On Fedora, apt and yum are both front ends for rpm. Generally, you'd want to use one or the other. You can find mplayer rpms at ftp.freshrpms.net. hank writes: > what is the apt-get repositories for mplayer? > aim: > hanksmith5 > msn messenger: > hank at hanksmith.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 6:12 AM > Subject: Re: System-config-soundcard > > > > Suggest you get mplayer working for real audio, and for many other > > formats. Best way, imho, is to get yum working with some additional > > repositories. In particular, add the following "repos" (repositories): > > > > > > [dag] > > name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core > > baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag > > enabled=1 > > gpgcheck=1 > > > > > > > > [freshrpms] > > name=Fedora Linux $releasever - $basearch - freshrpms > > > baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/freshrpm > s > > enabled=1 > > gpgcheck=1 > > > > > > With these two added, (separate files under /etc/yum.repos if your yum > > is new enough--I'm sorry I don't recall your Fedora version), you can > > then do things like: > > > > yum install mplayer > > > > I promise, it's by far the easiest way to deal with installs--especially > > for applications like mplayer that literally have a dozen dependencies. > > > > > > > > Kenneth Lee writes: > > > Alex and David, thanks for getting me on the right track. I installed > > > ISAPNPTools and the pnpdump utility reports that I do indeed have an ISA > > > adaptor. It's a Crystal Audio CS1436b and I did find it on > > > alsa-project.org, but after reading how to get it working, I decided to > try > > > my USB SoundBlaster and I am please to report the SB is working great. > I > > > also expect the sound quality from the external adaptor is much better > than > > > the built-in one. > > > > > > I'm still having problems playing mp3's though. I tried installing > > > trplayer, but it says I'm missing the libslang (slang) libraries. The > > > trplayer web page has a link to get the slang libs, but I'm not sure > what to > > > do with them....oh, but I did get RealPlayer v8 installed. > > > > > > I also tried mplayer (all lower case), but it doesn't seem to recognize > the > > > mp3 as a mp3. It just spouts all this junk about caching so many bytes > and > > > the hard drive is really working as if it were playing, but no sound. > I'll > > > have to try some other mp3 players. > > > > > > So much to learn....so little time. > > > > > > Thanks all for your help, > > > > > > Ken -N5SWR > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > > > On Behalf Of David Bruzos > > > Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 6:08 PM > > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > > Subject: Re: System-config-soundcard > > > > > > > > > Hello again: > > > Alex, good thinking. I forgot about the PCI and ISA differences. > Anyway, > > > my card is a PCI, so if Ken's card is an ISA, > > > my driver might not work... > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 05:33:15PM -0500, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > if you want to find what the exact model of your card is try running > > > > lspci. if that doesn't show your card then it means you have an isa > > > > soundcard, I think the onboard sound on the gx1 is isa anyway so > > > > download the isapnptools package, install it, and use pnpdump to find > > > > your card. then with that model go to alsa-project.org, find the > > > > soundcards link, and there should be a dropdown box on that page. use > > > > that to find the correct module. I'm not sure if Fedora comes with > > > > isapnptools, or maybe there's a better way to do it then this, but > > > > this works for me in slackware. > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.3 - Release Date: 11/26/2004 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Chair > > Accessibility Workgroup > > Free Standards Group (FSG) > > > > janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > ---------------------------------------- > My Inbox is protected by SPAMfighter > 1413 spam mails have been blocked so far. > Download free www.spamfighter.com today! > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040
