Re: Problems with mpg123 (or is the multia too slow to decode MP3?)

[Charles Taylor <charlet hubcap clemson edu>]

> I recently installed RH6.0 on my alpha and i've noticed that the 
> included mpg123 player isn't performing very good. It's not able to 
> decode the MP3 files realtime, it keeps dropping frames all the
> time.

Is this under X or at the command line?  I've noticed that playing
mp3s and running X together seems to be right at the edge of a
Multia's abilities (could be the terribly slow TGA X server causing 
part of the problem, but I digress ...)

I have a Multia running RH5.2 with a 2.2.4 kernel that can play mp3s
without any trouble from the command line, and can play mp3s usually
without much trouble from gqmpeg running as the only app under X at
640x480 resolution (my Multia is hooked up to a TV).

> worked perfect with RH5.2). Could it be that the new 2.2.X kernels 
> are slower with sound or something??

Maybe it's something else under RH, or maybe it's a problem with a
later kernel than 2.2.4.

Wonder if libffm or Compaq's math libraries would help here ...

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Charles E. "Rick" Taylor, IV <charlet@clemson.edu>
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