How to play DAT and MP3 files?

Mustafa^Qasim · 12-22-2005, 05:25 AM

Hello!
I have some video songs in .dat format and audio in .mp3 format. I m using RedHat Linux 9.0. Please help me how to play these files and from where i can get softwares for them.

Thanx

heema · 12-22-2005, 06:10 AM

redhat can't play mp3 by default but there are some packages that you need to install to enable mp3 like http://www.gurulabs.com/downloads/xm...-21.p.i386.rpm

http://www.gurulabs.com/goodies/downloads.php

agentzero · 12-22-2005, 06:22 AM

You can play .dat video file with mplayer, or simply rename *.dat with *.mpg and play it with any video program.!

huykhoi · 12-23-2005, 11:05 PM

SuSE 10.0 x86_64 can not play mp3 files too. Eventhough it has xmms, amarok, xine by default.
When I open amaroK 1.3.1 and play file ChildrenOfBodom.mp3, there is no sound. It displays Song Name, Artist, Album and Length. Do I need to install plugged-ins or something can extract mp3 files? My sound card works well.
Playing movie files, I have similar errors. xine requires more plugins.
I do not know how play my media files. Please help!

thandermax · 12-24-2005, 12:30 AM

Due to legal issue the xmms , xine and other multimedia software included with Fedora , Redhat, SUSE etc. are with out "Closed source" or commercial codecs (such as MPEG,iTune,MP3,avi dvd etc.)

1) Download xinelib , xine-ui from www.xine.hq in source tar.xxx format .

Install those programs with usuall : "unpack , cd directory, ./configure , make install" method!
Remember to install xinelib first then xine-ui.

2) Download XMMS from it's site and install it as like above .

(*** if you don't know how to install from see "INSTALL" file included with every package ***)

Now you can enjoy seeing movie , VCD , DVD or listning to MP3

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Keep those archives downloded in safe place such as cd/Dvd as those site might also be banned after some times !!!!!!!!!!! You will need those when it is that time while reinstalling your LINUX !!
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antochristy · 12-31-2005, 12:19 PM

Hello All, I am a newbie to linux. I have loaded fedora, i tried to play MP3, dat , MPEG files using the files provided in the package, but the files wouldnt play. Please suggest some software that would let me play these file formats.

Regards,
Christy