On Mittwoch, 29. August 2007, Frank K wrote: > Rene Herman wrote: > > On 08/27/2007 07:39 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > >> On Montag, 27. August 2007, FrankK wrote: > >>> Surely list members don't all have to build LAME to use mp3! > >> > >> no, some download 3rd party rpms. > >> > >> Just use google. mp3+suse > >> > >> And since you don't like being without mp3 - complain to your > >> politicians that software patents suck. > > > > And/or start using Ogg Vorbis -- sounds much better anyway... > > > > Rene. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Alsa-user mailing list > > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > > Thanks to both of you for your responses. Following Volker's advice I > downloaded lame-3.97-1.suse10.2.i586.rpm from Kradio. It's installed > now, but Xine and Banshee are still looking for an mp3 decoder. The man > page for lame shows it to be a converter of other sound files to mp3. > Since I can't hear the mp3 files I have, I don't see how this helps. > Man lame also mentions mpg123 and madplay. Neither are in the Suse10.2 > distribution. These appear to be mp3 players. > What is the decoder Xine and Banshee think they are missing? libmad? really, use google 'suse xine mp3' should give you plenty of hits (I just tried, it does). > Rene, I'm thinking that mp3 files would need to be converted to Ogg > Vorbis? Can "OV" do that or would that conversion require another > application in need of an mp3 decoder? > Frank K I know of one script that 'converts' ogg to mp3 - and it needs lame. But the loss of quality is very real. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
