[TriLUG] Multimedia on SuSE 10 Laptop

[Brian Blater (BBList)]

I have a Dell Latitude D800 running SuSE 10. I have been able to play mp3s via Amarok 1.3 without a problem. However, I was not able to play commercial DVDs. So, after a google search I found a page (www.thejemreport.com) which listed steps necessary to add dvd playback to SuSE 10. I added the necessary sources and installed the packages suggested using YAST. Put a dvd in and it works.

So, now I try to play one of my mp3 via amarok. It loads and amarok says it is playing the file, but no sound and the time indicator never increases. The playlist windows shows the filename, but none of the tag info and the length field has a question mark. I try to play the same mp3 in RealPlayer. It works just fine.

My google search turned up a couple of possible solutions (reinstalling a couple of xine files or installing them in a certain order.) Neither of which has worked.

Any ideas what I'm missing here?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Brian