On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:41:38 -0600, S. Feldman wrote: > Hello, > > I'm still a bit new to Linux and FC6; trying to tweak up my install (HP > Pavilion laptop) and have been having trouble with xmms. I had it > running, but for some reason tried to upgrade it (via the GUI package > upgrader, I think) and lost MP3 capability. I managed to bring it back > (older version?) with yum, and then yum'ed xmms-mp3. Now xmms accepts the > request to play the MP3, but it runs through a 20 minute program in about > 20 seconds w/o emitting any sounds at all! What did I do wrong? > > Separately, I tried to install audacious, and it too has a separate plugin > pack for MP3, but when I try to install (manually) the pack, it gives me > errors saying "Have you installed audacious yet?". What do I gotta do to > get MP3 capabilities on Linux? (I've got mpg123 running, but...) > What happens if you play the mp3s at the prompt using mpg123? yum install mpg321 (note the reverse order). mpg123 file*.mp3 Then what happens?
