com/lxde-lis.../msg00555.html Apparantly its not allowed.
So, I went ahead and compiled xmm2 and libmad myself. And now its working.

Then I discovered Amarok supports command line arguments. Doh!


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