[TriLUG] Multimedia on SuSE 10 Laptop

[jonc]

Whenever I have had this problem it was caused by the device names not
be standardized. One player tries to play to /dev/something and the
other plays to /dev/somethingelse.

I either modify the app that doesn't work to point to the same device as
the one that is working - or I create a link for the bogus device so
that it points to the one that is now working. 

It's simple to look at that and easy to fix so that would be my first
stop.

Good Luck - Jon

On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 10:03, Brian Blater (BBList) wrote:
> 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