xmms playing cds but no sound

anindyanuri · 05-07-2005, 09:57 AM

I am not familiar with playing mp3 and obviously with xmms. In my SuSe 9.1 box, I have found that xmms is playing my mp3 cds and the frequency meter is also showing the dancing LEDs but I am not able to hear anything. I used another mp3 palyer (AlsaPlayer) but the same.........no sound but it is playing my cds. In both the case, progress slider is also moving correctly.
I can able to hear Audio Cds using Audio CD Player. Master Volume control is fixed at 100.

What is the problem?

Regards
Anindya

fancypiper · 05-07-2005, 10:37 AM

What do you have in the preferences concerning the audio I/O plugins on the input plugins? Is the mpeg layer1/2/3 player installed, enabled and configured correctly?

Also, check and see if xmms will play anything at all. If not, select and configure the proper output for your system.

anindyanuri · 05-07-2005, 12:15 PM

Before a few days back I have played mp3 cds without any trouble.
Regards
anindyanuri

anindyanuri · 05-07-2005, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fancypiper
What do you have in the preferences concerning the audio I/O plugins on the input plugins? Is the mpeg layer1/2/3 player installed, enabled and configured correctly?

Audio I/O Plugins --> Input Plugin
MPEG Layer 1/2/3/ Player 1.2.10 [libmpg123.so] ............................is installed and it is enabled.

Quote:

Also, check and see if xmms will play anything at all. If not, select and configure the proper output for your system.

How to check that? In the Audio I/O Plugins --> Output Plugin I have observed that Automatic detection [libart.so] is selected.

What to do to hear MP3 songs? I am waiting for your answer.

Regards
anindyanuri

fancypiper · 05-07-2005, 10:45 PM

Personally, I am using Esound Output Plugin 1.2.10.

Have you tried each alternative you have installed yet? Have you attempted installing other plugins and tried them?

You could also run xmms from an x terminal and post the error messages generated. Error messages help a lot in diagnosing problems (and show in the x terminal window) where most errors can (and probably will) be hidden when running strictly from the GUI.